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Critique of transcultural practices in end-of-life clinical nursing practice
Ann M Mitchell1, Deborah Dysart Gale, Marianne LaPorte Matzo
1Health and Community Systems Department, University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. ammi@pitt.edu
Nursing Forum
|February 21, 2003
Abstract
Topic:
Transcultural nursing practices for terminally ill patients.
Purpose:
To examine several criticisms of transcultural nursing theory in end-of-life care.
Sources:
Published literature and interviews with nurses.
Conclusions:
Nurses often encounter barriers that impede their ability to provide ideal end-of-life care.