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[Immigrants in geriatric institutional care].

U Koch-Straube1

  • 1Evangelische Fachhochschule, Bochum.

Pflege
|March 25, 2000
PubMed
Summary

Elder immigrants increasingly use institutional care, presenting challenges and opportunities for nursing homes. Embracing multicultural nursing can transform care by addressing cultural unfamiliarity and fostering inclusive practices.

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Area of Science:

  • Gerontology
  • Sociology
  • Nursing Studies

Context:

  • Growing utilization of institutional care by elderly immigrants.
  • Nursing homes already grapple with cultural 'strangeness' and unfamiliarity.
  • Elderly immigrants introduce new dimensions to this existing challenge.

Purpose:

  • To explore the implications of increasing elder immigrant use of institutional care.
  • To examine how nursing staff and elderly residents respond to cultural unfamiliarity.
  • To identify conditions for accepting and managing 'strangeness' in multicultural nursing settings.

Summary:

  • Nursing, even within a single cultural context, involves strangeness, evoking anxiety and fascination in nurses, and retreat or confusion in residents.
  • The increasing admission of elder immigrants into nursing homes necessitates a re-evaluation of current care models.
  • Proactive strategies are needed to manage cultural diversity and potential unfamiliarity.

Impact:

  • Highlights the potential for multicultural nursing to fundamentally change and improve existing nursing concepts.
  • Suggests that confronting cultural differences can lead to more inclusive and effective care practices.
  • Provides a framework for creating supportive environments in nursing homes for diverse elderly populations.

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