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American
Nurses Association Position Statement of
Cultural Diversity in Nursing ANA encourages high
standards of nursing practice, promotes
the welfare of nurses in the workplace,
works to project a positive and realistic
view of nursing, and lobbies decision-makers
on health care issues affecting nurses and
the public. Bioethics
Resources on the Web
These culture and diversity in medicine
resources were gathered by the National
Institutes of Health. Cross
Cultural Health Care Program
Through education and research, the CCHCP
works to bridge gaps between health care
institutions and populations that are ethnically
diverse. Cultural
Diversity in Healthcare
Geri-Ann Galanti, Ph.D., presents articles,
case studies, and other resources for health
care providers. Ethnomed
This site from Harborview Medical Center
in Seattle provides information about cultural
beliefs and related medical issues that
arise when providing health care to recent
immigrants. Provider's
Guide to Quality and Health Care
This project helps health care organizations
provide culturally competent care to multi-ethnic
populations. Queensland
Health
The site developed by the Government of
Queensland, Australia, provides guidelines
for treating culturally diverse patients
from around the world.
Readings
Margaret M. Andrews and Joyceen S. Boyle, Transcultural
Concepts in Nursing Care, 4th edition
(Philadelphia: Lippincott, Williams, and Wilkins,
2003).
Barbara Stevens
Barnum, Spirituality in Nursing:
From Traditional to New Age (New York:
Springer, 2003). Carolyn E.
D'Avanzo and Elaine M. Geissler, Pocket Guide to Cultural Assessment,
3rd edition (St. Louis: Mosby, 2002). Geri-Ann Galanti, Caring for Patients from Different Cultures:
Case Studies from American Hospitals,
2nd edition (Philadelphia: University of
Pennsylvania Press, 1997). Lee Gardenswartz and Anita Rowe, Managing Diversity
in Health Care: Proven Tools and Activities
for Leaders and Trainers (San Francisco:
Jossey-Bass, 1999). Joyce Newman
Giger and Ruth Elaine Davidhizar
(eds.), Transcultural Nursing: Assessment
and Intervention, 3rd edition (St. Louis:
Mosby, 1999). Rena C. Gropper, Culture and the Clinical Encounter: An
Intercultural Sensitizer for the Health
Professions (Yarmouth, Me.: Intercultural
Press, 1996). Robert M. Huff and Michael V. Kline (eds.), Promoting
Health in Multicultural Populations: A Handbook
for Practitioners (Thousand Oaks, Calif.:
Sage Publications, 1999). Donald P. Irish and Kathleen F. Lundquist (eds.), Ethnic Variations in Dying, Death and
Grief: Diversity in Universality (Death
Education, Aging and Health Care Series)
(New York: Taylor and Francis, 1993). Christopher
Jay Johnson and Marsha G. McGee (eds.), How Different Religions View Death and
Afterlife, 2nd edition (Philadelphia:
Charles Press Publishers, 1998). Neville A.
Kirkwood, Hospital Handbook on Multiculturalism
and Religion (Harrisburg, Penn.: Morehouse
Publishing, 1998). Harold George
Koenig, Spirituality in Patient Care:
Why, How, When, and What (Radnor, Penn.:
Templeton Foundation, 2002). Madeleine Leininger
(ed.), Culture Care Diversity and
Universality: A Theory of Nursing (Boston:
Jones and Bartlett, 2001). Madeleine Leininger and Marilyn McFarland, Transcultural
Nursing: Concepts, Theories, Research, and
Practice, 3rd edition (New York: McGraw-Hill
Professional, 2002). Juliene G.
Lipson, Suzanne L. Dibble, and Pamela A. Minarik (eds.), Culture
and Nursing Care: A Pocket Guide (San
Francisco: University of California, San
Francisco School of Nursing Press, 1996). Martha O. Loustaunau and Elisa J. Sobo, Cultural Context
of Health, Illness, and Medicine (Westport,
Conn.: Bergin and Garvey, 1997). Joan Luckmann, Transcultural Communication in Health
Care (Clifton Park, N.Y.: Delmar Learning,
1999). Joan Luckmann, Transcultural Communication in Nursing (Stamford, Conn.: Thomson Learning, 1999). Janet A. Macrae, Nursing as a Spiritual Practice: A Contemporary
Application of Florence Nightingale's Views (New York: Springer, 2001). Wilfred McSherry, Making Sense of Spirituality in Nursing
Practice: An Interactive Approach (New
York: Churchill Livingstone, 2000). Mary Elizabeth
O'Brien, Spirituality in Nursing,
2nd edition (Sudbury, Mass.: Jones and Bartlett,
2003). Helen Orchard
(ed.), Spirituality in Health Care
Contexts (Philadelphia: J. Kingsley,
2001). Colin Murray
Parkes, Pittu Laungani, and Bill
Young (eds.), Death and Bereavement
Across Cultures (New York: Routledge,
1996). Joan Parry and Angela Ryan, A Cross Cultural
Look at Death, Dying, and Religion (Chicago:
Nelson-Hall, 1995). Larry D. Purnell and Betty J. Paulanka (eds.), Transcultural
Health Care: A Culturally Competent Approach,
2nd edition (Philadelphia: F.A. Davis, 2003). Anne Rundle,
et al (eds.), Cultural Competence
in Health Care: A Practical Guide (San
Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2002). Rachel E. Spector, Cultural Diversity in Health and Illness,
5th Edition (Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Prentice
Hall, 2000).
Bowen F. White and John A. MacDougall, Clinician's
Guide to Spirituality (New York: McGraw-Hill
Professional, 2001).
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