Beth, I would recommend you purchase an excellent resource book. We have this as a mandatory competency for all of our clinical staff.
"Culture and Nursing Care: A Pocket Guide" Edited by Juliene G. Lipson, Suzanne L. Dibble, and Pamela A. Minarik. Published by UCSF Nursing Press University of California, San Francisco 1996. This book provides a quick reference to 24 different ethnic groups and includes summaries in Cultural/Ethnic Identity, Communication, Language, Literacy, Self Care Practices, Food Practices, Disease Management, Birth and Death Rituals, Family Relationships, Spiritual and Religious Orientation, Illness belief, and Health Practices. We end up purchasing a new copy every year because ours gets so beat up. This book doesn't directly address individuals from Iraq but does address Farsi and Persion culture which may provide some insight. Good Luck Redge L Campbell MS OTR/L Director of Rehabilitation Services Harrison Hospital Bremerton, WA 98310 360.792.6531 >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 10/11/02 05:34AM >>> Good morning all from the foggy Space Coast! As requested, I am starting a new topic. I will hopefully be serving a beautiful young girl whose parents are from Iraq. I don't believe they are Islamic as this child is at a Christian religious school. Anyway, I need to bone up on traditional Persian Farsi child rearing practices especially as it relates to disciplining a child and child/ parent relations. And by disciplining a child I don't mean physical discipline, I mean setting boundaries and expectations. Thoughts, ideas, help please.... Beth H. Thiers, OTR/L [EMAIL PROTECTED] *********��*********** Unsubscribe? Send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the message's *body*, put the following text: unsubscribe OTlist ** List messages are archived at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] *********��***********
