Trans‑Cultural NursingChanging Treatment Approacheswithin Hospitals in Israel

Rosh Einav Atzmona* , Livia Popescu**

Abstract. The growing cultural diversity in Israel makes it imperative for health care providers to communicate efficiently with culturally diverse patients and their families. Trans‑cultural nursing theories offer an efficient tool in the provision of cultural congru‑ ent nursing care. Since nurses have the most intimate connection with patients it is essential for them to know about their cultural background in order to provide individu‑ alized and holistic care based on the patient’s cultural needs. Hence, this paper discuses trans‑cultural issues and theories with the aim to increase nurses’ awareness of cultural differences and become knowledgeable about the cultural preferences of their patients.

Keywords: trans‑cultural nursing, cultural diversity, communication, Israeli hospitals

Introduction

This article presents a discussion of theories related to a study on a PhD level that addresses trans‑cultural nursing practice in end of life situations in Israel. Israeli society is highly culturally diverse, so generally communication among people is an interesting issue. More‑ over, the way nursing staffs treat patients is a much more complicated issue since care should be culturally congruent. This study may contribute to the theoretical knowledge within trans-cultural nursing as well as to the practical knowledge, and thus improve congruent nursing care – this knowledge may contribute not only to nurses, but also to patients and their families. Nurses in Israel belonging to different cultures from those of the patients find it difficult to treat them in culturally congruent manner, since they do not undergo proper training for this purpose. Such situations create tensions between the nursing staff and the patients and their families.

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