title: Cultural differences with end-of-life care in the critical care unit.
abstract: Critical care nurses are providing healthcare for an increasingly multicultural population. This ever-increasing diversity in cultures and subcultures presents a challenge to nurses who want to provide culturally competent care. It is common for patients and families to face difficult decisions about end-of-life care in critical care units, and minority cultures do not always believe in the Westerner's core values of patient autonomy and self-determination. Knowledge of these cultural differences is fundamental if critical care nurses wish to provide appropriate and culturally competent information regarding end-of-life decisions.
authors: University of Nevada, Las Vegas School of Nursing, NV 89154-3018, USA. jessica.doolen@unlv.edu
authors: Jessica
authors: J
authors: Doolen
authors: Nancy L
authors: NL
authors: York
mesh_terms: D001741:Black or African American / Q000208:ethnology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D001213:Asian / Q000208:ethnology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel / Q000208:ethnology; D001293:Attitude to Death / Q000208:ethnology; D001294:Attitude to Health / Q000208:ethnology; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003142:Communication; D003422:Critical Care / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000523:psychology; D018864:Cultural Diversity; D003657:Decision Making; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000208:ethnology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007198:Indians, North American / Q000208:ethnology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000523:psychology; D010344:Patient Advocacy / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000523:psychology; D016746:Transcultural Nursing / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration; D014342:Truth Disclosure; D014481:United States; D044465:White People / Q000208:ethnology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data