abstract: This study employed ethnography to investigate the cultural dimensions of communication between student nurses and older people in an Irish setting. The data collection methods included participant observation and semi-structured interviews. The four themes identified from the data were: types of communication; modes of communication; factors which hinder or enhance communication; and the student nurses' approaches to communicating with the older person.
authors.affiliation: Homerton College, Cambridge School of Health Studies.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Adams