TOPIC: Traditional West African beliefs about the cause and treatment of mental illnesses. PURPOSE: To demonstrate how learning about West Africa's cultural beliefs allowed the instructor to teach psychiatric nursing in a way that integrated, rather than dismantled, the students' cultural beliefs. SOURCE: Content analysis of West African students' written assignments. CONCLUSION: Psychiatric/mental health nurses must understand the client's culture in order to understand the client.
TOPIC: Traditional West African beliefs about the cause and treatment of mental illnesses. PURPOSE: To demonstrate how learning about West Africa's cultural beliefs allowed the instructor to teach psychiatric nursing in a way that integrated, rather than dismantled, the students' cultural beliefs. SOURCE: Content analysis of West African students' written assignments. CONCLUSION:Psychiatric/mental health nurses must understand the client's culture in order to understand the client.
Authors: Samuel J Pullen; Augusta R Herman; Brittany Cl Lange; Nicole Christian-Brathwaite; Melissa Ulloa; Michael P Kempeh; Dyujay G Karnga; Mosoka P Fallah; Jeremiah Menyongai; Benjamin Harris; Yadira Alonso; David C Henderson; Christina Pc Borba Journal: Afr Health Sci Date: 2021-09 Impact factor: 0.927