Caring for the vulnerable : perspectives in nursing theory, practice, and research / editors, Mary de Chesnay, Barbara A. Anderson.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Unit 1: Concepts -- Vulnerable populations: vulnerable people / Mary de Chesnay -- Rethinking vulnerability / Cathy Michaels and Carol Moffett -- Cultural competence, resilience, and advocacy / Mary de Chesnay, Rebecca W. Peil, and Christopher Pamp -- Social justice in nursing: a review of the literature / Doris M. Boutain -- Low literacy and vulnerable clients / Toni M. Vezeau.

Unit 2: Nursing theories -- Nursing theories applied to vulnerable populations: examples from Turkey / Behice Erci -- Culturally competent care for Samoans / Karen Joines and Mary de Chesnay -- The ethical experience of caring for vulnerable populations: the symphonological approach / Gladys L. Husted and James H. Husted -- Giving voice to vulnerable populations: Rogerian theory / Sarah Hall Gueldner, Geraldine R. Britton, and SusanTerwilliger -- Application of the Barnard parent/caregiver-child interaction model to care of premature infants / Danuta Wojnar -- The utility of Leininger's culture care theory with vulnerable populations / Rick Zoucha -- Positive skills, positive strategies: solution-focused nursing / Margaret McAllister.

Unit 3: Research -- Methodological and ethical issues in research with vulnerable populations / Mary de Chesnay ... [et al.] -- Sample qualitative research proposal: the lived experiences of Taiwanese-Americans with pre-diabetes type 2 / Andrew Lin -- Sample quantitative research proposal: the effects of relaxation exercises on anxiety and discomfort associated with pelvic examinations / Patti Nissley -- African-American families having children with asthma: a critical review / Yvonne M. Sterling and Jane W. Peterson -- Life histories of successful survivors of colostomy surgery, multiple sclerosis, and bereavement / Mary de Chesnay ... [et al.] -- "Staying with HIV/AIDS": a compressed ethnography of Zambian women / Terra Grandmason -- Gender differences in barriers to adolescent honesty with advanced practice nurses / Andrew R. Kruse -- Experiencing homelessness: a grounded theory study of formerly homeless mothers / Pamela M. H. Cone -- The use of community-based participatory research to understand and work with vulnerable populations / Ellen Olshansky -- Immigrant vulnerability: does capitalism in the United States matter? / Jenny Hsin-Chun Tsai.

Unit 4: Practice -- Predisposition to non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus among immigrants from the former Soviet Union / Nataly Pasumansky -- Barriers to healthcare access for Latino service workers in a resort community / Caroline Cogen -- Barriers to tuberculosis screening among Filipino immigrants to the United States / Gloria Q. Natividad -- Effective treatment plans for female veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder / Patricia M. Jergens -- Hormone replacement and the treatment of the transgender patient: a critical literature review / David Hibbs -- Mustada'afah (vulnerability) in Arab Muslim women living in the United States / Dena Hassouneh -- Sample care plan for culturally competent care of an Arab Muslim woman / Carol Vineyard.

Unit 5: Programs -- Program development for vulnerable populations / Mary de Chesnay and Anne Watson Bongiorno -- Overcoming vulnerability: an evidence-based practice model for Nicaraguan men / Carl A. Ross -- Center for reducing risks in vulnerable populations / Julie Johnson Zerwic ... [et al.] -- Reducing the vulnerability of nurses / Elaine Goehner and Pamela A. P. Smith -- Opening a clinic: a far-off dream becomes a reality / Rebecca K. Conte -- Program proposal for Native Amercian/Alaskan native community organization / Charee L. Taccogno -- Mobile care clinic: an integrated program for the homeless / Linda Frothinger.

Unit 6: Teaching-learning -- Teaching nurses about vulnerable populations / Mary de Chasney -- Healthy communities: a framework for experential learning in community health nursing / Barbara A. Anderson and Amanda B. Frye -- Preparing nursing professionals for advocacy: service learning / Lynda P. Nauright -- Designing a model for predicting or working with vulnerable populations based on graduate fieldwork / Jane W. Peterson ... [et al.] -- Vulnerable populations: a model for a web-enhanced doctoral-level course / Angeline Bushy.

Unit 7: Policy implications -- Public policy and vulnerable populations / Jeri A. Milstead -- Health care for some borne on the backs of the poor / Elizabeth Furlong -- Resolving disparities in elder care: clinical quality, translational science, and the clinical doctorate / Mary K. Walker -- Global nursing migration: issues in social justice and vulnerability / Barbara A. Anderson.