Chen Y C
Veterans General Hospital, 201, Sec 2, Shih-Pai Road, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China.
J Adv Nurs. 2001 Oct;36(2):270-3. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.2001.01968.x.
To describe the roots of Chinese values, beliefs and the concept of health, and to illustrate how these ways have influenced the development of health care and nursing among Chinese in the Republic of China (ROC) and the People's Republic of China (PRC). Scope. Based on the literature and direct observation in the PRC and ROC, this is an introduction to Chinese philosophies, religion, basic beliefs, and values with a special meaning for health and nursing. Chinese philosophies and religion include Confucian principles, Taoism, theory of "Yin" and "Yang", and Buddhism. Beliefs and values include the way of education, practice of acupuncture, herbal treatments and diet therapy. How people value traditional Chinese medicine in combination with western science, and the future direction of nursing and nursing inquiry are also briefly addressed.
Chinese philosophies and religions strongly influence the Chinese way of living and thinking about health and health care. Nurses must combine information about culture with clinical assessment of the patient to provide cultural sensitive care. A better way may be to combine both western and Chinese values into the Chinese health care system by negotiating between the traditional values while at the same time, respecting an individual's choice. The foundation of China's philosophical and aesthetic tradition, in combination with western science is important to the future advancement of nursing research that will be beneficial to the Republics, Asia, and the world.
描述中国价值观、信仰及健康观念的根源，并阐述这些观念如何影响了中华民国（ROC）和中华人民共和国（PRC）时期华人的医疗保健及护理发展。范围：基于在中国和中华民国的文献及直接观察，本文介绍了对健康和护理具有特殊意义的中国哲学、宗教、基本信仰及价值观。中国哲学和宗教包括儒家思想、道家思想、阴阳学说及佛教。信仰和价值观包括教育方式、针灸实践、草药治疗及饮食疗法。还简要探讨了人们如何将传统中医与西方科学相结合，以及护理和护理研究的未来方向。
中国哲学和宗教深刻影响了华人的生活方式以及对健康和医疗保健的思考方式。护士必须将文化信息与对患者的临床评估相结合，以提供具有文化敏感性的护理。更好的方法可能是通过在传统价值观之间进行协商，同时尊重个人选择，将西方和中国的价值观融入中国医疗保健体系。中国哲学和美学传统的基础，与西方科学相结合，对护理研究的未来发展至关重要，这将造福于两个共和国、亚洲及全世界。
