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Cultural Competencies for Nurses : Impact on Health and Illness

This Text Is A Resource To Help The Nurse At All Levels Navigate Through The Obstacles That Culture Can Place On The Patient Experience. It Compiles The History And Theory Behind Cultural Competency In Nursing And Offers Key Information Regarding Health Beliefs And The Impact Of Culture On Health And Illness.

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Communication/Patient Education

Drexel Univ., Philadelphia, PA. Provides a guide through the obstacles that culture can place on the patient experience. Compiles history and theory behind cultural competency and offers key information regarding health beliefs and the impact of culture on health and illness. For nurses. Softcover. DNLM: Transcultural Nursing--methods.

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Acknowledgments	p. xi
Preface	p. xiii
	p. 1
Birth of Transcultural Nursing to Current Theories and Conceptual Models for Cultural Diversity	p. 9
Chapter Objectives	p. 9
Introduction	p. 10
Population Growth	p. 12
Bicultural/Multicultural	p. 12
Acculturation	p. 13
Other Areas of Diversity	p. 14
Overview of Conceptual Models for Cultural Diversity	p. 14
Nonnursing Models for Cultural Assessment	p. 18
Selected Nursing Models for Cultural Assessment	p. 18
Summary	p. 32
Culture	p. 41
Chapter Objectives	p. 41
Introduction	p. 42
The Sick Role and the Need for Cultural Sensitivity	p. 43
Primary and Secondary Characteristics of Culture	p. 44
Subcultures	p. 45
Impact of Culture and Ethics	p. 46
Culture and Mental Health	p. 47
Race and Ethnicity	p. 49
Ethnocentrism	p. 52
Generalizations and Stereotyping	p. 54
Cultural Mismatch and Cultural Pain	p. 56
Culture and Its Impact on the Patient Role	p. 56
Cultural Formulation and Culture-Bound Syndromes	p. 57
Cultural Differences in Mortality and Morbidity	p. 57
Impact of Gender	p. 58
Impact of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender	p. 61
Homophobia and Incidence of Discrimination	p. 62
The Importance of Acceptance	p. 63
Summary	p. 64
Global Diversity	p. 69
Chapter Objectives	p. 69
Introduction	p. 70
Cultural Diversity Defined	p. 71
Cultural Factors Impacting the Clinical Relationship	p. 71
The Importance of Striving for Understanding	p. 73
Language Barriers	p. 74
Proper Use of Interpreters	p. 75
Cultural Humility	p. 76
Impact of Diversity	p. 77
Culturally Discordant Care	p. 80
Health Disparities	p. 80
Impact of Diversity on Diagnosis and Treatment	p. 81
Barriers to Health Care	p. 82
Ethnopharmacology	p. 83
Reasons for Health Disparities	p. 83
Global Healthcare Disparities	p. 84
Global Diversity-The Role of Nursing	p. 85
Culture of Poverty	p. 86
United States	p. 87
United Kingdom	p. 88
Australia	p. 92
Canada	p. 93
South Africa	p. 94
Recommendations	p. 94
Summary	p. 95
Organization of Healthcare Delivery in the21st Century	p. 101
Chapter Objectives	p. 101
Introduction	p. 102
National Standards: Culturally and linguistically Appropriate Services	p. 103
Standards of Care: Institute of Medicine	p. 103
Identified Barriers that Contribute to Healthcare Disparities	p. 107
Clinical Uncertainty	p. 109
Biases	p. 110
Role of Education	p. 110
Impact on Public Health	p. 111
Discrimination and Equitable Quality Healthcare Delivery	p. 112
Ethics	p. 112
Crossing the Quality Chasm	p. 114
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Teams	p. 118
Need to Improve Diversity of Nursing and Healthcare Workforce	p. 119
Impact oh Provision of Primary Care by Nurse Practitioners	p. 121
Opportunities for Nurses to Attain Cultural Competency Certification	p. 123
Future Research	p. 123
Summary	p. 124
Unit 2	p. 129
Black Americans	p. 133
Chapter Objectives	p. 133
Introduction	p. 134
Historical Background	p. 135
Statistics	p. 137
Blacks and the US Healthcare System	p. 139
Definition of Health and Illness	p. 140
Traditional Healing Methods	p. 141
Current Health Problems	p. 143
Disparities	p. 146
Mistrust of the Healthcare System	p. 147
Barriers to Care	p. 148
Impact of Communication	p. 150
Impact of Time and Space	p. 151
Impact of Environment	p. 152
Impact of Biologic Variations	p. 153
Impact on Social Organization	p. 158
Impact on Faith and Spirituality	p. 158
Summary	p. 159
Hispanics/Latinos	p. 167
Chapter Objectives	p. 167
Introduction	p. 168
Terminology: Latinos or Hispanics?	p. 168
Background	p. 169
History of Hispanics in the United States	p. 170
Mexican Americans	p. 170
Puerto Ricans	p. 188
Cuban Americans	p. 194
Central Americans	p. 195
Dominican Americans	p. 195
South Americans	p. 196
Consequences of Immigration to the United States for Hispanics	p. 196
Summary	p. 196
Asians/Pacific Islanders	p. 201
Chapter Objectives	p. 201
Introduction	p. 202
Background	p. 202
Chinese Americans	p. 204
Korean Americans	p. 220
Cambodian Americans	p. 225
Vietnamese Americans	p. 229
Asian Indian Americans	p. 232
Japanese Americans	p. 235
Filipino Americans	p. 236
Pacific Islander Americans	p. 239
Summary	p. 239
Native Americans	p. 245
Chapter Objectives	p. 245
Introduction	p. 246
Historical Background	p. 246
Variables Impacting Degree of Acculturation	p. 250
Definition of Health and Illness	p. 250
Specific Nursing Considerations	p. 251
Traditional Health Beliefs	p. 252
Impact of Communication	p. 256
Impact of Time and Space	p. 257
Impact of Social Organization	p. 258
Biologic Variations	p. 259
Impact of Faith and Spirituality	p. 260
Navajos	p. 262
Alaska Natives/American Eskimos	p. 264
Summary	p. 268
Whites (Non-Hispanic)	p. 273
Chapter Objectives	p. 273
Introduction	p. 274
Historical Background	p. 274
Settlers of the New World	p. 275
Mass Migration of the1820s to the 1880s	p. 276
Projections	p. 278
Irish Americans	p. 282
Italian Americans	p. 288
Appalachians	p. 291
TheAmish	p. 294
Roma (Gypsies)	p. 298
Jewish Americans	p. 300
Russian Americans	p. 306
Summary	p. 315
Glossary of Additional Cultural Terms	p. 321
Appendix	p. 329
Background	p. 329
Principles of Muslim Faith	p. 330
Muslim Health Beliefs	p. 330
Important Nursing Implications	p. 330
Index	p. 333
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