Coming to the cultural "in-between": Nursing insights from a Hmong birth case study

JOGNN - Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 682-688

  Sperstad, Rita A ^a,b   Werner, Joan Stehle ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST THOMAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN EAU CLAIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

Birth; Case study; Cultural awareness; Cultural competence; Cultural knowledge; Hmong; Nursing care; Obstetrics

Indexed keywords

EID: 28144433109     PISSN: 08842175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0884217505281940     Document Type: Article

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