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Prepare yourself for the culturally rich and ethically diverse world in which you will practice. Noted researchers, educators, and clinicians from a wealth of backgrounds use the Purnell twelve-step model to examine 33 population groups from a health care perspective. Each brings a personal understanding of the traditions and customs of their societies, providing a unique perspective on the implications for patient care.

• Uses the Purnell twelve-step model to organize the discussion of each cultural group, looking at the following factors...
  • Inhabited localities, topography, and overview
  • Communications
  • Family roles and organization
  • Workforce issues
  • Biocultural ecology
  • High-risk behaviors
  • Nutrition
  • Pregnancy and childbearing practices
  • Death rituals
  • Spirituality
  • Health-care practices
  • Health-care practitioners
• Includes multiple vignettes in each culture-based chapter clearly illustrating situations and issues across the nursing continuum.
• Provides expanded focus on evidence-based practice.
• Offers full-chapter coverage of 18 additional cultures online at DavisPlus with one-page abstracts in the book appendix.
• Features knowledge and understanding questions.

• NEW! Purnell’s Interactive Model of Cultural Competency, a full-color, interactive program representing each of the twelve steps that uses clinical scenarios to determine your level of cultural competency.
• REVISED! Streamlined organization of concepts into separate units for theory and practice.
• NEW CHAPTERS! Individual Competence and Evidence-Based Practice • Organizational Cultural Competence • Global Health and Healthcare Issues.
• NEW! Cuban, European American, Hmong, and Puerto Rican cultures added.
• NEW! Section on international standards for cultural competency.
• MORE! Knowledge questions covering all chapters and abstracts.
• EXPANDED! More user-friendly, detailed index.