Caring for Patients from Different Cultures

Caring for Patients from Different Cultures [Kindle Edition]

Author: Geri-Ann Galanti | Language: English | ISBN: B00CQESFJG | Format: PDF, EPUB

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Caring for Patients from Different Cultures
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What happens when a Cherokee patient summons a medicine man to the hospital, or when an Anglo nurse refuses to take orders from a Japanese doctor? Why do Asian patients rarely ask for pain medication, while Mediterranean patients seem to seek relief for even the slightest discomfort?

If the goal of the American medical system is to provide optimal care for all patients, healthcare providers must understand cultural differences that create conflicts and misunderstandings and can result in inferior medical care. Geri-Ann Galanti's updated classic, Caring for Patients from Different Cultures, is even more comprehensive than the first three editions, containing new appendices for quick reference, an expanded and updated bibliography with Internet resources, and a detailed index.

Caring for Patients from Different Cultures contains more than 200 case studies illustrating crosscultural misunderstanding and culturally competent health care. The chapters cover a wide range of topics, including birth, end of life, traditional medicine, mental health, pain, religion, and multicultural staff issues. The case studies illustrate important concepts from the fields of cultural diversity and medical anthropology. This volume is an important resource for nurses and physicians in achieving cultural competency.

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• File Size: 646 KB
• Print Length: 316 pages
• Page Numbers Source ISBN: 0812220315
• Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press; 4 edition (January 1, 2011)
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
• Language: English
• ASIN: B00CQESFJG
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Caring for Patients from Different Cultures, 4th Edition by Geri-Ann Galanti is a good book and I intend to adopt it for my Behavioral Science course at Destiny University School of Medicine as a conversation starter in the area of Cultural Relevence. My students tend to be of many faiths and many countries. I think the way the book is divided into ideas of Time Orientation, Communication, the experience of pain, differences in how men and women expect to be treated, birth issues, mental health issues, and the caveat of asking about the patient's beliefs are super important for students and providers to understand. While reading this book I asked an Indian Dentist about some of his cultural run ins and he talked a lot about how people weigh the cost benefits of dentures versus implants not by quality of life but by time expected to live and how he had experienced these issues. I talked to numerous other non-white non mainstream cultured providers and none were insulted or put off by the stories the author told but often found them humorous and used them as a stimulus to remember stories from their own backgrounds and training.

The truth is that people have many theories of illness, disease, purpose of health care, and values about the cost and kind of health care that they receive. The author's point of view is that it costs little for the provider to show respect for the family and cultural values of the patient and often harms many if the provider does not. I agree to a certain extent. However, I draw the line for myself where ignorance is so powerful that it calls for the sacrifice of a human to fulfill the agenda of power icon for a family, a religion, or a culture.

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