Hospital Nurses’ Experiences of Providing Care for Muslim Patients in the United States

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ID19462653
AuthorsZainab A Alfar (0000-0002-2443-0705, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, corresponding author)
Year2023
Volume34
Issue4
Pages279-287
Publication date2023-07-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Transcultural Nursing (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1043-6596 • E-ISSN: 1552-7832
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/10436596231169784
PMID37144407
OpenAlexW4372300534
LanguageEN
References cited25

INTRODUCTION: Understanding a patient's culture is imperative to providing holistic patient care. The purpose of the study is to describe and explore the lived experiences of non-Muslim hospital-employed registered nurses providing care for Muslim patients in the United States. METHOD: This study used a qualitative exploratory research design based on semi-structured interviews utilizing Husserlian phenomenology. A snowball technique was used to recruit the participants. RESULTS: Ten nurses who cared for hospitalized Muslim patients were interviewed and three major themes emerged from the participants' narratives: Nurse-Patient Relationship, Nurses' Knowledge and Western Health Care Systems, and Family Influence. DISCUSSION: Muslim patients have cultural expectations and differences that may not be anticipated by nurses, which affects nurses' experiences when providing care. As the Muslim population continues to grow in the United States, there is a need for increased education on culturally congruent care to assure the highest quality of nursing care

Family medicine · Health care · MEDLINE · Political science · Cultural Competency in Health Care · Medicine · Nursing · Nursing education and management · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology · Gerontology

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