Ethnogeriatrics in critical care.
This article discusses the increased diversity of older adults expected to be treated in intensive care units over the next 10 years. The importance of the integration of an ethnogeriatric assessment to include ethnicity, level of acculturation, religion/spirituality, preferred interaction pattern, facilitation of communication, and physical examination constraints due to ethnicity are discussed.
East Carolina University, College of Nursing, 600 Moye Boulevard, Greenville, NC 27858, USA. Electronic address: srhardin7970@gmail.com.
Sonya R
SR
Hardin
D000368:Aged; D000884:Anthropology, Cultural; D003142:Communication; D064648:Critical Care Nursing; D054521:Cultural Competency / Q000193:education; D065246:Culturally Competent Care / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards; D005853:Geriatrics / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D016746:Transcultural Nursing
Culture; Diversity; Ethnicity; Ethnogeriatrics