LibGuides: Nursing: Cultural Competency

Multicultural Aspects of Healthcare

Multicultural Resources in Health Care Multi-Cultural Resources for Health Information
National Center for Cultural Competence The Georgetown University National Center for Cultural Competence (NCCC) provides national leadership and contributes to the body of knowledge on cultural and linguistic competency within systems and organizations. Major emphasis is placed on translating evidence into policy and practice for programs and personnel concerned with health and mental health care delivery, administration, education and advocacy.

Cultural Competency - Library Resources

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Competent Care in a Culturally Diverse Nation Culturally competent care adapts care interventions to the cultural needs and preferences (ethnic and religious beliefs, values, and practices) of diverse clients. This program provides practical and effective methods for recognizing and dealing with the particular needs of clients coming from different cultures. Designated for 3 contact hours of continuing nursing education
Understanding Differences between Eastern and Western Nursing Nurses from Asia make up a growing percentage of nursing professionals in the United States. In this program, certified transcultural nurse Philip Yu Xu, Ph.D., RN, addresses major differences between Eastern and Western nursing so that RNs from China, Korea, India, the Philippines, and elsewhere can better acclimate themselves to the practice of medicine in American acute care settings. Section one reviews differences between the East and the West at the philosophical and cultural levels. Section two elaborates on differences in interpersonal relationships and communication. Section three focuses on differences at the health care system level. Section four illustrates differences at the professional practice level. And section five summarizes major challenges faced by Eastern nurses working in the West. Essential viewing for Asian nurses and those who work with them

Books on culturally competent care:

Cultural Fault Lines in Healthcare by Michael C. Brannigan A tragic tale of hatred between two half-brothers, Celebration in the Northwest (Fiesta al Noroeste) is a gripping novel by Ana María Matute, one of twentieth-century Spain's most important writers. At the center of the novel are confessions that the protagonist, Juan Medinao, makes to a local priest in the fictional Castilian town of Artámila. Those confessions reveal the volatile mixture of attraction and repulsion between Juan and his half-brother, Pablo. In describing the troubled bond between these characters, Matute creates a harrowing, modern enactment of the Biblical tale of Cain and Abel. Celebration in the Northwest is remarkable for its evocative prose, its riveting plot, and its portrayal of a character overcome by bitterness, envy, rage, and alienation.
Call Number: RA418.5 .T73 B73 2012
ISBN: 9780739149669
Publication Date: 2012
Culture Care Diversity and Universality by Madeleine M. Leininger; Marilyn R. McFarland The latest edition of Madeleine Leininger's book, Culture Care Diversity & Universality: A Worldwide Nursing Theory, Second Edition remains the primary and most comprehensive source on the Culture Care Theory with the Sunrise Enabler and the Ethnonursing Research Method. Nurses and other health professionals will continue to find Culture Care Diversity & Universality the most reliable guide for providing culturally congruent, competent, and safe care in a growing multicultural world.
Call Number: RA86.54 C85 2006
ISBN: 0763734373
Publication Date: 2006