title: Partnering with families.
abstract: 1.The numbers of ethnic minority persons in the United States are increasing faster than Caucasian populations. This means that nurse will be caring for an increasingly diverse patient pool. 2. Ethnic differences have been discovered to play a role in the efficacy of psychoactive medication. These differences result from a number of biological as well as non-biological factors. 3. Nurses have a professional obligation to be aware and sensitive to differential responses to treatment.
authors.forename: W K
authors.initials: WK
authors.lastname: Mohr
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel / Q000208:ethnology; D003144:Communication Barriers; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D018864:Cultural Diversity; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000208:ethnology / Q000451:nursing*; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology*; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000378:metabolism; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014481:United States / Q000208:ethnology
chemical_list: D011619:Psychotropic Drugs