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 Assessment and Intervention
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By
Joyce Giger, EdD, RN, APRN, BC, FAAN, Professor, Lulu Wolf Hassenplug Endowed Chair in Nursing, UCLA School of Nursing, Los Angeles, CA
Ruth Davidhizar, DNS, RN, APRN, BC, FAAN, Dean and Professor, Health Professions & Nursing, Bethel College, Mishawaka, IN
Description
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.
Contents
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
Bibliographic & ordering Information
Paperback, 464 pages, publication date: JUL-1998
ISBN-13: 978-0-8151-4389-5
ISBN-10: 0-8151-4389-3
Imprint: MOSBY
029/241
Last update: 14 Jun 2008
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