Table of Contents

SECTION I: Foundations for Developing Clinical Cultural Competence

1. Understanding Cultural Competence in Health
2. Culture: Discourses, Myths, and Misconceptions
3. Culture Care Framework I: Overview And Cultural Sensitivity
4. Culture Care Framework II: Cultural Knowledge, Resources, and Bridging the Gap

SECTION II: Cultural Knowledge across Populations

5. Cross-Cultural Communication
6. Working with Interpreters
7. Beliefs of Illness and Ways of Healing
8. Cultural Care of Families

SECTION III: Cultural Considerations in Specific Populations

9. Cultural Considerations at the Beginning of Life
10. Cultural Considerations at the End of Life
11. Cultural Considerations in Immigrant Women's Health
12. Cultural Considerations in Mental Health
13. Cultural Considerations in Pain Management
14. Cultural Considerations in Caring Healing and Complementary Therapies

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About the Author

Rani H. Srivastava, RN, MScN, PhD

Reviews

The greatest strengths of this book are the authors' willingness to confront the complexity of dealing with culture, difference and racism; the ways they have made the book relevant to the clinical context of health care; the diversity of the examples used; and the pertinence to the Canadian context.
-Canadian Nurse March 2007, Vol. 103, No. 3

This recently published Canadian text is another excellent contemporary resource for all health care professionals wishing to improve their understanding of multicultural influences and their clinical proficiency.
-Canadian Journal of Dental Hygiene, March/April 2008, Vol. 42, No. 2