An ethnonursing research study: adults residing in a midwestern Christian philosophy urban homeless shelter.
The ethnonursing study's purpose was to explore the subculture of homeless adults residing in one shelter, with discovery of their meanings and experiences of care, or lack of care. Leininger's theory of culture care was used to identify, analyze, and discuss the cultural care patterns. The findings included themes that were identified in two categories: two themes before shelter residence (no caring practices in their lives) and two themes during shelter residence (acceptance and hope). Ethnonursing discovery contributes to nurses' knowledge about who the homeless people are and why they are homeless and develops culturally congruent care practices.
University of Nevada, Reno, NV, USA.
Ann O
AO
Hubbert
D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health / Q000208:ethnology*; D002835:Christianity; D005260:Female; D016352:Group Homes; D006703:Ill-Housed Persons / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D009329:Nebraska; D015399:Nursing Research; D010687:Philosophy, Nursing; D036301:Qualitative Research; D012931:Social Environment; D016746:Transcultural Nursing; D014481:United States; D014505:Urban Population