Citation

Trinkle KM. Holist. Nurs. Pract. 2016; 30(2): 78-87.

Affiliation

Lehigh Valley Health Network, Allentown, Pennsylvania.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

10.1097/HNP.0000000000000133

PMID

26871246

Abstract

As indicated in the 2010 United States Religion Census, there are approximately 251 000 Amish people in the United States and Ontario. This census also demonstrated that a new Amish community is founded on average about every three-and-a-half weeks, suggesting that this religious culture is the fastest-growing religion throughout the United States. Because of the rapid growth of the Amish population, it is essential for health care workers to understand their background, cultural, and health care beliefs, especially in the treatment of burns. The purpose of this article is to examine the Amish background, cultural, and health care beliefs, specifically the utilization of burns and wounds ointment and burdock leaves in the treatment of burns.

Language: en