Assignment: Transcultural Nursing
Assignment: Transcultural Nursing
Week 3 Course Project, Transcultural Assessment Milestone 1-Individual’s Profile
Course Project, Transcultural Assessment Milestone 1: Individual’s Profile (graded, 100 points)
Updated 7/2018
Purpose
The purpose of the Course Project is to give the student the opportunity to apply concepts in transcultural nursing by performing a transcultural nursing assessment.
The purpose of Milestone 1 is to identify an adult who is not a relative who is willing to participate in the transcultural assessment and to secure the instructor’s approval for the assessment. Note: The actual assessment does not occur until Milestone 3. It is not a purpose for this assignment.
Course Outcomes
CO1: Identify theories, concepts, and beliefs related to transcultural nursing. (PO1)
CO2: Communicate effectively with culturally diverse individuals, families, and organizations. (PO3)
CO4: Perform a culturally competent nursing assessment. (PO7)
Points
The entire project is worth 600 points. Milestone 1 is worth 100 points of this total.
Due Dates
You are to submit your completed NR394 Milestone 1 by Sunday, 11:59 p.m. MT, at the end of Week 3.
Requirements and Guidelines
Review the Course Outcomes for this assignment, which are listed above.
Review the guidelines for Milestones 1, 2, and 3, paying particular attention to Milestone 1 for this assignment. The guidelines for all of the Milestones are located in Modules on the left-hand navigation menu. Also, read the Course Project Overview page in Introduction & Resources for more details and helpful tips.
Identify a potential individual who has been living in a culture other than the one of origin for at least 2 years. This individual must be born outside the United States. The individual can be a patient, friend, or colleague, such as a physician, or acquaintance, but cannot be a relative. The individual must be living in your community and must be currently receiving or have previously received healthcare services in your community. The individual’s race, ethnicity, language, religion, and culturally based beliefs about healthcare and illness should be quite different from yours. The individual must speak your language. An interpreter is not permitted for the actual assessment, which occurs in Milestone 3 (Week 6).
Note: This is the same individual for whom you will develop verbal assessment questions in Milestone 2 and whom you will ask those questions in Milestone 3 and then reflect on your learning about the Course Project and the assessment.
Individuals can come from a variety of settings. Recent immigrants, migrant workers, exchange students, international students, long-term care residents, refugees, coworkers, physicians, patients, employees at local ethnic businesses, religious venues, community centers, and individuals who have recently moved to your community are some suggestions. The individual does not need to be a healthcare worker but must have received healthcare services in the country of origin as well as since arriving in the United States. Work with your instructor prior to submitting Milestone 1. Approval must be provided by your instructor before submitting Milestone 1 (this assignment).
Speak with the individual, and obtain permission to conduct an assessment later in the course. Clearly explain that statements made in the assessment will be recorded (written) and submitted to the instructor only. It is not intended for public distribution. Anonymity will be maintained by using first and last initials only. Do not use names in any of your documents.
Download the NR394_Individual_Profile_Template (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. Although you are not performing the official assessment until Milestone 3, it will be necessary to obtain some general information about your individual to complete Milestone 1. This information may come from the individual or Internet sources.
Fill in information about the potential individual using the template. You are expected to write clearly and use proper grammar and spelling and eliminate typos.
Submit the completed template by the end of Week 3 at 11:59 p.m. MT.
Example: KC was born in Hwidiem, Ghana, a small village in Africa, where he did not graduate from high school. He is 72 years old. He immigrated to the United States at age 28 and has lived in Grove City near Columbus, Ohio since then. Hwidiem is considered the provincial capital (fill in information about the community or city as you can find). He was married but divorced after a traumatic brain injury. Since then, he has had many part-time jobs and studies his Bible faithfully. Grove City is a town in Ohio (fill in information about the city or community). Currently, he receives healthcare for his hypertension control. I met him 3 years ago at a senior citizens’ center where I volunteer.
Week 4 Course Project, Transcultural Assessment, Milestone 2 Guide and Questions
Course Project, Transcultural Assessment, Milestone 2: Guide and Questions (graded, 200 points)
Updated 7/2018
Purpose
The purpose of the Course Project is to give the student the opportunity to apply concepts in transcultural nursing by performing a transcultural nursing assessment. The purpose of Milestone 2 is to develop an assessment guide utilizing open-ended questions that will encourage participation by the individual.
Course Outcomes
The completion of the Course Project enables the student to meet the following Course Outcomes.
CO1: Identify theories, concepts, and beliefs related to transcultural nursing. (PO1)
CO2: Communicate effectively with culturally diverse individuals, families, and organizations. (PO3)
CO4: Perform a culturally competent nursing assessment. (PO3)
Points
The entire project is worth 600 points. Milestone 3 is worth 200 points of this total.
Due Dates
You are to submit your completed NR394 Milestone 2 by Sunday, 11:59 p.m. MT, at the end of Week 4.
Requirements and Guidelines
Review the Course Outcomes for this assignment, which are listed above.
Review the best practices in Introduction & Resources and Course Project Overview in Canvas.
Research your individual’s cultural background prior to developing questions. Think about the impact the culture of origin has on the individual’s physical health; that is, what illnesses and conditions are prevalent in this culture? What are commonly held beliefs about health in the individual’s culture of origin that could influence the individual’s perception of healthcare and health practices in the current culture/community?
Refer to Appendix A in your text and select five (5) categories upon which you will concentrate for your assessment guide and questions. Thoroughly review each of the categories, and think about your individual.
Develop an assessment guide and questions with specific initial and follow-up questions. Include questions that reflect a thorough understanding of the categories (Appendix A) that you selected about the influence culture may have on the individual’s health and well-being.
Review the Differences Between Closed and Open-Ended Questions document (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. Use the suggestions as you formulate/propose your initial and follow-up questions.
Download the Milestone 2 assessment template (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. embedded in these guidelines.
Fill in information using the template. This does not require APA formatting; however, you are expected to write clearly and use proper grammar and spelling. The template is expandable to accommodate your typing.
Submit the completed template to the Milestone 2 assignment page by Sunday of Week 4 at 11:59 p.m. MT.
Prior to submission of Milestone 3, revise the Assessment Guide and Questions based on instructor feedback.
Note: Do not schedule the assessment to occur until after midnight on Friday of Week 5 to allow your instructor time to grade this Milestone unless you have obtained special permission from your instructor. Do not perform the assessment until after midnight on Friday of Week 5 for the same reason. If the individual’s schedule requires that you conduct the assessment before this day and time, consult your instructor regarding early submission of Milestone 2 (Assessment Guide and Questions) to ensure that you receive comments and incorporate revisions/suggestions in your assessment. Make sure you obtain your instructor’s permission before proceeding.
Week 6 Course Project, Milestone 3 Transcultural Assessment and Course Project Reflections
Purpose
The purpose of the Course Project is to give the student the opportunity to apply concepts in transcultural nursing by conducting a transcultural nursing assessment and reflection on completion of the Course Project. The purpose of Milestone 3 is to perform an assessment and reflect on learning related to the Course Project (3 Milestones). You will complete a template reflecting on concepts of transcultural nursing related to the assessment and reflect on learning.
Course Outcomes
The completion of the Course Project enables the student to meet the following Course Outcomes.
CO1: Identify theories, concepts, and beliefs related to transcultural nursing. (PO1)
CO2: Communicate effectively with culturally diverse individuals, families, and organizations. (PO3)
Points
The entire project is worth 600 points. Milestone 3 is worth 300 points of this total.
Due Dates
You are to submit your completed NR394 Milestone 3 by Sunday, 11:59 p.m. MT, at the end of Week 6.
Requirements and Guidelines
Review the Course Outcomes for this assignment, which are listed above.
Schedule a time to meet with the individual to conduct a face-to-face assessment. You may not conduct the assessment by phone call, e-mail, or by asking the individual to fill in the template. You must be able to understand your individual. An interpreter is not allowed.
Do not perform the assessment prior to Week 6 in order to receive feedback from your instructor regarding Milestone 2. This will allow you time to make adjustments in your questions if needed. If the individual’s schedule requires that you perform the assessment prior to Week 6, consult with your instructor regarding early submission of Milestone 2 to ensure that you receive timely feedback before the assessment occurs.
Perform the assessment in a professional manner using the preapproved questions (Milestone 2).
Once you have completed the Assessment and Reflections template (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site., click Save as, and save the file with assignment name and your last name (e.g., NR394_Milestone3_Smith). Submit to assignment page by 11:59 p.m. MT at the end of Week 6 by 11:59 p.m. MT.
Contact your instructor if you have any questions.
Assignment: Transcultural Nursing
Assignment: Transcultural Nursing
