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Cultural Care Needs Of Spanish Speaking Parents With Limited English Proficiency Whose Children Are Hospitalized: An Ethnonursing Study, Jennifer Stephen
Cultural Care Needs Of Spanish Speaking Parents With Limited English Proficiency Whose Children Are Hospitalized: An Ethnonursing Study, Jennifer Stephen
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Purpose: Parents’ inability to speak English proficiently is associated with communication barriers in the care process of their children, social determinants of health, and poor child health outcomes. Research exploring perspectives of Spanish speaking parents with limited English proficiency (SSP-LEP) whose children are hospitalized in the context of culture is lacking in the literature. The purpose of this study was to explore the cultural experiences, values, and beliefs of SSP-LEP, of Mexican origin, whose children were hospitalized and understand nurses’ role in providing culturally congruent care.
Design and Methods: Leininger’s qualitative, ethnonursing method was used for this study. The Theory …