Date of Award
Winter 12-5-2011
Document Type
Open Access Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts in Nursing (MAN)
Department
Nursing
First Advisor
Cheryl Leuning
Second Advisor
Susan K Nash
Abstract
As health care organizations face increasing challenges to accommodate diverse patient populations amid growing concerns of persistent health disparities, there is urgent need to better understand and listen to diverse, unique patient experiences. This paper describes the design and implementation of a transcultural Patient Family Advisory Council (PFAC) as a concrete step towards ensuring that the voices of culturally diverse patients and families are effectively engaged to improve the patient experience at a large, Midwestern healthcare organization. Storytelling, ritual and dialogue provide a wisdom-based approach to the design of a Bridge to One World practice model grounded in Leininger's Culture Care Theory of Diversity and Universality.
Identifier
SC 11.MAN.2011.Lundberg.J
Recommended Citation
Lundberg, Julie, "A Bridge to One World: An Indigenous Wisdom-Based Approach to Designing a Transcultural Patient Family Advisory Council" (2011). Theses and Graduate Projects. 624.
https://idun.augsburg.edu/etd/624