Barnard Amy G
School of Nursing, University of Massachusetts, Amherst 01003-9304, USA.
J Psychosoc Nurs Ment Health Serv. 2007 May;45(5):30-5. doi: 10.3928/02793695-20070501-07.
Providing culturally sensitive psychiatric-mental health nursing care to Native Americans requires a unique set of understandings. Traditional tribal customs and beliefs, historical events of the past 500 years, and acculturation and enculturation have affected Native Americans' health and well-being. In 2004, I had the opportunity to practice as a psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner with a Native American tribe in the southwestern United States. This article describes the lessons I learned while practicing on the reservation and suggests ways other non-Native American practitioners can best serve this population.
为美国原住民提供具有文化敏感性的精神心理健康护理需要一系列独特的理解。传统部落习俗和信仰、过去500年的历史事件以及文化适应和文化传承都影响了美国原住民的健康和福祉。2004年，我有机会在美国西南部的一个美国原住民部落担任精神心理健康护理从业者。本文描述了我在保留地实践期间学到的经验教训，并提出了其他非美国原住民从业者为该人群提供最佳服务的方法。
