Leininger’s Transcultural Healthcare: Concepts, Theories, Research & Practices

The most comprehensive presentation of transcultural healthcare from two pio neers of the field A Doody's Core Title for 2026! After four editions of Leininger’s Transcultural Nursing, the acclaimed text has been updated and expanded to present a multidisciplinary approach addressed by authors with expertise in nursing, sociology, physical therapy, and medicine. Leininger’s Transcultural Healthcare: Concepts, Theories, Research & Practice offers the first edition of a comprehensive presentation of transcultural healthcare in global settings, which is applicable to providers, educators and researchers working in varied health care settings with patients and/or clients from diverse cultures and religious backgrounds. Readers will find essential healthcare knowledge on the future directions of interdisciplinary collaborative transcultural healthcare practices related to education, policy, patient assessments, and communications. The book offers guidance on interprofessional culturally congruent care practices for diverse groups such as Hindus, Taiwanese, Muslims, and Jehovah's Witnesses. Reflecting on the work of experts and scholarship from various healthcare disciplines, the book includes 25 chapters focused on special topics including but not limited to collaborative care across disciplines, transcultural simulation, aspects of pain, and mental health, as well as culturally congruent translational science and end-of-life care.

Pagina's: 448, Paperback, McGraw-Hill Education