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Topic 1-4
Transcultural Factors Influencing Nursing Care

Transcultural nursing refers to the nursing care of all patients, taking into consideration their religious and sociocultural backgrounds. There are many variables to consider in giving nursing care to a person of a race, religion, or culture different from your own. Respect for the patient, however, is something all aspects of transcultural nursing have in common.

After completing this lesson, you should be able to:

• Define and identify factors of transcultural nursing.
• Identify sociocultural beliefs about illness, to include causes, cures, and nursing implications.
• Match religious denominations with appropriate beliefs and nursing implications.

Select a Lesson:

	Variables Relating to the Transcultural Aspects of Nursing
	Sociological Beliefs About Illness, Its Causes and Cures
	Religious Beliefs About Illness and Death

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