The Giger and Davidhizar Transcultural Assessment Model.
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The Giger and Davidhizar Transcultural Assessment Model was developed in 1988 in response to the need for nursing students in an undergraduate program to assess and provide care for patients that were culturally diverse. The model includes six cultural phenomena: communication, time, space, social organization, environmental control, and biological variations. These provide a framework for patient assessment and from which culturally sensitive care can be designed.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of transcultural nursing : official journal of the Transcultural Nursing Society
دوره 13 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2002