Taking culture into account: a challenging prospect for cardiovascular nursing

The intent of this paper is to provide nurses with a way of viewing and working with cultural differences of their clients. A second goal is to make such information relevant to nurses caring for patients with cardiovascular diseases. Using nursing and social science literature the author defines culturally sensitive care and identifies concepts basic to the provision of such care. Drawing upon interviews with nurses working in a variety of cardiovascular settings a perspective on how culturally sensitive care can be provided is presented.