Editorial Comments
South Africa is a multicultural and multilingual countrywith eleven official languages and many more dialects.Persons from each cultural group adhere to uniquevalues, attitudes and beliefs influencing their health.Nurses come from all cultural groups. Rendering culturesensitive and culture congruent...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Afrikaans |
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AOSIS
2002-11-01
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| Series: | Health SA Gesondheid: Journal of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences |
| Online Access: | https://hsag.co.za/index.php/hsag/article/view/638 |
| Summary: | South Africa is a multicultural and multilingual countrywith eleven official languages and many more dialects.Persons from each cultural group adhere to uniquevalues, attitudes and beliefs influencing their health.Nurses come from all cultural groups. Rendering culturesensitive and culture congruent care in such diversehealth care settings, poses unique ethical problems,which can only be addressed if the health care workerspossess the required knowledge and skills. |
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| ISSN: | 1025-9848 2071-9736 |