Author: Joyce Newman Giger
Edition: 4
Publisher: Mosby
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 0323022952
Transcultural Nursing: Assessment & Intervention, 4e
This unique resource addresses specific assessment and intervention strategies needed for clients from a variety of cultural backgrounds. Medical books Transcultural Nursing. Part 1 provides a systematic model of nursing assessment and intervention which takes into account six cultural phenomena: communication, space, social organization, time, environmental control, and biological variations. In Part 2 these six cultural phenomena are systematically applied to the assessment and care of individuals in specific cultures. Since the first edition this book has been praised as a quick reference, user-friendly assessment tool for use with clients in diverse clinical settings.
- Features Giger and Davidhizar's Transcultural Assessment Model, with a full chapter devoted to each of the six aspects of cultural assessment, to help the reader apply this model to any client of any culture Medical books Transcultural Nursing: Assessment and Intervention. Categories: Nursing assessment, Nursing care, Transcultural nursing. Contributors: Joyce Newman Giger - Author. Format: Paperback
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Categories: Nursing assessment, Nursing care, Transcultural nursing. Contributors: Joyce Newman Giger - Author. Format: PaperbackCategories: Transcultural nursing, Philosophy, Nursing, Transcultural nursing. Contributors: Madeleine Leininger - Author. Format: PaperbackCategories: Transcultural nursing, Nursing care. Contributors: Joyce Newman Giger - Author. Format: PaperbackCategories: Transcultural nursing, Cultural Diversity, Transcultural nursing. Contributors: Madeleine Leininger - Author. Format: PaperbackMedical Book Transcultural Nursing
Part 1 provides a systematic model of nursing assessment and intervention which takes into account six cultural phenomena: communication, space, social organization, time, environmental control, and biological variations. In Part 2 these six cultural phenomena are systematically applied to the assessment and care of individuals in specific cultures. Since the first edition this book has been praised as a quick reference, user-friendly assessment tool for use with clients in diverse clinical settings.- Features Giger and Davidhizar's Transcultural Assessment Model, with a full chapter devoted to each of the six aspects of cultural assessment, to help the reader apply this model to any client of any culture.
- Presents critical thinking questions at the end of each chapter to help students apply the assessment framework in practice.
- Includes an expansion of the spiritual component throughout, with an emphasis on various religions.
- Offers clarification of some of the biological variations for select cultural groups.
- A holistic overview of genetics helps readers understand genetics and genetic based diseases that are cultural, racially, and ethnic based.
- New chapter on Afghan Americans provides timely and culturally sensitive content on this important Middle Eastern culture.
- Updated throughout with an emphasis on including new genetic and biologic variations.
- New appendix includes a competency test with more than 70 comprehensive multiple-choice questions.
- Features a new chapter on Puerto Ricans.
- Includes a dedicated website that provides a wealth of WebLinks to various cultural topics, as well as additional chapters on cultures not included in the book, such as: Cubans, Nigerians, Ugandans, Old-Order Amish, Irish, and Jordanians.
