Davidhizar R, Dowd S B, Giger J N
Bethel College, Mishawaka, Indiana, USA.
Nurse Educ. 1998 Mar-Apr;23(2):38-42. doi: 10.1097/00006223-199803000-00016.
Diversity among healthcare students is increasing as the population of the United States changes in composition. Preparation of the culturally diverse healthcare student presents a challenge for recruitment, education, and retention. The problems of education can be ameliorated by a thorough assessment of the culturally diverse student using the Giger and Davidhizar model. The student should be assessed for differences by considering six interrelated factors: communication, space, time, social organization, environmental control, and biological variations. Understanding the differences that exist in these areas is a first step toward appreciating the diversity among people of varied cultures.
