Transcultural Concepts in Nursing Care

AJN Book of the Year. Revised and completely updated, this comprehensive text applies theory to practice in transcultural nursing, bringing this fascinating aspect of the nurse-client relationship to life. By exploring cultural variation in lifestyle, habits, beliefs, life process, and responses to clinical problems, this text gives a comprehensive framework to use in conducting relevant and sensitive assessments of each client and client family. This easy-to-use text provides research-based information that helps your curriculum meet the recommendations of ANA and many state nursing boards. New pedagogy includes learning activities that enhance the material discussed, display boxes that feature current research, and case studies that demonstrate how to apply concepts to actual practice. New chapters include a discussion of International Nursing and Nursing in the Community. The chapter on Transcultural Perspectives in Nursing Process has been completely revised and expanded extensively.