1st Edition
Hospice Care and Cultural Diversity
118 Pages
by
Routledge
118 Pages
by
Routledge
118 Pages
by
Routledge
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Hospice Care and Cultural Diversity captures the richness and differences that make up the United States and its culture. This book shows you the complex issues arising from work with patients of a different culture and encourages research in hospices which support culturally innovative programs. Many people are individually knowledgeable and culturally sensitive, but few hospices have... Read more
Contents
Preface
- Report From the National Task Force on Access to Hospice Care by Minority Groups
- Part I: Editorial Essays
- Death and Dying From a Native American Perspective
- The African American Experience: Breaking the Barriers to Hospices
- Part II: Research Reports
- Maria: Developing a Culturally-Sensitive Treatment Plan in Pre-Hospice South Texas
- Hispanic American Elders: Caregiving Norms Surrounding Dying and the Use of Hospice Services
- Childhood Bereavement Among Cambodians: Cultural Considerations
- Deterrents to Access and Service for Blacks and Hispanics: The Medicare Hospice Benefit, Healthcare Utilization, and Cultural Barriers
- Identifying and Meeting Needs of Ethnic Minority Patients
- Index
- Reference Notes Included
Biography
Donna Lind Infeld, Audrey K. Gordon, Bernice Catherine Harper
