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Transcultural Health Care: A Culturally Competent Approach
by Larry D. Purnell (Editor), Betty J. Paulanka
Univ. of Delaware, Newark. Brandon/Hill Nursing List selection (#356). Presents the Purnell Model for Cultural Competence used in performing cultural assessments of patients and their families in nursing practice. Includes a focus on the dominant American culture and an appendix of illnesses and diseases by heritage and origin. Previous edition: c1998. Softcover.
Paperback: 500 pages
Publisher: F. A. Davis Company; 2nd Bk&Cdr edition (November 1, 2002)
ISBN: 0803610572
     

Guide To Culturally Competent Health Care
by Larry D., Ph.D. Purnell, Betty J. Paulanka
Purnell and Paulanka (both health and nursing sciences, U. of Delaware-Newark) begin by discussing transcultural diversity and health care, and the Purnell Model for Cultural Competence. Then they look in turn at 27 cultural groups North America, looking at such aspects as communications, family roles and organization, high-risk health behaviors, pregnancy and childbearing practices, spirituality, and health-care practices. The small handbook abstracts information from their textbook Transcultural Health Care: A Culturally Competent Approach.Copyright © 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Paperback: 478 pages
Publisher: F. A. Davis Company (September 30, 2004)
ISBN: 0803611633
     

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