Cultural Awareness In Healthcare. Understanding the Need /

While America continues to become a more culturally diverse country with new immigrants arriving and those already here raising families, healthcare providers in the United States still largely come from a white, non-Hispanic background -- almost 82%. Unfamiliar languages, beliefs, cultural practice...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Alexander Street (Firm)
Other Authors: Suderman, Robert (Director)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: [Cypress, California] : Medcom, [2014]
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Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:While America continues to become a more culturally diverse country with new immigrants arriving and those already here raising families, healthcare providers in the United States still largely come from a white, non-Hispanic background -- almost 82%. Unfamiliar languages, beliefs, cultural practices, eating habits, etc., all present potential obstacles to the nurse providing care.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed March 03, 2017).
Physical Description:1 online resource (17 minutes)
Playing Time:00:16:55