Muslims in Australian hospitals: The clash of cultures

International Journal of Nursing Practice

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 310-315

  Mohammadi, Nooredin ^a   Evans, David ^b   Jones, Tina ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c FLINDERS MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

^d FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cultural clash; Culture diversity; Multicultural nursing; Muslim

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; CONFLICT; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; CULTURAL COMPETENCE; CULTURAL FACTOR; EDUCATION; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RELIGION; REVIEW; TRANSCULTURAL CARE;

ACCULTURATION; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); CULTURAL COMPETENCY; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; DISSENT AND DISPUTES; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; ISLAM; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; TRANSCULTURAL NURSING; WESTERN WORLD;

EID: 38449099095     PISSN: 13227114     EISSN: 1440172X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-172X.2007.00643.x     Document Type: Article

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