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Published on: May 10, 2019
Racial Identity and Transcultural Adoption
Jessica Castner1, Karen J Foli2
1Dr. Castner is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Emergency Nursing and President and Principal of Castner Incorporated, a research institute designed to provide a nursing lens on advanced data analytics, scientific dissemination, and organizational change and development. Dr. Castner's primary research interest focus is environmental determinants of health and emergency outcomes and care.
Transracial adoption involves placing children with parents of a different race or ethnicity. Understanding racial identity formation and trauma-informed care is crucial for culturally responsive nursing practice in transracial adoption.
Area of Science:
- Nursing
- Sociology
- Psychology
Background:
- Transracial/transcultural adoption involves placing children with parents of a different racial or ethnic background.
- Approximately one-fourth of the 2 million adopted children in the U.S. (2010 census) were part of transracial adoptions.
- Adoption history and strong ethnic/racial identity influence health, psychosocial, academic, and behavioral outcomes.
Purpose of the Study:
- To outline nursing practice considerations for transracially adopted patients.
- To provide an overview of epidemiology, trauma-informed care, laws, and racial identity formation.
- To present a mental model for understanding health disparities in this population.
Main Methods:
- Synthesizing information on nursing care for transracially adopted individuals.
- Reviewing literature on racial/ethnic identity formation, socialization, and identity merging models.
- Discussing principles of trauma-informed care and health disparities.
Main Results:
- Transracial adoption presents unique challenges and considerations for nursing care.
- Racial and ethnic identity formation is a key factor influencing patient outcomes.
- Trauma-informed care and addressing health disparities are essential for this population.
Conclusions:
- Culturally responsive nursing care is vital for transracially adopted patients.
- Future nursing practice should integrate understanding of identity formation and health disparities.
- Adopting a trauma-informed approach can improve care for transracially adopted individuals.
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