Sygepleje til mennesker,som kommer fra andre kulturer og har været udsat for tortur

Treatment of torture survivors from foreign cultures is a relatively new challenge to nurses. A brief general description of torture after-effects is given in order to understand the invented examples which describe a number of possibilities and difficulties af assuring relevant care of torture survivors. The necessity of deeper knowledge about other cultural health and illness concepts is stressed in order to create common understanding between nurses and patients. Thus, a need for further knowledge of your own culture emerges. The need of general awareness towards the observance of human rights is finally emphasized.