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This concise, easy-to-read book tackles the potentially awkward subject of culture in a direct, non-intimidating style. It prepares all health professionals in any clinical setting to conduct thorough assessments of individual from culturally specific population groups, making it especially valuable in today's team-oriented healthcare environment. The book is suitable for healthcare workers in all fields, particularly nurses who interact with the patients 24 hours a day, every day of the week.

Based on the Purnell Model for Cultural Competence, it explores 26 different cultures and the issues that healthcare professionals need to be sensitive to. For each group, the book includes an overview of heritage, communication styles, family roles and organization, workforce issues, biocultural ecology, high-risk health behaviors, nutrition, pregnancy and child bearing, death rituals, spirituality, healthcare practices, and the views of healthcare providers. It also discusses the variant characteristics of culture that determine the diversity of values, beliefs, and practices in an individual's cultural heritage in order to help prevent stereotyping. These characteristics include age, generation, nationality, race, color, gender, religion, educational status, socioeconomic status, occupation, military status, political beliefs, urban versus rural residence, enclave identity, marital status, parental status, physical characteristics, sexual orientation, gender issues, health literacy, and reasons for migration. Each chapter offers specific instructions, guidelines, tips, intervention strategies, and approaches specific to a particular cultural population.

Handbook for Culturally Competent Care

Preface

Introduction

Chapter 1: Transcultural Diversity and Health Care

Chapter 2: The Purnell Model for Cultural Competence

Chapter 3: Barriers to Culturally Competent health Care

Chapter 4: People of African American Heritage

Chapter 5: People of American Indian/Alaskan Native Heritage  

Chapter 6: The Amish

Chapter 7: People of Appalachian Heritage

Chapter 8: People of Arab Heritage

Chapter 9: People of Brasilian Heritage

Chapter 10: People of Chinese Heritage

Chapter 11: People of Cuban Heritage

Chapter 12: People of European American Heritage

Chapter 13: People of Filipino Heritage

Chapter 14: People of German Heritage

Chapter 15: People of Guatemalan Heritage

Chapter 16: People of Haitian Heritage

Chapter 17: People of Hindu Heritage

Chapter 18: People of Hmong Heritage

Chapter 19: People of Iranian Heritage

Chapter 20: People of Japanese Heritage

Chapter 21: People of Jewish Heritage

Chapter 22: People of Irish Heritage

Chapter 23: People of Korean Heritage

Chapter 24: People of Mexican Heritage

Chapter 25: People of Polish Heritage

Chapter 26; People of Puerto Rican Heritage

Chapter 27: People of Russian Heritage

Chapter 28: People of Somali Heritage

Chapter 29: People of Turkish Heritage

Chapter 30: People of Vietnamese Heritage

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