Canadian transcultural nursing : assessment and intervention

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Canadian transcultural nursing : assessment and intervention

[edited by] Ruth Elaine Davidhizar, Joyce Newman Giger

Mosby, c1998

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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This reference provides a conceptual framework and appropriate assessment and intervention guidelines for holistic care of patients from diverse cultural backgrounds in Canada. A model, devised by the author, discusses the dimensions of communication, space, social organization, time, environmental control, and biological variations. The book focuses on the importance of providing culturally appropriate care and describes the predominant cultures found in Canada.

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PART ONE: FRAMEWORK FOR CULTURAL ASSESSMENT * Introduction to Transcultural Nursing * Communication Framework * Space Framework * Social Organization * Time Framework * Environmental Control * Biological Variations * PART TWO: APPLICATION OF ASSESSMENT AND INTERVENTION TECHNIQUES TO SPECIFIC CULTURAL GROUPS * French Canadian Quebec Origin * The Cree Living in Urban Settings * The Canadian Ojibwa * Kwa Kwa'Ka-Wakw First Nations * Canadian Hutteries * The Newfoundland (Labrador) Inuits * The Inuit of Nunavut * Canadian Ukranians * Finnish Canadians * The Mi'Kwaq * Somalis in Canada * Canadian Old Colony Mexican Mennonites * The Greek Canadians

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