Culture & Nursing Care: A Pocket Guide


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	Culture & Nursing Care: A Pocket Guide UCSF Nursing Press, 1996 UCSF Nursing Press School of Nursing University of California, San Francisco 521 Parnassus Avenue San Francisco, CA 94143-0608 PHONE (415) 476-4992 FAX (415) 476-6042 WEB http://nurseweb.ucsf.edu/www/books.htm ISBN 0-943671-15-9; $21.95 This guide gives extensive information about medically relevant cultural practices, beliefs, and norms for a variety of ethnic groups. It was written for nurses by nurses, one of whom is also a medical anthropologist. The intention is to alert nurses to the similarities and differences between cultural groups, so that they may individualize their nursing care to be as sensitive and effective as possible. The information is practical and relevant to the day-to-day care that nurses give. For example, it tells when the family instead of the individual is responsible for making medical decisions; or when hair and nail clippings must be saved for ritual use; or when certain illnesses indicate that only hot or only cold food be eaten. The opening chapters discuss cultural competence, diversity, communication through interpreters, and the importance and limitations of having some information about a culture. The remaining 24 chapters describe cultural practices and beliefs of specific ethnic groups. Each chapter includes information on cultural/ethnic identity, communication, activities of daily living, food practices, symptom management, birth and death rituals, care of new mother and baby, family relationships, spiritual/religious orientation, illness beliefs, and health practices. The appendices include population tables of immigrant groups in the U.S., maps of regions discussed, and an overview of spiritual and religious beliefs that may relate to medical practices. This spiral bound book is 4"x11" and has 337 pages. KEYWORDS: African Americans, Asian Americans, Cross-cultural Communication, Demographics, Latin Americans, Maternal and Child Health, Native Americans/Alaska Natives, Religious Orientation Back To Materials: Background Information


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