Pocket Guide to Cultural Assessmet places all the essential information for patients of unfamiliar culture. This handy reference is designed to prepare the nurse for the potential variations a culturally diverse patient can exhibit. The dominant culture of 166 countries is documented. Valuable information on location and topography is given, in addition to the following essential data: major language, health care beliefs, ethnic or racial specific diseases, health team relationships, families' role in caring for their sick, birth and death rites, food practices and intolerance, national childhood immunisations, and more. The pocket size makes it portable, and its alphabetical organisation makes information easy to retrieve.