title: Providing culturally sensitive palliative care.
abstract: Recognizing cultural differences can help you communicate more meaningfully with your patient, prevent unnecessary stress, and improve end-of-life care.
authors.affiliation: Wentworth Douglass Hospital, Dover, NH, USA.
authors.forename: Lorraine
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Mancuso
mesh_terms: D032722:Advance Care Planning / Q000458:organization & administration; D000368:Aged; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000208:ethnology; D003144:Communication Barriers; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D054521:Cultural Competency / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000523:psychology; D005190:Family / Q000208:ethnology; D005260:Female; D006115:Greece / Q000208:ethnology; D006801:Humans; D019303:Multilingualism; D024802:Nurse's Role / Q000523:psychology; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000523:psychology; D010347:Patient Care Planning / Q000458:organization & administration; D016746:Transcultural Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration; D014175:Translating