Global Applications of Culturally Competent Health Care: Guidelines for Practice
This book is unique in its global approach to applying the Guidelines for Culturally Competent Nursing Practice that were recently endorsed by the International Council of Nurses (ICN) and distributed to all of its 130 national nursing associati
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Global Applications of Culturally Competent Health Care: Guidelines for Practice
Marilyn “Marty” Douglas Dula Pacquiao • Larry Purnell Editors
Global Applications of Culturally Competent Health Care: Guidelines for Practice
Editors Marilyn “Marty” Douglas School of Nursing University of California San Francisco Palo Alto California USA
Dula Pacquiao School of Nursing Rutgers University Newark New Jersey USA
Larry Purnell College of Health Sciences University of Delaware Sudlersville Maryland USA
ISBN 978-3-319-69331-6 ISBN 978-3-319-69332-3 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-69332-3 Library of Congress Control Number: 2018943678 © Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2018 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by the registered company Springer International Publishing AG part of Springer Nature The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Preface
There are three areas that heighten the need for culturally competent care: globalization and its resultant increase in population and workforce diversity, global conflicts with consequent displacement of populations, and evidence of health inequities within the same country and across different countries globally. Today, global conflicts have forcibly displaced 65.6 million persons, creating an unprecedented 22.5 million refugees in the world (UNHCR 2018). An influx of this magnitude presents a challenge to nurses worldwide to provide care to persons who may have health beliefs and practices different from their own. In addition, these new groups of refugees and displaced persons augment the local and national racial and ethnic minority populations who are increasingly vulnerable to unequal access to health care and resultant poor health outcomes. This book was comp
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