Pocket Guide to Cultural Assessment

by Elaine Marie Geissler

This practical, concise guide presents information on cultural variations that potentially impact patient and family care. The dominant cultures of more than 180 countries are presented alphabetically. Information regarding major language, health care beliefs, ethnic or racial specific diseases, and national childhood immunizations is among the valuable data included.

* Organizes countries alphabetically to provide quick access to important...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0815136331
• ISBN13: 9780815136330
• Release Date: August 1998
• Publisher: Mosby
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 4.3" x 7.4"

Customer Reviews

Cultural Health Assessment - review

This is an extremely comprehensive resource and I believe it should be in all reference libraries pertaining to pastoral care and hospital ministry. Organized by country, this handbook is an easy to use quick reference for the health care worker to access his/her patient's needs. The authors place emphases that the book is not to stereotype individuals or groups but to aid in the understanding of the cultural norms commonly attributed to them. I was impressed that the book has broken down each country into; major languages, ethnic groups and major religions. It explains health care beliefs, eye contact and touch practices as well as birth and death rites and practices. Ethnic and race specific endemic diseases are categorized for each country. A simple search in this book before a healthcare worker encounters any new or unfamiliar patient will certainly aid in the evaluation of that patient.

A MUST for healthcare professionals!

This little book is a true gem!!! Written in a very user friendly format that any healthcare practioner or provider would be sure to appreciate!The book is sorted by country in alphabetical order. Within each country section, there are numerous breakdowns as appropriate. Such subdivisions include: Map, Location, Major Languages, Ethnic Groups, Religions, Predominant Sick Care Practices, Healthcare Beliefs, Ethnic/Race Specific or Endemic Diseases, Families' Role in Healthcare, Dominance Patterns, Touch Practices, Perceptions of Time, Food Practies and Interances, National Childhood Immunizations, Death and Burial Practices, Rites and Rituals, etc....Compact size, soft cover, and expansive data all make this book a necessity to any healthcare organizational library.

Current international guide to cultural dynamics

This is a must when working with a culturally diverse patient base. Can save a lot of time and headaches when caring for an immigrant population.

This is a very useful Resource

I bought this book in hopes to provide me with useful information, to use in my work at a pediatrics clinic, we are in a very diverse neighborhood. It covers every possible nationality, with brief, very discript information, in an easy to look up format, I've brought it to work to share, and my co-workers, physicians, nurses and others are finding the information facinating as well as providing us with insights to the other cultures that we work with day to day.

Core collection item for nursing libraries.

Selected by Brandon & Hill (Nursing Outlook, March-April, 1996)in bibliography of best books for small nursing and medical libraries.