Transcultural Healing

Transcultural Healing

Leininger's Transcultural Nursing: Concepts, Theories, Research & Practice, Fourth Edition

The Cornerstone Text on Transcultural Nursing Concepts – Updated with the Latest Advances and Breakthroughs A Doody’s Core Title for 2024 & 2021! Leininger’s Transcultural Nursing: Concepts, Theories, Research & Practices, Fourth Edition offers theoretical and practical guidance about the provision of client-focused care by integrating cultural values, beliefs, and lifeways into an individualized plan of care. This acclaimed resource presents a global comparative perspective about Western and non-Western cultures and examines the potential future directions for transcultural nursing with insights into rural and urban cultures in the United States including the culture of homeless mothers and children. The book covers important topics such as transcultural nursing, research, and healthcare in Kenya, Southeast Asia, Haiti, Syria, and Taiwan, as well as translational research, globalization, conflict resolution, mental health considerations, Ayurvedic medicine, genetics and genomics in healthcare, integration of care and caring, and an overview of transcultural history, concepts, and principles. Reflecting the work of experts and scholars in the discipline, the Fourth Edition includes twenty-five new chapters. There are also major updates to the Theory of Culture Care Diversity and Universality, Ethnonursing Research Method, Sunrise Enabler, and other enablers. SPECIAL FOR FACULTY: Chapter PowerPoints available online at MHProfessional.com, including learning objectives, figures, and chapter summaries to support classroom use.

Leininger’s Transcultural Healthcare: Concepts, Theories, Research & Practices

The most comprehensive presentation of transcultural healthcare from two pioneers of the field After four editions of Leininger's Transcultural Nursing, the acclaimed text has been updated and expanded to present a multidisciplinary approach addressed by authors with expertise in nursing, sociology, physical therapy, and medicine. Leininger's Transcultural Healthcare: Concepts, Theories, Research & Practice offers the first edition of a comprehensive presentation of transcultural healthcare in global settings, which is applicable to providers, educators and researchers working in varied health care settings with patients and/or clients from diverse cultures and religious backgrounds. Readers will find essential healthcare knowledge on the future directions of interdisciplinary collaborative transcultural healthcare practices related to education, policy, patient assessments, and communications. The book offers guidance on interprofessional culturally congruent care practices for diverse groups such as Hindus, Taiwanese, Muslims, and Jehovah's Witnesses. Reflecting on the work of experts and scholarship from various healthcare disciplines, the book includes 25 chapters focused on special topics including but not limited to collaborative care across disciplines, transcultural simulation, aspects of pain, and mental health, as well as culturally congruent translational science and end-of-life care.