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Diversity and cultural awareness in nursing practice / edited by Beverley Braithwaite.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Transforming nursing practicePublisher: London : Learning Matters, 2020Copyright date: ©2020Description: ix, 205 pages : illustrations ; 26 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1526424339
  • 9781526424334
  • 1526424347
  • 9781526424341
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: No titleDDC classification:
  • 610.73 23
LOC classification:
  • RT86.54 .D58 2020
Contents:
Introduction -- Diversity, health inequality and nursing -- Diversity and cultural concepts of health -- Diversity, communication and health literacy -- Cultural competency -- Assessing the needs of diverse patients -- Spirituality, death, grief and loss -- Public health: meeting the needs of diverse communities -- Mental distress and cultural diversity
Summary: "As a nurse responsible for providing person-centred care it is vital that you understand how culture and diversity affect patients’ experience of health care. This book provides you with the knowledge, awareness and skills needed to successfully support, communicate and work with, individuals and families from a diverse range of backgrounds, religions, cultures, ethnicities and disabilities as well as from the LGBTQ community. Ensuring that you are able to work effectively as a nurse with people from across the social spectrum and tailor your nursing practice to the needs of the individual. Key theory will be carefully explained and then applied to the UK nursing context, and all content is up to date with the latest NMC standards, leaving you better prepared to thrive on your practice placements and in your nursing career." -- Publisher
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- Diversity, health inequality and nursing -- Diversity and cultural concepts of health -- Diversity, communication and health literacy -- Cultural competency -- Assessing the needs of diverse patients -- Spirituality, death, grief and loss -- Public health: meeting the needs of diverse communities -- Mental distress and cultural diversity

"As a nurse responsible for providing person-centred care it is vital that you understand how culture and diversity affect patients’ experience of health care. This book provides you with the knowledge, awareness and skills needed to successfully support, communicate and work with, individuals and families from a diverse range of backgrounds, religions, cultures, ethnicities and disabilities as well as from the LGBTQ community. Ensuring that you are able to work effectively as a nurse with people from across the social spectrum and tailor your nursing practice to the needs of the individual. Key theory will be carefully explained and then applied to the UK nursing context, and all content is up to date with the latest NMC standards, leaving you better prepared to thrive on your practice placements and in your nursing career." -- Publisher

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