Caring for patients from different cultures
Subtitle: case studies from American hospitals
By: Geri-Ann Galanti.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 172
Subjects: Transcultural nursing -- United States -- Case studies; Transcultural medical care -- United States -- Case studies; Hospital care -- Psychological aspects -- United States -- Case studies; Ethnopsychology -- United States -- Case studies
Genres: Case studies.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [149]-163) and index.
Table of contents: title: Basic concepts -- Communication and time orientation -- Pain – Religion, beliefs, and customs  -- Dietary practices -- Family -- Men and women -- Staff relations -- Birth -- Death and dying -- Mental health -- Folk medicine : practices and perspectives -- Conclusion.