Caring for Patients from Different Cultures : Case Studies from American Hospitals /

Now in its fifth edition, Caring for Patients from Different Cultures provides healthcare workers with a frame of reference for understanding cultural difference and sound alternatives for providing the best possible care to multicultural communities.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Galanti, Geri-Ann (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, 2014.
Edition:Fifth edition.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Transcultural nursing.
Transcultural medical care.
Hospital care > Psychological aspects.
Ethnopsychology.
Cultural competence.
Ethnopsychologie > États-Unis > Études de cas.
Soins hospitaliers > États-Unis > Aspect psychologique > Études de cas.
Services transculturels de sante > États-Unis > Études de cas.
Soins infirmiers transculturels > États-Unis > Études de cas.
Competence culturelle.
Soins infirmiers transculturels.
Transcultural Nursing
Ethnopsychology > United States > Case studies.
Hospital care > United States > Psychological aspects > Case studies.
Transcultural medical care > United States > Case studies.
Transcultural nursing > United States > Case studies.
United States.
Case studies.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Contents
  • Preface to the Fifth Edition
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1. Basic Concepts
  • 2. Communication and Time Orientation
  • 3. Pain
  • 4. Religion and Spirituality
  • 5. Activities of Daily Living and the Body
  • 6. Family
  • 7. Men and Women
  • 8. Staff Relations
  • 9. Birth
  • 10. End of Life
  • 11. Mental Health
  • 12. Traditional Medicine: Practices and Perspectives
  • 13. Improving Adherence
  • 14. Making a Difference
  • Appendix 1: Cultural Profiles
  • Appendix 2: Selected Religions
  • Appendix 3: Dos and Don'ts of Providing Culturally Competent Care
  • Appendix 4: Tips for Working with Interpreters
  • Appendix 5: Summary of Case Studies
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
  • E
  • F
  • G
  • H
  • I
  • J
  • K
  • L
  • M
  • N
  • O
  • P
  • Q
  • R
  • S
  • T
  • U
  • V
  • W
  • X
  • Y
  • Z.

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