Cultural Competence in Caring for Muslim Patients

G. Hussein Rassool (editor)
Paperback, 336 pages
9781137358400

To meet the care needs of today's diverse patient community, healthcare professionals must learn to care in environments comprising different worldviews, communication styles and expectations. To meet this challenge, it is essential that they operate from a solid foundation of knowledge, based on high standards for cultural competence in nursing practice. 

Cultural Competence in Caring for Muslim Patients is designed for nurses and allied healthcare professionals. It offers a deeper insight into ways in which the Islamic faith is intertwined with patient care, and explores approaches with which to effectively address the varying healthcare requirements of a growing and diverse Muslim community. 

PART I: BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT
1. Muslim and the Islamic Faith: An Introduction
2. Healing, Nursing and the Spiritual Dimension: An Islamic Perspective
3. Caring as an Act of Spirituality
4. Ethical Dimensions in Caring
5. Understanding the Family System
6. Health Behaviours in Islam;
7. Islamic Belief Affecting Healthcare
8. The Crescent of Care: A Nursing Model to Guide the Care of Muslim Patients

PART II: CARE, CONTEMPORARY ISSUES AND HEALTH CONCERNS
9. Health Concerns Related to Muslim Communities
10. Fasting and Health Care
11. Pilgrimage (Hajj) and Health Considerations
12. Mental Health: Cultural and Religious Influences
13. Addictive Behaviours: An Islamic Perspective
14. Alcohol: The Forbidden Nectar
15. Rites de Passage: Birth, Death and Bereavement
16. Organ Transplantation and End of Life Decisions
17. Putting Cultural Competence All Together: Some Considerations in Caring for Muslim Patients