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Title Transcultural health care : a culturally competent approach / [edited by] Larry D. Purnell, Betty J. Paulanka
Published Philadelphia : F.A. Davis, [1998]
©1998

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Description xxv, 511 pages : illustrations maps ; 26 cm
Contents Ch. 1. Transcultural Diversity and Health Care / Larry D. Purnell and Betty J. Paulanka -- Ch. 2. Purnell's Model for Cultural Competence / Larry D. Purnell and Betty J. Paulanka -- Ch. 3. African-Americans / Josepha Campinha-Bacote -- Ch. 4. The Amish / Anna Frances Z. Wenger and Marion R. Wenger -- Ch. 5. Appalachians / Larry D. Purnell and Mona Counts -- Ch. 6. Arab-Americans / Patricia AbuGharbieh -- Ch. 7. Chinese-Americans / Linda K. Matocha -- Ch. 8. Cuban-Americans / Divina Grossman -- Ch. 9. Egyptian-Americans / Afaf Meleis and Mahmoud Meleis -- Ch. 10. Filipino-Americans / Beatriz F. Miranda, Magelende R. McBride and Zen Spangler -- Ch. 11. French Canadians / Ginette Coutu-Wakulczyk, Ann C. Beckingham and Denise Moreau -- Ch. 12. Greek-Americans / Toni Tripp-Reimer and Bernard Sorofman -- Ch. 13. Iranians / Juliene G. Lipson and Homeyra Hafizi -- Ch. 14. Irish-Americans / Sarah A. Wilson -- Ch. 15. Jewish-Americans / Janice Selekman
Ch. 16. Mexican-Americans / Larry D. Purnell -- Ch. 17. Navajo Indians / Olivia Still and David Hodgins -- Ch. 18. Vietnamese-Americans / Thu T. Nowak
Summary Now nurses and other healthcare professionals can perform cultural assessments of patients and their families from any cultural group encountered in nursing practice, using the Purnell Model for Cultural Competence presented in this book. This unique model will help you learn to examine cultures according to the twelve cultural domains
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Transcultural medical care -- United States.
Transcultural medical care -- Canada.
Minorities -- Medical care -- United States.
Minorities -- Medical care -- Canada.
Delivery of Health Care.
Ethnic Groups.
Cross-Cultural Comparison.
SUBJECT North America. https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D009656
Author Purnell, Larry D.
Paulanka, Betty J.
LC no. 97005282
ISBN 0803602081 alkaline paper