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An Interview – Inspiring Message
Learn more about Transcultural Nursing and its relationship to health care for diverse populations http://nursingnoteslive.com/2017/08/transcultural-nursing-awareness-beth-lincoln/
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Further Reflections From Common Ground: Cultural Awareness in Healthcare
Napa Valley, September 2017 — Long-time Napa Valley nurse practitioner Beth Lincoln has published her second book, Further Reflections from Common Ground: Cultural Awareness in Healthcare. With narratives by Cody Gillette Kirkham, the book’s 351 pages cover a very wide range of issues concerning cultural …
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We Can Make a Difference – Culture & Care
“What do you think made you sick?” I inquired of my Mexican-American patient. She obviously displayed symptoms of bronchitis. Her response – “I opened the window too fast and the wind got inside of me!” This is a comment I’ve received from many of my …
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Health is More than Health Care
According to the Human Development Report of the United Nations Development Program (2008), the United States ranks 34th in the world for life expectancy (we ranked 29th in 2004). People in Demark, Chile, Cuba, Korea, Italy and Andorra live longer. United States spends $7720 per …
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Healthcare information and literacy
Here are the findings of 2,659 outpatients surveyed a two hospitals 26% did not understand when their next appointment was scheduled and 42% did not understand to take their medicine on an empty stomach. Approximately 21% of Americans are classified as marginally and functionally illiterate. …
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