Pocket Guide to Cultural Health Assessment (Paperback) by Carolyn D'Avanzo, Elaine Geissler

9780323018586. New condition. Trade paperback. 3rd ed. Language: English. Pages: 912. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 912 p. Nursing Pocket Guides. Indispensable for anyone who provides care to patients of different cultural/ethnic backgrounds, this handy guide presents practical, concise information that could impact patient and family care. An introduction to people from more than 180 countries is presented alphabetically for easy reference. Information regarding major language, health care beliefs, ethnic or racial specific diseases, and national childhood immunizations is among the valuable data included to provide readers with essential information needed for basic assessment.