| Description |
1 online resource (199 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Report from the National Task Force on Access to Hospice Care by Minority Groups; EDITORIAL ESSAYS; Death and Dying from a Native American Perspective; The African American Experience: Breaking the Barriers to Hospices; 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 |
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Deterrents to Access and Service for Blacks and Hispanics: The Medicare Hospice Benefit, Healthcare Utilization, and Cultural BarriersIdentifying and Meeting Needs of Ethnic Minority Patients; Index |
| Summary |
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 systematically planned for service to culturally diverse groups. This volume identifies who is implementing organizational programs of cultural sensitivity and acknowledges the efforts of those individuals worki |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Minorities -- Hospice care -- United States
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Security.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Services & Welfare.
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United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Gordon, Audrey K
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Harper, Bernice C
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| ISBN |
9781317764359 |
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1317764358 |
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