The BC Cancer Library
Delivering timely service and evidence-informed resources to people in BC and the Yukon facing cancer and those involved in oncology care or research.
Delivering timely service and evidence-informed resources to people in BC and the Yukon facing cancer and those involved in oncology care or research.
It's undeniable that understanding a patient's cultural practices and spiritual beliefs influence not only the delivery of health care in our global society, but also the individual's outcome and satisfaction. If a patient, because of a cultural or spiritual disconnect, can't appreciate what is bei…
Contents:; Stairway to cultural competency : using the staircase model -- Exploring patient focused cultural assessment models -- Cultural considerations when working with culturally diverse colleagues -- Cultural considerations when the patient?s religious or spiritual needs differ from my own -- …
Content:; Why a strengths-based approach to care? -- What guides practice? -- Values underlying strengths-based nursing care -- What are strengths? Characteristics of strengths -- Essential nurse qualities required for strengths-based care -- Retraining the eight senses for nursing practice -- Nurs…
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Contents:; I Overview-- 1. Using the Culturagram and an Intersectional Approach in Practice With Culturally Diverse Families -- 2. Practice With Multiracial Individuals and Families -- 3. Transracial Adoption and Transracial Socialization: Clinical Implications and Recommendations -- 4. The DSM-5 F…
"Diagnosketch is a visual aid to explain medical diagnoses to patients at the bedside. It uses simplified images to illustrate complicated anatomy and concepts. The title, 'Diagnosketch,' combines the term 'diagnosis,' with the term, 'sketch,' paralleling the way the book combines a medical diagnos…
Passion and compassion for low income women of color is not an issue of lacking empathy, scientific or medical care. It is a social issue. Health care providers do their best to support, encourage, treat, and motivate those living with cancer; but many do not have the resources, training, or prepar…
Table of Contents:; Cancer of the Head and Neck -- Evaluating the Impact of Cancer of the Head and Neck -- Radiation and Chemotherapy -- Oral, Oropharyngeal, and Nasopharyngeal Cancer: Intervention Approaches -- Speech and Swallowing Following Oral,Oropharyngeal, and Nasopharyngeal Cancers -- Laryn…
Hysterectomy past and present -- Uterine disorders and alternatives to hysterectomy -- Surgery and recovery -- Decisions regarding surgery -- Life after hysterectomy.
Summary:; LGBT people pervasively experience health disparities, affecting every part of their bodies and lives. Yet many are still grappling to understand the mutually reinforcing health care challenges that lead LGBT people to experience worsened health outcomes. Bodies and Barriers informs healt…
