Cultural Competence in Health Care is an ideal text for multicultural healthcare courses in public and community health, health administration, nursing, and social work programs. It is also a practical manual for health care professionals who care for patients from diverse religious and cultural backgrounds.
First developed by doctors and nurses at Children's Hospital in Boston, it contains detailed, practical information for working with dozens of religious and cultural groups and is designed to help providers best meet needs of their ethnically diverse patients while satisfying stringent regulatory standards for culturally sensitive care.
New chapters/sections will be added on racism and discrimination in health care, culture and eldercare, and culture and the disabled, and the impact of culture on mental health and psychiatric treatment.
Contents:
Introduction: Definition of Cultural and Spiritual Competence: Self and Organization
PART ONE: Understanding Culture’s Impact on the Healthcare Experience
Chapter One: The Impact of Racism/Discrimination/Insensitivity on Healthcare
Chapter Two: General Attitudes about Illness and Death
Chapter Three: Communication Styles
Chapter Four: Traditional Treatments
Chapter Five: Spirituality, Prayer and Healing
Chapter Six: Legal Issues Related to Spiritual Traditions
Chapter Seven: The Impact of Culture and Ethnicity on Mental Health Issues
Chapter Eight: Culture and Eldercare
Chapter Nine: Culture’s Impact on Disability
PART TWO: Strategies for Providers
Chapter Ten: Asking Questions - Conducting Cultural and Spiritual Assessments
Chapter Eleven: Working with Interpreters
Chapter Twelve: Patient and Family Education
Chapter Thirteen: Cultural competence as a Quality Improvement Initiative
Chapter Fourteen: Joint Commission Recommendations
