Caring for patients of Islamic denomination: critical care nurses’ experiences in Saudi Arabia

摘要: Aim.  To describe the critical care nurses’ experiences in caring for patients of Muslim denomination Saudi Arabia. Background.  Caring is known to be essence nursing but many health-care settings have become more culturally diverse. has been examined mainly context Western cultures. Muslims form one largest ethnic minority communities Britain date, empirical studies relating from an Islamic perspective not well documented. Research conducted within home Islam would provide essential truths about reality patients. Design.  Phenomenological descriptive. Methods.  Six nurses were interviewed a hospital Arabia. The narratives analysed using Colaizzi's framework. Results.  meaning emerged as three themes: family and kinship ties, cultural religious influences nurse–patient relationship. results indicated importance role religion providing care. In process caring, participants felt stressed frustrated they all experienced emotional labour. Communicating with families was constant battle this acted further stressor meeting needs their patients. Conclusions.  concept culture central provision caring. beliefs practices who follow Islam, perceived by expatriate nurses, may effect on patient's health ways that are apparent professionals policy makers internationally. Relevance clinical practice.  Readers should prompted reflect practice understand impact differences encounters denomination. Policy actions, decisions judgments derived.