Synopses & Reviews
This resource addresses specific assessment and intervention strategies needed for clients from a variety of cultural backgrounds. The book 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. The model then serves as the organizing framework for the rest of the book.
Table of Contents
Framework for cultural assessment and intervention techniques. Introduction to transcultural nursing -- Communication -- Space -- Social organization -- Time -- Environmental control -- Biological variations. Application of assessment and intervention techniques to specific cultural groups. African Americans -- Mexican Americans -- Navajos -- Appalachians -- American Eskimos -- Japanese Americans -- Irish Americans -- Russian Americans -- Chinese Americans -- Filipino Americans -- Vietnamese Americans -- East Indian Hindu Americans -- Haitian Americans -- Jewish Americans -- Korean Americans -- French Canadians of Quebec origin.