| Edition |
[Enhanced Credo edition] |
| Description |
1 online resource (33 entries) : 76 images ; digital files |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Contributors -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Part I. Indigenous America: Preface; Overview / Margaret P. Moss; Precontact indigenous North America / Theodore C. Van Alst, Jr.; Postcontact, sovereignty, and health / Margaret P. Moss; The roots of American Indian "nursing" / Margaret P. Moss; The Indian health system and nursing / Ruth E. Meilstrup and Margaret P. Moss; Beyond the IHS: indigenous knowledge and traditional approaches to health and healing / S. Neyooxet Greymorning -- Part II. Nursing in the 10 cultural areas: regional and tribal issues for nurses: Preface; ; AI/AN elders: mapping cultural areas and regional variances in health / Margaret P. Moss; Northeastern woodlands / Marilynn Malerba; Southeastern woodlands / Lee Anne Nichols; American Indian tribes of the southwest / Nicolle L. Gonzales; Great Basin / Lillian Tom-Orme; California Indians / Bette Jacobs; Pacific northwest/Plateau / C. June Strickland; Alaska / Christopher M. Nelson; Northern Great Plains / Margaret P. Moss and Donna M. Grandbois; Urban American Indians / Lisa Martin and Margaret P. Moss -- Part III. Policy, the future of nursing, and Indian country: Preface; Indian health funding: time for change / Marilynn Malerba and Margaret P. Moss; The future of nursing report and American Indian nursing education / Margaret P. Moss -- Appendix A. List of federally recognized tribes -- Appendix B. 66 state-recognized tribes -- Appendix C. About the author. |
| Access |
Access restricted to authorized users and institutions. |
| Summary |
The text covers the history of American Indians with a focus on the drastic changes that occurred following European contact. The book addresses the roots of American Indian nursing, including coverage of indigenous knowledge and traditional approaches to health and healing. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Local Note |
Credo Reference General Reference |
| Subject |
Transcultural nursing -- United States.
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Transcultural nursing. |
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United States. |
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Indians of North America -- Health and hygiene.
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Indians of North America -- Health and hygiene. |
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Indians of North America -- Medicine.
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Indians of North America -- Medicine. |
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Indians, North American. |
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United States. |
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Transcultural Nursing. |
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Cultural Competency. |
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Education, Nursing. |
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Minority Health. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Credo Reference (Firm), distributor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: 0826129846 9780826129840 (DLC) 2015032103 xiii, 400 pages : illustrations |
| ISBN |
9781786848130 electronic version |
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9780826129840 print |
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9780826129857 e-book |
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