Cultural considerations for children with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
The United States has been and continues to be a multicultural society. Many children are born into two cultures, sharing a different one with each parent. Children with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) may belong to a minority culture, the additional culture of disability, and the culture of poverty. After an introduction to culture and its characteristics, the focus of this article is on strategies pediatric nurses can use to assess and intervene with minority children with I/DD and their families in a culturally sensitive manner. Suggestions for future research are provided.
Nehring
Wendy M
WM
College of Nursing, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Newark, NJ 07102, USA. nehring@rutgers.edu
D001294:Attitude to Health / Q000208:ethnology; D002648:Child; D003144:Communication Barriers; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D018864:Cultural Diversity; D002658:Developmental Disabilities / Q000208:ethnology / Q000451:nursing; D004645:Empathy; D005190:Family / Q000208:ethnology; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008913:Minority Groups; D024802:Nurse's Role / Q000523:psychology; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D010371:Pediatric Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D011203:Poverty / Q000208:ethnology; D015995:Prevalence; D016746:Transcultural Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D014481:United States