Caring for Patients from Different Cultures

Geri-Ann Galanti

Published by University of Pennsylvania Press 2008

Caring for Patients from Different Cultures

Geri-Ann Galanti

https://doi.org/10.9783/9780812203479

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About this book

5th edition already availbale.

Today's health care professional serves a multicultural population and must understand how cultural misunderstandings can result in inferior medical care and health care disparities. The fourth edition of this classic work provides over 250 case studies illustrating what can go wrong, as well as what culturally competent clinicians can do right.

Author / Editor information

Geri-Ann Galanti is on the faculty of the Department of Anthropology at California State University, Los Angeles, the School of Nursing at California State University, Dominguez Hills, and the Doctoring Curriculum at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.

Reviews

"An excellent book for those interested in providing culturally responsive and effective care to our nation's increasingly diverse population"—Dr. Robert Like, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

"A must-read book for any healthcare professional. . . . It should be in every hospital library."—Caregiver Journal

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Preface to the Fourth Edition Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	ix
Acknowledgments Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xiii
Chapter 1: Basic Concepts Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Chapter 2: Communication and Time Orientation Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	27
Chapter 3: Pain Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	52
Chapter 4: Religion and Spirituality Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	62
Chapter 5: Activities of Daily Living and the Body Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	79
Chapter 6: Family Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	93
Chapter 7: Men and Women Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	109
Chapter 8: Staff Relations Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	126
Chapter 9: Birth Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	148
Chapter 10: End of Life Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	167
Chapter 11: Mental Health Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	183
Chapter 12: Traditional Medicine: Practices and Perspectives Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	197
Chapter 13: Making a Difference Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	222
Appendix 1: Cultural Profiles Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	231
Appendix 2: Selected Religions Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	244
Appendix 3: Dos and Don'ts of Providing Culturally Competent Care Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	249
Appendix 4: Tips for Working with Interpreters Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	251
Appendix 5: Summary of Case Studies Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	253
Bibliography and Resources Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	273
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	289

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Edition: Fourth Edition
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 312
Keywords: Medicine; Health; Caregiving

eBook

Published: May 25, 2013
ISBN: 9780812203479