Cultural Awareness in Home Care Nurses

Culture is the result of cognitive, affective, behavioral activities of people and the behaviors transferred from generation to generation. Culture has an impact on factors such as economy, nutrition, occupation, gender roles, personal hygiene, clothing, family structure and population policy. Culture also affects people's beliefs, values and social attitudes about health and disease. In societies with various cultures, home care nurses should know the cultural characteristics of the patients they care for and plan their care taking these features into account. Culturally appropriate care should be to understand and understand the culture and to provide holistic care with clinical skills. Home care nurses may have to use their cultural knowledge to protect and maintain the health of the family or community. According to cultural practices and spiritual beliefs, nurses should have cultural awareness in order to provide quality and quality care to individuals who live their lives. When this cultural awareness cannot be achieved, cultural conflicts, cultural gap, cultural shock, health care inequalities, communication disorders and discrimination may affect negatively the quality of the care provided and the satisfaction of the caregivers. This review was made to draw attention to cultural awareness in home care nurses.