These electronic books cover transcultural or culturally competent nursing, religion, and population based nursing. Click on the book title to access it.
Complementary, Alternative, and Integrative Health
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This book provides a critical analysis of non-allopathic healing practices, including their uses, limitations, and scientific basis. The evidence-based discussion explores complementary, alternative, and integrative health (CAIH) across various cultural and ethnic groups both in the U.S. and internationally. Emphasizing the student as a future health professional, this book includes case studies, examples, questions, and discussion problems that underscore the role of health educators in educating consumers about CAIH practices.
Delivering Culturally Competent Nursing Care: Working with Diverse and Vulnerable Populations
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Newly revised and updated, Delivering Culturally Competent Nursing Care, Second Edition, explores the cross-cultural interactions and conflicts between nurses and the diverse array of patients they may see. This text addresses what it really means to be culturally competent in nursing practice. This text features case scenarios that apply the process of cultural competence to different healthcare situations.
Handbook for Culturally Competent Care
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This concise, easy-to-read book tackles the potentially awkward subject of culture in a direct, non-intimidating style. It prepares all health professionals in any clinical setting to conduct thorough assessments of individual from culturally specific population groups, making it especially valuable in today's team-oriented healthcare environment.
