Pearson Minessia Zarita
Advanced Dialysis Center, Lanham, MD, USA.
Nephrol Nurs J. 2008 Sep-Oct;35(5):485-9.
Racial and ethnic minorities are disproportionately affected by chronic kidney disease (CKD) and often receive suboptimal care compared with Caucasians. Although the reasons for the disparities in care provided to minority groups have not been completely elucidated, data suggest that some of these disparities are linked to patient and staff educational deficits and modifiable practice patterns. Nurses can be influential in helping to eliminate racial disparities in CKD by cultivating a practice that recognizes the differences among racial and ethnic groups and provides culturally sensitive care and education, thereby providing consistent care for all patients.
慢性肾脏病（CKD）对少数族裔的影响尤为严重，与白种人相比，他们往往接受不到最佳治疗。尽管为少数群体提供的医疗服务存在差异的原因尚未完全阐明，但数据表明，其中一些差异与患者和医护人员的教育不足以及可改变的实践模式有关。护士可以通过培养一种认识到种族和族裔群体之间差异并提供具有文化敏感性的护理和教育的实践方式，来帮助消除CKD中的种族差异，从而为所有患者提供一致的护理，这一点至关重要。
