1st Edition
Cultural Safety,Healthcare and Vulnerable Populations A Critical Theoretical Perspective
By Lucy Mkandawire-Valhmu
Copyright 2018
132 Pages
by
Routledge
132 Pages
by
Routledge
132 Pages
by
Routledge
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Culturally safe healthcare is rapidly challenging previous notions of cultural competency or cultural sensitivity in healthcare provision. The increasing number of vulnerable populations means healthcare must be given by a healthcare provider who has developed a social consciousness in relation to his or her own socio-cultural positioning versus that of the patient. A culturally safe practitioner... Read more
Introduction Chapter 1 Developing a social consciousness Chapter 2 Contesting the notion of culture Chapter 3 Cultural safety Chapter 4 Situating health problems within a given historical and socio-political context Chapter 5 Trauma-informed care Chapter 6 Providing culturally safe healthcare to immigrants and refugees Chapter 7 Building on community capacities to address health problems Chapter 8 Interdisciplinary collaboration
Biography
Lucy Mkandawire-Valhmu is Associate Professor in the College of Nursing at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA.
