EXPERIENCE THE SURPRISING POWER OF PERSONALIZED CARE! What happens when one book collects bite-sized reference information about: 20 of the world s most prevalent religious groups 20 of the widest spread cultural groups 7 of the most common disabilities and 4 distinct generations? You get a powerful guide to Personalizing Patient Care! Diversity is increasing at a rapid pace. Clinicians committed to providing the best patient care must become familiar with the key attitudes and expectations of patients whose culture, religious beliefs, generation, or level of disability differs from their own. Now there is help. Personalizing Patient Care is a valuable guide for improving a caregiver's understanding of how a patient's background may affect their needs, preferences, and expectations related to the delivery of care. What will you find inside this guide? Features Healthcare issues are presented in tabular format for quick reference with separate listings for different religions, cultures, generations, and disabilities. Issues covered include: attitudes toward blood, diet and nutrition, healing environment, pain management, end of life issues (advance directives, autopsy, care of the dead, DNR, organ donation, withholding treatment), pre- and post-natal care, including attitudes toward contraception, genetic conditions, prenatal care, choice of birth process, infant baptism/dedication, neonatal/infant death or end of life care, and termination of pregnancy. Generational differences in attitudes toward pertinent issues are presented in separate tables. Topics include: barriers to healthcare, common medical issues, communication tips, diet and nutrition, issues of new parents, issues related to death and dying An extensive bibliography is provided with more than 3,000 references, with notations in each section of every table indicating the source. With all this available at your fingertips, it s no wonder Personalizing Patient Care has become such an essential guide for physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals!