Nurses caring for families--issues in a multiracial society

Social, racial and ethnic factors are examined as key issues which affect nurses caring for families. A co-ordinated approach to caring for all families means that diverse clinical or therapeutic nursing may result. Quality caring for all families requires improved education, at pre- and post-registration levels, about the relationship between race and ethnicity and families' health, and the treatment regimens undertaken by families. Effective caring for families from different social, racial and ethnic groups is still at a rudimentary level. Orem's (1989) self-care nursing model is explored to show how ethnic differences and similarities among families are incorporated into caring.