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Contributors discuss how to facilitate care in a multicultural environment and the impact of culture on care. Essential for baccalaureate nursing faculty and students, and for associated health profession educators and students.
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PART ONE: INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER 1. Case Studies: A Compelling New Direction by Vernice D. Ferguson
CHAPTER 2. A Consultant's Perspective by Janet B. Foust
PART TWO: CASE STUDIES
CHAPTER 3. Inner City Healthcare: Variations on a Theme by Frieda Outlaw
CHAPTER 4. A Perspective on Latino Healthcare by Antonia Villarruel
CHAPTER 5. High-Risk Care in Urban America by Katherine K. Kinsey
CHAPTER 6. Prevention Strategies by Patricia Gerrity
CHAPTER 7. Providing Relevant Care: Values and Valuing by Donna Faust Patterson
CHAPTER 8. The Challenge of Home Care by Donna Tartasky
CHAPTER 9. Care in Nontraditional Settings by Marryanne McDonald
CHAPTER 10. Problem-Focused Care by JoAnne Reifsnyder
CHAPTER 11. Minimizing Communication Barriers by June Stewart
CHAPTER 12. Taking Control by Dolores Patrinos
CHAPTER 13.Building Trust by Shirlee Drayton-Hargrove
CHAPTER 14. The Challenge of High-Risk Behavior by Elizabeth Dickason
CHAPTER 15. Reconciling Immigrant Values by Jane Brennan
CHAPTER 16. Shared Perspectives: Caring for the Elderly by Elizabeth Dickason and Jane Brennan
CHAPTER 17. A South African Perspective by Marthie Bezuidenhout, Sarie Human, Helga Kirstein, Trinette Derkina Swanepoel, and Dirk van der Wal
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- "3 stars - This book is current and would be useful in any community-based nursing course."
--Isabelita Z. Guiao, BSN, RN, PhD
University of Texas Health Sciences Center at San Antonio
Doody's Nursing and Allied Health Quarterly, Spring 1999
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