Transcultural Health Practices of Emergency Nurses Working With Indigenous Peoples: A Descriptive Study

This study aims to describe the transcultural health practices of Canadian emergency nurses working with Indigenous peoples.MethodsA descriptive study was conducted among 30 emergency nurses.ResultsApproximately 90% of the nurses who participated in the study had not received specific training about Indigenous health. The most common type of culturally appropriate nursing care was clinical examination (mean = 7.22), and sexuality care was the least frequent (mean = 5.47). The nurses were less confident in their ability to interview Indigenous peoples about the importance of home remedies and folk medicine (mean = 5.38).DiscussionIn summary, emergency nurses had more confidence in their ability to provide technical care than in their knowledge regarding the cultural aspects of providing care. As Indigenous populations face challenges regarding access to health care, specific interventions should be implemented to support better-quality cultural care from emergency nurses.
Source: Journal of Emergency Nursing - Category: Nursing Source Type: research