Ethnicity and Nursing Practice

Today, more than ever, it is imperative that nurses are prepared to practice in a multi-ethnic society. This book aims to assist the profession''s clear desire to ensure that its members are equipped to meet the health care needs of minority ethnic communities by offering perspectives and insights from sociological theory and empirical research. It also addresses educational issues and considers the careers of nurses from minority ethnic groups.>

List of contents

Introduction
PART 1: ETHNICITY AND HEALTH
Sociological Theories of 'Race' and Ethnicity; J. Mulholland and S. Dyson
The Health Status of Minority Ethnic Groups; S. Dyson and C.Smaje
Ethnic inequalities in Mental Health; K.Iley and J. Nazroo
Ethnic Monitoring and Healthcare; M. Johnson
PART 2: ETHNICITY AND RACE
Nursing, Culture and Competence; L. Culley
Communication, Interpretation and Translation; H. bradby
Midwives and Screening for Haemoglobin Disorders; S. Dyson
Ethnicity and Palliative Care; Y. Gunaratnam
Working with Families from Minority Ethnic Communities
PART 3: NURSES FROM MINORITY ETHNIC GROUPS
'Race', Ethnicity and Nursing Careers; L. Culley and V. Mayor
Carribean Nurses and Racism in the National Health Service; L. Culley, S. Dyson, S. ham-Ying and W. Young
References Index.

About the author

LORRAINE CULLEY is Reader in Health Studies at De Montfort University, uk.LORRAINE CULLEY is Reader in Health Studies at De Montfort University, uk.

Product details

• Authors: Lorraine Culley, Simon Dyson
• Assisted by: Lorrain Culley (Editor), Lorraine Culley (Editor), Dyson (Editor), Dyson (Editor), Simon Dyson (Editor)
• Publisher: Macmillan
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 17.07.2001
• EAN: 9780333753316
• ISBN: 978-0-333-75331-6
• No. of pages: 291
• Series: Sociology and Nursing Practice; Sociology and Nursing Practice
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Social structure research; B, Medicine, Nursing, exceptionalnursing;care;communication;nurse;nursing