Caring for patients from different cultures / Geri-Ann Galanti.

Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2008], ©2008.

xiv, 298 pages ; 23 cm

4th ed.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [273]-288) and index.

Basic concepts -- Communication and time orientation -- Pain -- Religion and spirituality -- Activities of daily living and the body -- Family -- Men and women -- Staff relations -- Birth -- End of life -- Mental health -- Traditional medicine : practices and perspectives -- Making a difference.