Screen LibraryCaring for patients from different cultures /
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.
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University of Pennsylvania Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Philadelphia, Pa. : |
| Publication Dates: |
[2015] ©2015 |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | 5., Fifth Edition |
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| Online Access: |
http://dx.doi.org/10.9783/9780812290271 http://www.degruyter.com/doc/cover/9780812290271.jpg |
| Summary: |
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. |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (384 pages) : illustrations |
| ISBN: | 9780812290271 |
| Index Number: | RT86 |
| CLC: | R47 |
| Contents: |
Frontmatter -- 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. |