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Nurses work with people from diverse and non English speaking backgrounds. It is important though, to realise that culture is about so much more than language or country of birth. Respecting and working within another culture and associated beliefs should be an integral part of clinical practice.

Resources

• The Centre for Cultural Diversity in Ageing has information on Palliative care
• The Cancer Learning website has Culturally And Linguistically Diverse resources
• End of Life / Palliative Education Resource Centre (EPERC) Fast Facts
  • Cultural aspects of pain management
  • Use of interpreters in palliative care
  • Asking about cultural beliefs in palliative care
• Palliative Care Australia has resources in other languages

Related CareSearch Pages

Nurses Hub
Nurses Providing Palliative Care
General Resources

For Patients and Families
Multicultural

GP Pages
Multicultural

CNIN Information Sheets
Supporting Multicultural clients

CareSearch DVDs have been translated into 3 languages (Cantonese, Italian and Greek)

Free Full Text Article

Lickiss JN. Approaching death in multicultural Australia. Med J Aust. 2003 Sep 15;179(6 Suppl):S14-6.

References

• Somerville J. The paradox of palliative care nursing across cultural boundaries. Int J Palliat Nurs. 2007 Dec;13(12):580-7.
• Kemp C. Cultural issues in palliative care. Semin Oncol Nurs. 2005 Feb;21(1):44-52.
• Gunaratnam Y. Intercultural palliative care: do we need cultural competence? Int J Palliat Nurs. 2007 Oct;13(10):470-7. 
• Mancuso L. Providing culturally sensitive palliative care. Nursing. 2009 May;39(5):50-3.

This page was created on 27 August 2010
Last updated 27 August 2010