Delivering culturally competent nursing care / Gloria Kersey-Matusiak.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kersey-Matusiak, Gloria.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Transcultural medical care.

Cultural competence.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (310 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Springer Pub. Co., c2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Offering a how-to approach to the development and application of cultural competency skills in nursing, this text provides numerous techniques for cultural self-assessment and cultural patient assessment. Its unique framework for self-assessment-considered to be a highly important facet of developing culturally competent nursing care--is based on the Cultural Competency Staircase Model, a self-assessment model that was developed by the author who has over 30 years of clinical practice in culturally diverse settings. The text begins by defining cultural competency and describes how nurses can u

Contents:

Cover; Halftitle; About the author; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Contributors; Foreword by Dula F. Pacquiao, EdD, RN, CTN; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; PART I: BUILDING CULTURAL COMPETENCY SKILLS; 1. Defi ning Cultural Competency; 2. Patient-Focused Cultural Assessment Models; 3. Why Can't They Speak Our Language? Working With Culturally Diverse Colleagues; PART II: STEPPING UP TO CULTURAL COMPETENCY; 4. Cultural Considerations When the Patient's Religious or Spiritual Needs Differ From One's Own

5. Cultural Considerations When Caring for Patients With Physical, Psychological, or Intellectual Disabilities6. Cultural Considerations When the Patient Speaks a Different Language; 7. Cultural Considerations When Caring for the Patient Who Is Terminally Ill; 8. Cultural Considerations When Caring for the Geographically Displaced Client; 9. Cultural Considerations When Working With Patients With a Sexual Orientation That Differs From One's Own; 10. Cultural Considerations When Caring for the New Immigrant or Refugee; 11. Cultural Considerations When Caring for the Poor and Uninsured

AppendixGlossary; Answers to the NCLEX-Type Questions; Index; Back Cover

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-78268-390-9

0-8261-9382-X

OCLC:

818848193