Healthcare Professional's Guide to Clinical Cultural Competence

Name: Healthcare Professional's Guide to Clinical Cultural Competence
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ISBN: 9780779699605

ISBN-10: 0779699602

ISBN-13: 9780779699605

Edition: 2007

Authors: Rani Srivastava

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The term cultural competence is best defined as a set of behaviours, attitudes and policies that allow professionals to work effectively in cross-cultural situations. Within a health care setting, cultural competence is the integration and utilization of knowledge about individuals and groups of people used in appropriate cultural settings to increase the quality of care and produce improved health outcomes. It is crucial that a health care provider always bears in mind the relevance of individual and cultural bias, and provider and institutional values as they influence health care utilization as they practice. These biases, on the part of the practitioner and the client, must be…

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List price: $54.95
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
Publication date: 10/17/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 368
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.76" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English

Rani H. Srivastava, RN, MScN, PhD



Preface



Foundation Stones



Understanding Cultural Competence in Health Care




Culture: Perspectives, Myths, and Misconceptions




Culture Care Framework I: Overview and Cultural Sensitivity




Culture Care Framework II: Cultural Knowledge, Resources, and Bridging the Gap




Universally Applicable Cultural Knowledge



Cross-Cultural Communication




Working with Interpreters in Healthcare Settings




Caring for Diverse Families




A Working Guide to Illness Beliefs and Paths of Healing




Specific Cultural Considerations



The Beginning of Life (The Perinatal Period)




The End of Life




Mental Health Practice




Immigrant Women's Health




Pain Management




Caring-Healing And Complementary Therapies



Glossary


About the Contributors


Index