Transcultural Nursing

Provide quality care for clients from culturally diverse backgrounds! <b>Transcultural Nursing, 9th Edition </b>shows you how to apply assessment and intervention strategies to individuals from a variety of different cultures. Based on Giger and Davidhizer&rsquo;s unique transcultural model, this text helps you deliver culturally sensitive care with use of the six key aspects of cultural assessment: communication, time, space, social organization, environmental control, and biologic variations. Practical, real-world coverage shows how an understanding of cultural variations and individual patient needs will help you promote safe and effective care<b>.</b><ul><li><b>UPDATED! Content throughout</b> reflects the latest research and thinking related to transcultural nursing, as well as updated Census data.</li><li><b>UPDATED!</b> <b>Cultural chapters</b> reflect the shifting experiences of cultural groups in our society.</li><li><b>NEW! <i>Jamaican Americans</i> chapter</b> addresses the unique cultural and healthcare needs of this population.</li><li><b>UNIQUE! Individual chapters on the six key aspects of </b><b>cultural assessment</b> allow you to also apply the Transcultural Assessment Model to cultures not covered in the text.</li><li><b>Twenty-four chapters on specific cultural groups</b> apply this assessment model to the clients most commonly encountered in United States healthcare settings.</li><li><b>Case studies and critical decision-making questions</b> in each chapter help you apply the assessment framework in practice.</li><li><b>Client care plans in culture-specific chapters</b> demonstrate how to apply principles to specific client needs.</li><li><b>Coverage includes information on biological differences</b> among individuals of different racial groups; differences in drug interaction and metabolism specific to various ethnic groups; and clustering of certain pathologies in specific racial groups.</li><li><b>Discussions of spirituality</b> throughout the text present a holistic approach to culture and beliefs that provides a more integrated approach to assessment.</li><li><b>Review questions in each chapter</b> (with answers found in the back of the text) help reinforce knowledge.</li></ul>