Do You Know Enough About Ethnogeriatrics and Cultural Competence for Nursing Practice and Older Adults?
Topic Content By: Melen McBride, PhD, RN The increasing racial and ethnic diversity of people in the U.S. (Census 2000) and the compelling evidence of racial and ethnic health disparities are driving forces for incorporating an ethnogeriatric perspective into the practice of geriatric and gerontological nursing. The heterogeneity within each of the categories of ethnic/racial minority older persons such as sociodemographic characteristics, modes of social interaction and communication, health and healing belief systems, learning behaviors, and certain values and traditions contribute degrees of complexity to the delivery of culturally sensitive health care. Learn more about “Ethnogeriatrics and Cultural Competence for Nursing Practice” with references and resources by visiting ConsultGeriRN.org.
