Product Description
By Geri-Ann Galanti, PhD
Foreword by Michael S. Woods, MD
"The world is a small place. And the smaller it gets, the more important it becomes that we understand each other."
-From the Foreword
Health care professionals in the U.S. are likely to count among their patients people from all over the globe. However, if a patient, because of a cultural "disconnect," can't understand their health care treatment or if information is delivered in a way that inadvertently frightens or offends the patient, how can health care providers fulfill their mission? This revised edition of Cultural Sensitivity Pocket Guide continues to offer health care professionals the information they need to successfully communicate with their patients, while also respecting their specific cultural needs and expectations related to health care.
Find the information you need quickly in this guide, which fits neatly into a lab coat pocket and features tabs to take you to the information you need when you need it--at the patient's bedside, before a patient and family consultation, or whenever you are interacting with patients. This is the guide you'll turn to again and again to improve your patient communication and interaction. Purchase copies for all your staff so that everyone can deliver the highest quality, culturally sensitive care and services.
Key Topics:
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Pregnancy and birth, pediatric care, and end-of-life needs related to cultural customs
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How to best asses and address patients’ pain issues within a culturally sensitive context
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Initiatives The Joint Commission has taken to promote cultural competence in health care
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Easy-to-use information about health care needs, expectations and perceptions of the following ethnicities and raceEasy-to-use information about health care needs, expectations and perceptions of the following ethnicities and races:
Key Features:
Easy-to-use information about health care needs, expectations and perceptions of the following ethnicities and raceEasy-to-use information about health care needs, expectations and perceptions of the following ethnicities and races:
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African American
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Anglo American
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Asian
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Hispanic/Latino
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Jewish
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Middle Eastern
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Native American
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Russian
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South Asian
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Southeast Asian
Standards: Provision of Care, Treatment, and Services (PC); Rights and Responsibilities of the Individual (RI)
Setting: All care settings
Key Audience:
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Physicians and other licensed independent practitioners
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Nurses
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Other clinicians and health care professionals