The United States population has been described as a “melting pot” and continues to increase in diversity. A patient's culture has a significant influence on how their healthcare should be provided. It is critical that nurses, as healthcare providers, are culturally competent and knowledgeable about the patient's culture to provide appropriate holistic care (Potter & Perry, 2011). This article will discuss Arabic culture and will primarily focus on what to do and what not to do as a nurse providing care to an Arab patient. Keywords: culture, holistic, Arabic Nursing Care for Arabic Culture In any case, providing competent care to a patient from a different culture must first begin with understanding the culture itself (Potter & Perry, 2011). Culture is not limited to race and ethnicity (Khalifa, 2012). Matusiak (2013) refers to the US government's definition of Arab people as “those who can trace one or more ancestors to an Arabic-speaking country or region such as the Middle East or North Africa.” Over half of the Arab-American population is made up of foreign-born immigrants. The government considers "three waves" of Arab immigration from different regions. The first wave included Christians from Lebanon and Syria in the New York and Boston areas between 1887 and 1913. The second wave of immigrants consisted of Palestinians and Muslims in 1948 during the war crisis. These first two waves consisted of unskilled workers looking for work. The third wave of Arab immigrants arrived in the mid-1960s and consisted of well-educated entrepreneurs and professionals. The Arab people are a diverse culture that includes many different religions and practices (Matusiak, 2013). It is essential that nurses recognize these different practices in order to prevent the health of…… middle of paper…… Museum. Retrieved April 18, 2014, from http://www.arabamericanmuseum.org/Arab+American+Facts.id.188.htmFacts about Arabs and the Arab World. (2014). Arab-American Anti-Discrimination Committee. Retrieved April 19, 2014, from http://www.adc.org/education/facts-about-arabs-and-the-arab-world/Middle Eastern. (2012). Middle Eastern. Retrieved April 20, 2014, from http://www.culturediversity.org/mide.htmKhalifa, R. (2012). Middle Eastern (Arabic/Chaldean) patient: a culturally relevant, culturally sensitive and culturally competent approach. Transcultural nursing: basic concepts and case studies. Retrieved April 19, 2014, from http://www.culturediversity.org/Matusiak, G. (2013). Provide culturally competent nursing care. New York: Springer Pub. Co.. Potter, Pennsylvania, & Perry, A. G. (2011). Cultural diversity. Basic nursing (7th ed.,). St. Louis, Missouri: Mosby Elsevier.