Cultural Consideration in Nursing Care
Reference Books
Encyclopedia of Medical Anthropology: Health and Illness in the World's Cultures (CREDO eBook)
Encyclopedia of Public Health (Springer eBook)
Encyclopedia of Women's Health (CREDO eBook)
Wong’s Nursing Care of Infants and Children: REF RJ 245 .W47 2007
Books to Check Out
- Books about Cultural Competency in Nursing are located mainly in the RA, RC, and RT sections of the stacks.
- Subcategories in Class R – Medicine are broken down as follows:
Subclass R: Medicine (General)
Subclass RA: Public aspects of medicine
Subclass RB: Pathology
Subclass RC: Internal medicine
Subclass RD: Surgery
Subclass RE: Ophthalmology
Subclass RF: Otorhinolaryngology
Subclass RG: Gynecology and obstetrics
Subclass RJ: Pediatrics
Subclass RK: Dentistry
Subclass RL: Dermatology
Subclass RM: Therapeutics. Pharmacology
Subclass RS: Pharmacy and materia medica
Subclass RT: Nursing
Subclass RX: Homeopathy
Subclass RZ: Other systems of medicine
Other Terms to Consider
Try using one or more of the following keywords and phrases (alone or in combination) to search the online catalog for books or the LRC research databases for articles:
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Adaptation Cultural competence Cultural competency Cultural diversity Cultural sensitivity Cultural values Ethnic groups Ethnology Health (beliefs, services) Health care Medical care Transcultural care Transcultural nursing |
Cancer Depression Diabetes Hypertension Immunization Mental illness Nutrition Obstetric care Palliative care Recreational therapy Sex education Women’s Health (or other health issue)
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Adolescence Amish Asians Blacks Gays Geriatric Hispanics Hmong Jews Native Americans Pediatric Whites (or other population) |
Magazines and Journals in the LRC
American Journal of Nursing
American Nurse Today
Hastings Center Report
Journal of Pediatric Nursing
Nurse Educator
Nursing
Nursing Times
- If you looking for full-text access for a specific journal search for the title in the A-Z eJournals List.
Research Databases for Online Articles
Health Source Nursing/Academic Edition
Websites
African American Populations: 10 Leading Causes of Death
Centers for Disease Control
Asian American Populations: 10 Leading Causes of Death
Centers for Disease Control
National Prevention Information Network
Cultural Diversity in Nursing – basic concepts and case studies
Hispanic Populations: 10 Leading Causes of Death
Centers for Disease Control
National Center for Cultural Competence
Georgetown University Center for Child and Human Development
National Library of Medicine Information portal
National Prevention Information Network: Cultural Competency
Centers for Disease Control
Free full-text archive of biomedical & life sciences journal
