Scholarly Work - Indigenous Research Initiative
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Item Community assessment of cancer screening services for women in Cascade County and perceptions of American Indian women regarding those services(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Nursing, 2001) Rowell, Nancy Jo; Chairperson, Graduate Committee: Therese SullivanItem Perspectives of registered nurse cultural competence in a rural state: Part I(2007) Seright, Teresa J.Inferences have been made from recent research that there is a correlation between lack of cultural competence and the incidence of health disparity. As our society becomes more global and more diverse, it is apparent that culture can no longer be considered as solely associated with ethnic/racial/cultural groups. Nurses permeate all areas of health care and are therefore in a position to have positive impact on cultural competency. This paper describes the 5 constructs of cultural competence as described by Dr. Josepha Campinha-Bacote: cultural awareness, cultural knowledge, cultural skill, cultural encounters, and cultural desire. She emphasizes, as do others in the literature, that cultural desire and awareness are antecedents to knowledge acquisition and skill. Is mere cultural awareness enough? How do healthcare providers in homogenous rural states attain cultural competence when cultural encounters and cultural knowledge may not be readily accessible? This is the first in a series of two articles which explores Cultural Competence of health care providers in a rural state. The first article in the series provides literature review and definitions related to cultural competence as well as the impact of cultural competence. The second article reveal results of a cultural competence self-assessment survey of registered nurses in North Dakota, a sprawling rural state described as 9th in the union for percentage of caucasions and 5th in rank for the most American Indians.Item Heights and weights of Northern Cheyenne children : comparison to the international growth reference(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Nursing, 1992) Dodson, Mary MargaretItem Rural generalist : community based nursing(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Nursing, 2000) Troyer, Linda ElisabethItem The pain experience of traditional Crow Indian(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Nursing, 1996) Krumwiede, Norma KayItem Factors contributing to emergency department utilization in a rural Indian Health Service hospital(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Nursing, 1984) Magee, CherylItem Binge eating and bulimic behaviors in a select Native American adolescent population(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Nursing, 1993) Auker, Luana MaeItem Traditional beliefs and behaviors affecting childbearing practices of Crow Indian women(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Nursing, 1981) Harding, Rita Marie; Chairperson, Graduate Committee: Jacqueline TaylorThe purpose of this study was to explore and to describe the traditional beliefs and behaviors that currently affect childbearing practices of Crow Indian women. The design of the study was an exploratory and a descriptive ethnographic study and consisted of two stages. The first stage of the study collected data through unstructured interviews of key informants who were culturally knowledgeable Crow Indian women. This first stage of the study explored and described traditional beliefs and behaviors that affected childbearing practices of Crow Indian women in the past and at the present time. The second stage of the study collected data through structured interviews of participants who were pregnant Crow Indian women. The questions in the structured interview were part of a data collection method employed in a study currently being conducted on the Navajo Indian Reservation and were modified to reflect the Crow Indian culture. Modifications in the original questions were based on the literature review and the data collected in the first stage of the study. This second stage of the study explored and described traditional beliefs and behaviors that affected childbearing practices of Crow Indian women at the present time. The findings of this study identified and described contemporary childbearing practices of Crow Indian women and their families. Beliefs and behaviors in traditional and modified form appeared to influence contemporary childbearing practices and Crow Indian life in general. The majority of the Crow Indian people were transitional in life style between traditional Crow Indian culture and the modern Anglo society and were influenced by a wide variety of both traditional and modern beliefs and behaviors. Respect for and/or participation in combinations of traditional practices were suggestive of the type of life style practiced by individual Crow Indian people. The findings of this study supported the general concept that culture is a major variable in the determination of health and in the utilization of health care services. Through scientific knowledge and further research, modern health care services that are compatible with traditional beliefs and behaviors of the Crow Indian culture and that meet the unique needs of the Crow Indian people can be provided.Item The use of three standardized developmental screening tests with Crow Head Start children(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Nursing, 1993) Malone, Maureen Margaret; Chairperson, Graduate Committee: Jean N. GullicksThe purpose of this study was to determine the accuracy of 3 standardized developmental tests in identifying the presence or absence of developmental delays in a group of 60 Crow Head Start children living on or adjacent to the Crow reservation. The results provided by the study did not allow a decision to be made whether or not the tests provided accurate answers to the children's receptive vocabulary and developmental abilities.Item Cultural perceptions of American Indian women in Southcentral Montana regarding pre-diabetic education(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Nursing, 2008) Hartford, Lori Ann; Chairperson, Graduate Committee: Christina SieloffTreatment of prediabetes includes education which provides the prediabetic person with information to help them make lifestyle modification choices regarding their nutrition, exercise and weight control; in order that they control their illness and delay or prevent the development of diabetes. American Indians have a high incidence of both prediabetes and diabetes as a group compared to other ethnic groups in the U.S. There is a lack of data in the literature about what American Indians from the Crow Tribe in Montana consider to be cultural information that they feel should be included in education for pre-diabetics. This qualitative ethno-nursing study was conducted through one-on-one interviews with six American Indian women of the Crow Tribe over a period of months to determine what they defined as culturally important for the health care provider to know when teaching about prediabetes. The data from these interviews were then analyzed using qualitative software by Ethnograph ®, and four primary themes were found. These themes were: extended family and elders, spirituality and traditions, culturally specific foods and activities and a feeling of inevitability of developing diabetes. As cultural competency is an area that is included in all schools of nursing and some schools of medicine, it is important that health care providers have an awareness of cultural specific health information. All the informants in this study reported that they felt more respected when their health care provider brought up the topic of how their culture affects their health habits, as well as how important to them it is that the health care provider be open to learning about the specifics of their culture.