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Nurse’s Caregiving Behaviors in Multicultural Environments Author’s Name Institution Brief description of the study The research conducted by Suliman, Welmann, Omer, & Thomas (2009) aims at analyzing the views of Saudi patients regarding what is perceived as essential caring behaviors in a hospital placed in a culturally diverse environment. The concept of caring is universal, and therefore patients and nurses who come from diverse cultural backgrounds have different perceptions about caregiving in hospitals. Suliman, Welmann, Omer, & Thomas(2009) identified the gap in Saudi Arabia; there is insufficient information about the opinions of patients about the concept of caring in hospitals. Most nurses in Saudi Arabia have different cultural backgrounds than that of patients which provides an excellent opportunity for health research in a multicultural environment.Suliman, Welmann, Omer, & Thomas (2009) did a great job in identifying the research gap about caregiving in Saudi Arabia; by analyzing the concept of caregiving in the Saudi’s hospitals they gave insight as to whether the different cultural backgrounds between the nurses and the patients affects the perceptions of caring behaviors. Type of study and design The study was designed in the form of a survey with the primary aim of understanding the patient’s perceptions of critical caring behaviors, especially where there are cultural differences between nurses and patients. A questionnaire was used in the study to differentiate between the patient's perceptions of the importance of caring behaviors in hospitals and also the frequency
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