4th edition
There are two parts to this index. The first looks at the ethnicity of the various participants by case number. The second index is a standard index and done by page number.
Case Index by Ethnicity
Again, note that the numbers refer to case numbers, not page numbers. In most cases, the nurses and physicians are Anglo American. They are only identified as such, however, when it was relevant to the case.
nurse/nurse’s aide
African American 234
Anglo American 45, 125, 149, 150, 151, 152, 158, 159, 165, 166
Asian 164
Catholic 170
Chinese 163
Filipino 16, 44, 45, 63, 154, 156, 158, 159, 161, 162, 165, 160, 219
Japanese 196
Jehovah’s Witness 169
Jewish 171
Korean 157, 166, 167
Mexican 7
Nigerian 6, 155
Russian 162
Thai 153
Vietnamese 147
physician
Anglo American 9, 140
Asian 152
Chinese 12
Indian Christian Orthodox Church 67
Indian (East) 52, 59, 149
Egyptian 110
European 140
Iraqi 151
Japanese 150
Korean 13, 153, 219
Middle Eastern 160
Pakistani 148
patient
Afghani 144
African American 2, 6, 8, 9, 10, 25, 85, 175, 203, 233, 238, 254, 255
Anglo American 55, 62, 116, 160, 161, 229
Arab 31, 106, 136, 179, 184, 211
Armenian 228
Asian 58
Bedouin 140
Black (See African American)
Buddhist 64, 79, 209
British 14
Cambodian 39, 64, 79, 82, 91
Catholic 65, 77, 78
Cherokee 176, 242
Chinese 19, 40, 50, 97, 134, 186, 213
Christian Scientist 66
deaf 15
Egyptian 60, 92, 139
Filipino 18, 33, 46, 57, 84, 93, 102, 104, 174, 204
gay 28
Gypsy (See Romany)
Hindu (India) 83, 95, 190
Hispanic 3, 4, 11, 21, 23, 24, 27, 30, 34, 48, 61, 76, 86, 110, 113, 127, 197, 201, 239, 248
Hmong 20, 42, 88, 183
homeless 103
Hoopa 81
Indian (East) 59, 129, 130, 189, 190
Indian Orthodox Christian church 67
Iranian 131, 133, 135, 145, 177, 202
Irish 52
Italian 53, 77
Japanese 119, 195, 212, 214, 215, 230
Jehovah's Witness 69, 70
Jewish 43, 54, 71, 72, 73, 94, 178
Korean 32, 122, 124, 219, 226, 244
Latino See Hispanic
Lebanese 117, 137
Mein 90
Mexican 1, 7, 16, 22, 29, 35, 47, 51, 78, 87, 98, 111, 112, 120, 125, 126, 143, 146, 180, 181, 182, 185, 187, 193, 194, 200, 220, 221, 223, 224, 225, 231, 232, 234, 235, 236, 240, 245, 246, 247, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253
Middle Eastern 5, 38, 191, 192
Mormon 80
Muslim 68, 92, 93, 121, 184, 211
Native American 81, 107, 243
Navajo 37, 41, 89
Nicaraguan 49
Nigerian 56, 108
Pakistani 96, 123
prison inmate 225, 243
Puerto Rican 216
Romany 36, 115, 173, 207, 208
Saudi Arabian 101, 132
Sephardic 206
Somalian 138
Sikh 74, 75
Taiwanese 134
Vietnamese 26, 99, 100, 128, 142, 188, 205, 210, 218, 227, 237
General
African American 17
Anglo American 105, 109, 168, 172, 217
Canadian 17
Chinese 222
Hispanic 118
Mexican 105
Panamanian 109
Filipino 217
Salvadoranean 141
Standard Index
Topics are listed by page number.
abdominal pain 38, 76, 184, 187
abortion 15, 115, 120, 145, 146
acculturation 190, 196
acupuncture 18, 200, 212
adaptation theory 24-25, 26
addiction 57, 58, 60, 61, 171
adherence 1, 3, 16, 21, 33, 34, 50, 55, 125, 217, 222
advance directives 172
advocacy See patient advocacy
African American culture 10, 11, 12, 19, 29, 30, 37, 75, 84, 148, 150, 151, 173, 188, 189, 197, 203, 218-220
agriculture 19, 20, 25, 49, 93
air conditioning 158
alcohol 44, 79, 80, 124, 164, 194
Allah 24, 56, 65, 84, 90, 104, 117, 170, 173, 178, 179
aloe vera 205
altered states of consciousness 194
alternative treatments 4, 10, 168, 206
American culture 6, 13, 14, 19, 20, 25, 48, 54, 55, 90, 93, 94, 99, 100, 132, 135, 138, 145, 155, 167, 168, 169, 171, 177, 194, 195
American health care culture 7, 13, 14, 15, 16, 25, 48, 67
American hospitals 99, 128, 130, 145, 146, 147, 169
American Indians See Native American cultures
amniocentesis 33
anesthesia 64, 119, 141
angioplasty 4, 112, 218
Anglo American culture See American culture
Ansenpunaw 206
antibiotics 23, 50, 74, 86, 199
apology 12, 13, 29, 70, 71, 80, 139
appendix 70, 76
Arab cultures 24, 43, 84, 88, 114, 116, 156, 178
Argo starch 150
Armageddon 67
arranged marriage 118
Artemisinin 205
arthritis 54, 158, 205
Asia / Asian cultures 1, 6, 8, 9, 17, 20, 21, 25, 30, 31, 32, 37, 40, 45, 46, 48, 51, 53, 57, 84, 85, 86, 95, 98, 99, 103, 107, 115, 121, 123, 124, 126, 130, 132, 133, 136, 139, 140, 148, 149, 151, 153, 155, 158, 159, 161, 162, 165, 166, 167, 171, 175, 182, 184, 187, 188, 189, 190, 196, 198, 200, 201, 207, 212, 223
assertiveness 130, 137
assimilation 8, 9
asthma 1, 96, 211
astrology 175
attending physician 70, 124, 155, 209
Australia 27, 47
Austrian culture 19
authority 24, 31, 40, 44, 45, 56, 57, 94, 95, 96, 104, 108, 111, 112, 113, 125, 127, 129, 130, 131, 133, 139, 140, 145, 165, 168, 179, 184, 187, 188,
autonomy 13, 14, 43, 93, 128, 167, 168
aye yie yie 53, 152, 154
Ayurvedic medicine 197, 211, 212
azarcón 205, 216
baby care techniques 163
baby naming 162-163, 166
baci 73
bahala na 56
baptize 74
bathing 72, 79, 85, 86, 128, 158, 159, 160, 166
bathroom See toilet
beauty 14, 91, 208
Bedouin culture 119, 120
bedpan 86, 87, 100, 102, 127, 128
belly button 164
bellyband 164, 166
biases 2, 59, 61
Bible 66, 72, 194, 213
bilateral kinship 96
biomedical model of disease 21
biomedicine 17, 119, 197, 209
biopsy 15, 95
birth certificate 163
birth control 28, 164, 165, 204
birth defects 15, 150
birthmark 150, 199
Black See African American
blindness 5
blood 17, 23, 28, 53, 64, 66, 67, 68, 77, 78, 83, 85, 116, 118, 145, 146, 153, 179, 203, 204, 219, 220
blood pressure 16, 128, 187, 220
blood sugar 16, 93, 94, 214
blood transfusions 66, 67, 145
body balance 4, 21, 22, 23, 85, 149, 165, 213
body image 79, 90, 91
body language 47-48
bonding 45, 160-161, 162, 165, 166
“ boy” 29, 30
braces 198
breach of taboo See taboo
breastfeeding 157, 159, 161, 165, 166
British culture 19, 32, 55,
Brooks, Geraldine 116, 117
Browner, Carol 28, 33
bruja 194
Buddhism 62
burns 44, 103, 117, 197, 199, 205
caesarean section 151, 155, 157, 158, 165, 203, 214, 217
caffeine 79
caída de mollera 215
calcium 84
Cambodia / Cambodian culture 9, 44, 73, 78
Canadian culture 30
cancer 1, 7, 10, 11, 39, 58, 60, 63, 82, 84, 106, 112, 113, 114, 115, 140, 141, 167, 168, 169, 170, 173, 174, 178, 206
candle 176, 186
capsaicin 205
cardiac catheterization 43, 64, 69, 77
cardiologist 65, 69
cardiology 1, 4, 19, 28, 31, 35, 43, 50, 52, 64, 65, 69, 74, 77, 136, 146, 189, 193, 194, 199, 205, 206, 218
carpal tunnel syndrome 11
case manager 12, 45
Catholic(ism) 60, 63, 70, 71, 72, 81, 146, 174, 179, 180, 193, 194
chador 122, 123
chakras 212
chamomile tea 203, 214
chapel 178, 179, 224
chaplain 63, 74, 162
charge nurse 34, 65, 71, 122, 132, 136, 137, 141, 187
chemotherapy 140, 168
chi 212
child abuse 1, 109, 119, 160, 198, 199
childbearing 110
childbirth 60, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 154, 155, 158, 159
childrearing 164
chili pepper 205
chills 22, 201
China 9, 19, 21, 22, 46, 57, 83, 98, 115, 140, 143, 151, 158, 159, 167, 188, 191, 205, 206
Chinese culture 6, 9, 11, 19, 31, 44, 46, 57, 115, 140, 143, 158, 162, 175, 181, 201, 211, 212, 213, 224
Chinese medicine 197, 200, 206, 212-213
Chinese nurses 22, 143
Christian 16, 22,78
Christian Science 63-64
Church of Jesus Christ Of Latter Day Saints See Mormons
circumcision 117-119
clan 99, 176
CLAS standards 38
clay 150
clergy See minister, rabbi, priest
clock time vs. activity time 48-49
coining 1, 44, 197-199, 200
colic 214, 215
colon 63, 88
colon cancer 63, 178
colonoscopy 63, 75
colostomy 64, 88
colostrum 157, 165, 166
complaints 7, 33, 34, 49, 54, 55, 56, 59, 86, 87, 97, 99, 101, 130, 134, 150, 200
compliance See adherence
condom 28
congestive heart failure 28, 50, 205
consent See informed consent
contraception See birth control
control 6, 14, 16, 17, 24, 25, 55, 104, 105, 117, 132, 143, 148, 151, 152, 165, 171, 175, 194, 212, 213
coronary artery bypass graft 52
coronary care 4, 136, 146, 189, 218
county health department 137
court order 67
courtesy 33, 57, 174
cremation 179, 180
critical care 97, 143, 173, 199
critical thinking 127, 128, 133-134, 147
criticism 134, 137-138
crowding 55, 180
crying 55, 73, 97, 178, 189, 193, 215, 216
cultural competence 2, 5, 11, 12, 16 , 38, 54, 56, 63, 68, 70, 71, 73, 75, 76, 80, 81, 93, 97, 101, 106, 111, 113, 116, 121, 122, 138, 158, 161, 168, 175, 177, 185, 210, 214, 216, 222, 226, 227, 228
cultural compromise 83, 158
cultural customs 26
cultural materialism 26
cultural relativism 18
cultural sensitivity See Cultural Competence
cupping 199-200
curandera(o) 4, 34, 172, 190, 191, 192, 195, 210, 211, 216, 217
curse 168, 194, 208
dagger 70
dates 84
Davidhizer & Geiger 59
deaf 28
decision-making 93-97, 140, 147
dehydration 73, 89, 110, 215
delusions 190, 192, 194
depression 34, 79, 94, 184, 185, 187, 190, 193, 212, 216
descent See kinship
devils 163, 218
diabetes 1, 5, 16, 34, 44, 49, 75, 77, 80, 83, 93, 94, 132, 214
dialysis 34, 83, 84, 121
diarrhea 110, 205, 215
diet 13, 15, 16, 21, 34, 79-86, 91, 92, 94, 149, 161, 166, 206, 211, 214, 217, 220, 223-224, 227
dietitian 83, 84, 104, 204, 223, 224
digitalis 205
discrimination 10-13, 136, 143
disease etiology 15, 21-24
disease models 20-21
disparities (in health care) 1
divorce 96, 125
DNR See Do-Not-Resuscitate
“doing the month” 158
domestic violence 114, 122-125
dominance 104, 112
dominant culture 6, 178
Do-Not-Resuscitate 172, 173, 174
Double Dragon Pills 206
drawing blood See phlebotomy
drug overdose 59, 187
Dutch vs. English 29
duty 103, 104, 134, 145, 171
East Indian culture See India / Indian culture
Eastern Europeans 91
eating 79-84 See also diet
eclipse 149
efficiency 2, 14
egalitarian 20, 103, 130, 138, 180
Egyptian names 36
electrocardiogram 64
emergency department 41, 68, 76, 82, 89, 110 , 111, 124, 178, 184, 197, 209, 215, 217
emesis 65
emic 17, 67, 117, 194
emotional control 25, 143, 183, 184
emotional expressiveness 8, 14, 52, 53, 54, 185
empacho 215, 216
England 27, 28 See also Great Britain
envy 207, 208
epilepsy 3
equality 9, 20, 32, 37, 45, 109, 110, 113
ER See emergency department
Ethiopia 22, 208
ethnocentrism 9, 18, 23, 88, 103, 109
etic 17, 194
evil eye 74, 207, 208, 209, 216
exorcism 22
exorcist 193
expressiveness See emotional expressiveness
extended family 99, 101, 103, 185, 190
eye contact 45-46, 48, 51, 184, 185
Fadiman, Anne 3, 17, 151, 156
faith 4, 67, 71, 75, 170, 173, 174, 182, 209, 216, 218, 219
fallen fontanelle 215
familismo 101-102
family honor 24, 116, 117, 120
family of orientation 20, 99
family of procreation 20
fasting 79, 80, 84
fat See obesity
fatalism 16, 24, 56
female circumcision See female genital mutilation
female genital cutting See female genital mutilation
female genital mutilation 117-119
female modesty See modesty
female purity 24, 115-120
female virginity See virginity
femoral-popliteal by-pass 4, 53
fever 89, 110, 117, 158, 185, 200-203, 205, 215, 216
FGM See female genital mutilation
filial piety 171, 173, 175, 182
Filipino culture 30, 47, 49, 56, 83, 87, 112, 135, 138, 139, 141, 144, 151, 171, 173, 174, 186, 225
Filipino nurses 33, 60, 80, 134, 137, 141, 142
folk disease 3, 207-209, 215-217
folk healers See Traditional Healers
folk medicine 197, 205, 213 See also traditional medicine
food cravings 149-150
food preferences See diet
Foreign to Familiar 142
France 86, 88
freedom 13, 25, 176, 191
funeral traditions 179-181
“ gal” 30
gallstones 7
“garment” 72
gay 23, 28, 96
gender 32, 109, 110, 111, 114, 135, 146
generalization 7-10, 24, 53, 60, 210, 217
genetic counseling 15, 28, 33
germs 4, 7, 15, 21, 22, 23, 70, 86, 164, 208, 212
gestures 47, 48, 51, 73, 138
Ghana 48, 96, 97
gifts 106-107, 108, 152
giggling 28, 31
Gilbert, M. Jean 42
God 4, 15, 16, 23, 24, 56, 64, 65, 67, 69, 72, 75, 79, 84, 92, 117, 168, 170, 172, 173, 174, 179, 180, 182, 194, 218, 219
God’s will 56, 84, 173
grammar 31
Great Britain 47 See also England
greta 205, 216
grief 167, 177-179, 182
Gypsy culture See Romany culture
hair 70, 79, 89, 90, 92, 159
halal 104
hallucinations 192, 194
hand-washing 7
Harris, Marvin 26
healing ritual 191, 219
health and fitness 13
health department 137, 156, 206, 225
health history 34, 41, 42-43, 59, 189, 192, 205, 217
health teaching 16, 35, 40, 45, 51, 84, 85, 96, 104, 108, 166
health care culture. See American health care culture
heart attack See cardiology
heart catheterization See cardiac catheterization
hemodialysis. See dialysis
herbal remedies 4, 17, 191, 206, 207, 210, 214, 215, 218, 221
herbalist 210, 217
hernia 62
hierarchical 9, 20, 24, 25, 33, 40, 41, 44, 45, 46, 103, 106, 126, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 147, 180, 186
high blood 220
high blood pressure See hypertension
Hindu(ism) 26, 73, 74, 79, 82, 162 , 179, 180, 211
HIPAA 41
Hispanic cultures 3, 9, 16, 17, 19, 33, 35, 37, 39, 46, 53, 56, 85, 94, 95, 98, 100, 101, 103, 110, 122, 148, 149, 150, 151, 165, 185, 189, 193, 202, 205, 217 See also Mexican culture
Hispanic Folk Medicine 213-218
HIV 1, 28, 39
Hmong culture 3, 17, 18, 45, 46, 78, 151, 156, 168, 179
holistic model of disease 21
holy communion 65
Holy Cross Hospital 156
holy days 78
home health 58, 84, 216
home remedies See herbal remedies
homosexual See gay
honor 14, 24, 31, 116, 117, 120, 131, 173, 185
Hoopa Indian 72, 176
Hopi 96
hospice 39, 58, 170-171, 174, 182
hospital (foreign)
Africa 106
Spain 100
Thailand 100
Vietnam 128
hot / cold 21, 22, 82, 83, 85, 149, 150, 151, 158, 165, 166, 201, 212, 213, 214
housekeeping 116
hyperkalemia 50
hypertension 16, 19, 80, 134, 214, 220
hysterectomy 39, 66, 113
ice water 21, 22, 158, 159, 224
ICU See intensive care
idioms 27-28
immediate family 97, 99
immune system 22, 52, 86
independence 6, 13, 14, 25, 93, 95, 102, 103, 107, 108, 114, 136, 183, 185
India / Indian culture 21, 54, 111, 115, 130, 159, 161, 162, 171, 180, 211, 212
Indian Orthodox Christian Church 64
individualism 25, 167, 168
industrialism 20, 25, 49
infant 18, 29, 45, 73, 110, 119, 150, 155, 157, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 166, 202, 203, 205, 207, 208, 214, 215, 216
infant mortality rates 162
infanticide 18, 115
infection control 156, 219, 225
infibulation See also female genital mutilation
informed consent 39, 43-45, 95, 96, 111, 113, 155, 164, 165, 168, 170, 171, 172, 209
injections 28, 52, 56, 58
insulin 5, 16, 93, 94
intensive care 29, 73, 76, 99, 127, 145, 187, 219
interdependence 6, 93, 102, 103, 107, 144
intern 143
internal medicine 129
internist 120
interpreters 3, 4, 27, 28, 30, 31, 37-42, 44, 45, 48, 51, 73, 77, 84, 95, 97, 137, 172, 174, 175, 222, 223, 227, 228
intravenous line 34, 58, 73, 89, 98, 112, 113
Iran / Iranian culture 6, 47, 105, 113, 152, 173
Irish culture 53
Islam 47, 65-66, 78, 79, 80, 81, 84, 88, 104, 115, 116, 117, 170, 173, 179, 180, 224
Italy / Italian culture 54, 55, 189, 208
Indochinese names 36
IV See intravenous line
Japan / Japanese culture 6, 9, 14, 24, 25, 26, 55, 56, 83, 98, 107, 140, 145, 156, 167, 168, 180, 181, 184, 185, 201
jargon 6, 50
Jehovah’s Witness 66-67, 145, 146
Jewish culture 26, 47, 54, 55, 107, 173 See also Sephardic
Jewish religion See Judaism
Judaism 26, 46, 68, 69, 78, 81-82, 146, 153, 173, 179, 180
Kaptchuk Ted 212, 213
karma 175
kidney 49, 66, 83, 84, 95
kinship 96, 97
Kleinman, Arthur 2
Klessig, Jill 172, 173, 175
knee surgery 56, 57, 90
Korea / Korean culture 9, 47, 48, 106, 136, 143, 144, 145, 155, 167, 173, 181, 188, 190, 224
kosher 81, 82
Kuo, Alice 2
lab technician 116
labor and delivery 98, 119, 150, 151-155
labor attendants 153-155
lactose intolerance 84-85
Lanier, Sarah 142
Laos / Lao culture 73, 143
Latin America See Hispanic cultures
Latino See Hispanic
lawsuit 34, 35, 41, 66, 140, 222, 228 See also
malpractice
left hand 88, 177
lesbian 96
Leviticus 66
life support (& removal of) 25, 167, 172-176, 182
limpia 216
long underwear See garment
low blood 220
lying-in period 149, 155, 157-160, 161, 166
ma huang 206
machismo 124
magic 23, 120, 148
magico-religious model of disease 21
mal ojo See evil eye
male authority 24, 113
male dominance 112
Malinowski, Bronislaw 148
malnourishment 84, 204
malpractice 140 See also lawsuit
matrilineal 95, 96
Mauritania 91
Mbuti pygmies 13
Mecca 65
medical culture See American health care culture
medical history See health history
medical residents 11, 42, 111, 128
medical student 123, 146, 152, 187, 207, 208
medical-surgical 132
medication 15
Medicine and Culture 86
medicine bundle 74, 89
medicine man 209, 210
meditation 212, 224
Mediterranean cultures 1, 53, 74, 207
mental illness 183-188, 192, 195
Mexico / Mexican culture 7, 8, 9, 28, 33, 49, 53, 74, 85, 110, 111, 112, 124, 149, 150, 152, 154, 155, 157, 159, 164, 167, 171, 173, 174, 189, 204, 207, 208, 210, 211, 214, 216, 218 See also Hispanic cultures
Middle Eastern cultures 1, 6, 7, 46, 49, 53, 95, 105, 116, 124, 139, 140, 152, 153, 154, 156, 163, 178, 208, 216, 218 See also Arab, Iranian
Mien culture 73, 77
minister 4, 75, 218, 220
minority culture 1, 6
miscarriage 149
moaning 4, 7, 8, 118, 151, 201
modesty 14, 116, 117, 120-122, 125, 154, 202, 224
Mohammed 116
money 13, 14, 25, 69, 100, 106, 107, 177, 181, 222, 225, 228
Mormons 72, 79
moxibustion 212
Muslim culture See Arab culture
Muslim See Islam
myocardial infarction See cardiovascular
names 36-37
Native American cultures 17, 72-73, 74, 84, 89-90, 92, 140, 177, 210 See also Navajo, Hopi, Hoopa
Navajo culture 43, 45, 95, 96, 149, 181
“ natural” folk diseases 215
Neanderthals 179, 197
Nigerian culture 33, 46, 99, 118, 119, 120, 135
Nine Parts Of Desire 116
nonadherence See noncompliance
noncompliance 5, 21, 35, 50, 80, 81, 84, 88, 184, 204, 205, 216, 221
See also adherence
Nonverbal communication 27, 45-48
nopales 214
Northern European cultures 53, 55
nuclear family household 20, 99
numbers 180-181, 182
nurse’s role 127-135
nurses’ aide 47, 134, 139, 157
obesity 90, 91
object intrusion 23
Ob-Gyn 11, 163
occupational therapy 102
oncology 178 See also cancer
operating room 8, 53, 72, 181
organ donation 167, 179, 182
Orthodox Jews See Judaism
orthopedics 42, 56, 57, 90, 100
oxygen tent 176
overdose See drug overdose
pain medication 1, 4, 7, 52, 56-59, 60, 61, 90, 133, 134, 152, 170, 171
pain terminology 59
Pakistan / Pakistani culture 82, 106, 129, 159
palliative care 84, 170, 172
Panamanian culture 90
paradise 67
partera 217
pasionara 205
passion flower 205
pastoralism 24
patient advocacy 128-133
patient-controlled analgesia machine 52, 53
patient teaching See health teaching
patriarchal cultures 140
patrilineal 96
Payer, Lynn 86
PCA See patient-controlled analgesia machine
PC-SPES 206
Pediatric/s 3, 34, 73, 76, 96, 111, 112, 113, 164, 202, 203, 205, 207, 214, 215
personalismo 33, 34, 35, 42
pharmacist 5, 218
Philippines See Filipino culture
phlebotomy 28, 64, 77, 78, 116
photograph 76, 177
physical appearance 13
physical therapy 4, 5, 102, 122
pica 150
placebo effect 23, 209
placenta 155, 156, 166, 225
pneumonia 139, 158, 173, 176, 199, 202, 207, 214
pork 79, 81, 82, 151, 223
postpartum 68, 155- 164, 165, 166
poverty 19, 49, 124
prana 211, 212
prayer 63, 64, 65, 74, 78, 80, 191, 194, 210, 216, 224
prayer rug 65, 66, 224
pregnancy 11, 15, 28, 85, 110, 120, 148-151, 158, 165, 166, 204, 214
prejudice 9, 10-13, 15, 58, 131
prenatal care 33, 150-151, 166
prescriptions 91, 204-205
preventive health care 17, 19, 24, 50, 51, 205
priest 63, 64, 65, 193, 219
prison 210
privacy 13, 41, 63, 66, 78, 99, 100, 119, 142, 157
professionalism 126, 134, 135
pronouns 32
prostate 10
protein 82, 85, 149, 161, 165, 166, 225
psychiatric 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 192, 193
psychiatrist 59, 185, 187, 188, 189, 191, 193, 194
psychologist 115, 192
psychosis 186, 188, 195
psychosocial needs 135, 171
psychosocial nursing 127, 128, 134, 135, 147
psychosomatic complaints 184
psychotherapy 115, 188, 190, 192
public health nurse 109, 110
public health clinic 187
Puerto Rico / Puerto Rican culture 9, 28, 185, 189
pulses 212
purification 64, 210
purity 64 See also female purity
questions 2, 5, 17, 26, 35-36, 42, 51, 105, 122, 132, 133, 140, 142, 143, 144, 147, 185, 227, 228
quinceañera 110
rabbi 46
race relations 30
racism See discrimination
Ramadan 79, 80, 84
recovery room 37, 52, 53, 63, 141
refugees 83, 84, 155, 187, 204
rehabilitation 58, 102, 104
reincarnation 15, 180
religious statues 71
removing life support See life support
renal 1, 34
resident See medical residents
respect 4, 20, 22, 25, 30, 33, 35, 36, 37, 41, 44, 45, 46, 48, 49, 56, 57, 78, 96, 98, 99, 102, 110, 113, 121, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 144, 145, 169, 174, 179, 184, 188, 203, 207
ribbon 74
rice 21, 38, 83, 84, 151, 211, 223
right hand 88, 177
rite of passage 110
Romany culture 95, 99, 176
rosary 71, 193
Sabbath 26, 68, 69, 146
sacred symbols 70-74
Saudi Arabia See Arab cultures
scapular 71
scars 14, 90, 92, 119
school nurse 198
science 23, 165, 213
schizoaffective disorder 185
schizophrenia 22, 184
seizure 3, 65, 192, 202, 205
self-care 13, 14, 25, 88, 92, 102-104, 108, 127, 136
self-control 14
self-esteem 30, 130, 139, 144, 165
Sephardic 149, 176
Seventh Day Adventist 79
sexual segregation 62, 64, 65, 115, 116, 123, 125
shaman 22, 23, 190, 194, 195
shaving 64, 69, 70, 89, 90, 92, 102
shellfish 81
Sierra Leone 118
Sikh 69-70, 89, 92
silence 42-43, 151, 165
sin 4, 15, 65, 218
“ sing” 76
Slavin, Stuart 2
Snow, Loudell 218, 220
sobador 217
social services 160, 163
social structure 20
social worker 29, 105, 162, 174, 191, 192, 209
socialization 55, 137
Somalian 117
somatization 184, 187, 189, 190
soul 3, 18, 22, 23, 45, 67, 73, 76, 77, 155, 156, 160, 176, 177, 178, 182, 193
soul catcher 73
soul loss 3, 21, 22, 23, 76, 77, 216
soul theft 22, 193
South (U.S.) 2
South Africa 27, 28, 47
South African culture
South Asian culture See East Indian culture
Southeast Asians 73, 78, 121, 155, 160
Spain 21, 100
speaking in native language 49, 141-142
Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down 3, 17, 151, 156
spirit possession 3, 4, 22, 23
spirits 18, 22, 45, 68, 76, 160, 162, 177, 186, 194
spiritual healing 64, 74
spouse abuse See also domestic violence
STD See venereal disease
stereotype 7-10, 53, 60, 81, 152, 169, 210, 217, 227, 229
stoicism 8, 52, 53, 55, 56, 60, 151, 166, 177, 178
stoning 120
stress 22, 113, 167, 173, 186, 188-190, 191, 192, 195, 196, 222
strings 73, 74
stroke 19, 40, 102, 133, 134, 139, 206, 220
student See medical students
subculture 6-7, 13, 48
submissiveness 124, 136, 137, 147, 184, 185
suicide 14, 59, 94, 174, 184, 187, 191
sunna 118
supernatural 21, 23, 24, 192-195, 196, 215
supernatural illnesses 215, 216, 217
supervisor 32, 70, 104, 124, 130, 137, 138, 139, 145, 146, 178
surgeon 7, 27, 31, 63, 71, 72, 90, 113, 120, 175, 209, 210
surgery 4, 7, 11, 53, 54, 56, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 71, 72, 76, 86, 90, 100, 101, 107, 111, 113, 119, 132, 140, 141, 155, 166, 175, 181, 209, 210, 217, 218
surgical infection 201
susto 3, 191, 216, 217, 218
sweat lodge 210
syphilis 11
taboo 4, 21, 22, 89, 149, 155
Tagalog 33, 49, 138, 141, 142
tardiness 226
tattoo 119, 154
TB See tuberculosis
TCM See Chinese medicine
terminal diagnosis 167
theoretical perspective 24-25
third party go-between 139
time orientation 19-20, 48-50, 51, 150, 225, 226
toilet 7, 79, 86, 87, 88, 92, 102, 116
Torah 69
touching 46-47
toxic remedies 206
traditional healers 4, 34, 44, 75, 77, 172, 190, 207, 209-210, 217, 218, 221
traditional medicine 22, 197, 199, 210 See also folk medicine
traditional remedies 197, 200, 203, 205, 212, 214-215, 221
translator See interpreters
transplant 1, 25, 34, 35
trust 4, 11, 34, 41, 71, 80, 83, 123, 171, 185, 206, 207, 216, 217, 221
tubal ligation 164, 165
tuberculosis 82, 137
umbilical cord 156-157, 162, 166
unilineal kinship 96
urinary tract infection 117
values 2, 6, 8, 13-15, 19, 24, 25, 30, 31, 35, 40, 43, 50, 51, 52, 54, 57, 60, 67, 74, 76, 86, 90, 93, 94, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 107, 108, 110, 114, 116, 120, 122, 130, 132, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 144, 150, 151, 152, 167, 168, 171, 173, 175, 177, 180, 183, 185, 191, 192, 196
Asian cultures 8, 25, 31, 57, 60, 99, 136, 139, 144, 151, 171, 175
American culture 6, 13, 14, 25, 43, 54, 90, 93, 94, 99, 100, 103, 130, 132, 167, 168, 177
Health care culture 14, 25, 54, 67, 76, 107, 140, 150, 152, 171, 185
Hispanic cultures 35, 167, 202
Jehovah’s Witnesses 67
Jewish culture 180
Middle Eastern cultures 24, 40, 116
Native American cultures 43
Nigerian 99
vasectomy 165
venereal disease 39
Vietnam / Vietnamese culture 9, 48, 128, 151, 156, 157, 160, 161, 175, 177, 187, 198
violence See domestic violence
virginity 118, 119-120
visions 186, 195
visiting hours 13, 34, 89, 97, 99, 100, 225, 227, 228
visitors 13, 97-101, 104, 225
vomiting 3, 65, 215, 216
voodoo 219
WASP culture See Anglo American culture
Weather 55, 158
Web That Has No Weaver 212
welts 197, 198, 199
witch 194 See also bruja
worldview 6, 7, 15-17, 24, 67, 75, 171, 172, 195, 212
Worker’s Compensation 12
x-ray technician 120
yerbera(o) 210, 217
“ yes” 31, 143
yin / yang 21, 22, 82, 83, 151, 158, 201, 212, 213
yoga 212
Yom Kippur 79
zábila 205
Zar 22
Zborowski Mark 54, 55
