Cultural and Religious Sensitivity: A Pocket Guide for Health Care Professionals, 3rd Expanded Edition Doody's Expert Review Review Questionnaire ISBN: 9781635850468 ISBN-10: 1635850460 Copyright: 2018 Edition: 3rd Expanded Author: Galanti, Geri-Ann Doody's Expert Review    Score: 100 Doody's Star Rating™ and Doody's Expert Review provide by Doody Enterprises, Inc. Reviewer: Vincent Carr,  DO, MSA, FACC, FACP  (Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences) Description This book focuses on the importance of understanding patients' cultural backgrounds and religious beliefs in order to provide quality, patient-centered healthcare. Purpose The book notes that although Western medicine has great technology, healthcare personnel need to be aware of different cultural/religious traditions so they can communicate effectively with their patients to improve healthcare safety, quality, and outcomes. Audience The audience includes all healthcare workers, as everyone in the field should have an understanding of the cultural and religious traditions of their patients. Features The book begins with "A Word of Caution," which addresses generalizations and stereotypes and how they are different, and defines many terms that impact the interpretation of the information that follows. The book is divided into two sections, one on cultures and one on religions. The cultures section covers Anglo-American, Asian, Black American, Middle Eastern, and Russian culture, etc. Within each culture, the book discusses values, worldview and communication, pain, family and gender issues, pregnancy and birth, end of life, and health beliefs and practices. The religions section reviews most of the world's major religions, including Amish, Bahia, Buddhism, Eastern Orthodox, Islam/Muslim, Jehovah's Witness, Judaism, Mormon/LDS, Protestantism, Roman Catholicism, and Sikhism. Within each religion, the book discusses such topics as diet, healing beliefs, medications, spiritual practice, abortion, end of life, care of the deceased, organ donation, autopsy, and disposition of the body. Assessment This is an extraordinarily useful, pocket-sized guide that outlines the basic principles of diverse cultures and religions that healthcare providers should have an understanding of. Review Questionnaire Range Question Score 1-10 Are the author's objectives met? 10 1-10 Rate the worthiness of those objectives. 10 1-5 Is this written at an appropriate level? 5 1-5 Is there significant duplication? (1=significant, 5=insignificant) 5 1-5 Are there significant omissions? (1=significant, 5=insignificant) 5 1-5 Rate the authority of the authors. 5 1-5 Are there sufficient illustrations? N/A 1-5 Rate the pedagogic value of the illustrations. N/A 1-5 Rate the print quality of the illustrations. N/A 1-5 Are there sufficient references? 5 1-5 Rate the currency of the references. 5 1-5 Rate the pertinence of the references. 5 1-5 Rate the helpfulness of the index. N/A 1-5 If important in this specialty, rate the physical appearance of the book 5 1-10 Is this a worthwhile contribution to the field? 10 1-10 If this is a 2nd or later edition, is this new edition needed? 10 ©2024 Doody Enterprises, Inc.