POCKET GUIDE TO Cultural Health Assessment

• Main Author: D'Avanzo, Carolyn Erickson (Author)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: St Louis, Mo. Mosby/Elsevier 2008
• Edition: Fourth Edition
• Series: Mosby's pocket guide series
• Subjects: Transcultural Nursing > Handbook; Cultural Competency
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• Physical Description: xxvii, 813 pages maps 20 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index
• ISBN: 9780323048347; 032304834X

With all of the cultural and ethnic information that could affect patient and family care, POCKET GUIDE TO CULTURAL HEALTH ASSESSMENT, 4th Edition is the perfect portable yet complete reference. This guide discusses the clinical implications of ethnic populations from over 170 countries with a wealth of information on each-from languages spoken to health care beliefs and practices to eye contact. Ideal for everyday use, this handbook is the most comprehensive and portable resource on the market for patient care. Alphabetically organized by country with all sections presented consistently to give you quick access to important cultural information. Presents comprehensive content on all cultural aspects that affect patient assessment. Includes brief descriptions of each country's topography and provides maps to illustrate potential environmental etiologies of an illness. Updated international childhood immunization schedules and the latest information from the World Health Organization provide the most up-to-date healthcare standards from around the world. Extensive bibliographies give you resources for further information.