Reflections on the culture of veterans.
Veterans, as a cultural group, present unique challenges to health care providers. Veteran culture includes health inequalities and health disparities related to posttraumatic stress disorder, depression, and substance abuse that must be understood in context to provide the best care possible to this population. Veterans are not, however, frequently viewed in terms of culturally competent nursing care. Changes in the approach to this population are necessary to provide effective, comprehensive, and compassionate care.
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Sharp Memorial Hospital, San Diego, CA, USA.
D001294:Attitude to Health / Q000208:ethnology; D054521:Cultural Competency; D018864:Cultural Diversity; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000208:ethnology / Q000628:therapy; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D054624:Health Status Disparities; D054625:Healthcare Disparities; D006801:Humans; D008888:Military Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009785:Occupational Health Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012933:Social Identification; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000208:ethnology / Q000628:therapy; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000208:ethnology / Q000628:therapy; D016746:Transcultural Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D014493:United States Department of Veterans Affairs; D014728:Veterans / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D035862:Vulnerable Populations / Q000208:ethnology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data