Cultural competence in caring for Muslim patients. (2014)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by G. Hussein Rassool.
• Editors: Rassool, G. Hussein
• Contents: PART I: BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT; 1. Muslim and the Islamic Faith: An Introduction; Rassool; 2. Healing, Nursing and the Spiritual Dimension: An Islamic Perspective; Rassool; 3. Caring as an Act of Spirituality; Lovering; 4. Ethical Dimensions in Caring; Lovering; 5. Understanding the Family System; Rassool and Sange; 6. Health Behaviours in Islam; Rassool and Sange; 7. Islamic Belief Affecting Healthcare; Rassool and Sange; 8. The Crescent of Care: A Nursing Model to Guide the Care of Muslim Patients; Lovering; PART II: CARE, CONTEMPORARY ISSUES AND HEALTH CONCERNS; 9. Health Concerns Related to Muslim Communities; Rassool; 10. Fasting and Health Care; Rassool; 11. Pilgrimage (Hajj) and Health Considerations; Rassool; 12. Mental Health: Cultural and Religious Influences; Rassool and Gemaey; 13. Addictive Behaviours: An Islamic Perspective; Rassool; 14. Alcohol: The Forbidden Nectar; Rassool; 15. Rites de Passage: Birth, Death and Bereavement; Majali; 16. Organ Transplantation and End of Life Decisions; Rassool and Sange; 17. Putting Cultural Competence All Together: Some Considerations in Caring for Muslim Patients; Rassool
• Publisher Details: Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2014
• Extent: 1 online resource (336 pages), (20 illustrations)
• Subjects: 362.1088297; Nursing/General; Muslims -- Medical care; Muslims -- Health and hygiene; Health -- Religious aspects -- Islam; Health behavior -- Religious aspects -- Islam; Transcultural medical care; Nursing/Reference; Society & social sciences; Nurse/patient relationship
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781137358424; 1137358424
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.