Caring for Patients from Different Cultures /

Caring for Patients from Different Cultures / / Geri-Ann Galanti.

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Healthcare providers in the American medical system may find that patients from different cultures bring unfamiliar expectations, anxieties, and needs into the examination room. To provide optimal care for all patients, it is important to see differences from the patient's perspective and to wo...

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Galanti, Geri-Ann,
Place / Publishing House:Philadelphia : : University of Pennsylvania Press, , [2014]
©2015
Year of Publication:2014
Edition:Fifth Edition
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (384 p.)
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Table of 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

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