Cultural Assessment nursing /cultural assessment 

1. Identify      a person from a culture example include (African, Native American, Asian, Pacific      Island, and Latin American and Middle eastern American) with an illness or      chronic condition. The illness needs to be such that it impacts the      person’s life. Please keep in mind that the person with an acute      illness may be under too much stress to answer questions. You may not      interview a member of your own family. You will use eight questions as      defined by Arthur Kleinman to shape your interview. Be cognizant that you      are incorporating therapeutic communication techniques throughout the      interview.
2. Once      you choose the person you would like to interview, obtain verbal agreement      and be sure to let him or her know that you will maintain confidentiality      throughout this project. Ask the person which cultural group he or she      identifies with. Read about that culture so you will be prepared for the      interview. 
3. In 300 words review what is known about the cultural values of the      group. 
4. During the interview, you may have others present if the person      requests. If so, you will want to look for and recognize the family      dynamics within his or her culture.
5. Complete      the interview and submit the typed paper in APA format. A minimum of two      references must be used. 

Eight Simple Questions by Arthur Kleinman

The Kleinman questions, developed out of medical anthropology research, are designed to elicit health beliefs and expectations, or concerns, about the illness and treatment. You should be familiar with these questions before conducting the interview. Using the eight simple questions provided by Arthur Kleinman, you should be able to individualize care and understand the person you are caring for. You will interview the person concerning the health problem that he or she considers the most significant. Arthur Kleinman’s eight questions for eliciting the person’s explanatory model (EM) of his or her illness are as follows:

1. What do you call the problem? 

2. What do you think has caused the problem? 

3. Why do you think it started when it did? 

4. What do you think the sickness does? How does it work? 

5. How severe is the sickness? Will it have a short or long course? 

6. What kind of treatment do you think you should receive? What are the most important results you hope to receive from this treatment? 

7. What are the chief problems the sickness has caused? 

8. What do you fear most about the sickness? 

The paper must include the following items, as well as general elements of a well-written paper (clear, specific introduction and conclusion, good transitions between paragraphs and new ideas/points, proper APA format, etc.):

500 words Interview

• Date and time of interview 
• Setting: physical surroundings and location (be      specific) 
• Cultural group identified by person (and cultural group      identified by interviewer, if different)
• Interviewee’s age, gender, general physical appearance,      any observable physical limitations 
• Interviewee’s description of his or her health problem      using the Eight Questions by Arthur Kleinman (you may list these in      question and answer format)
• Answer Arthur Kleinman’s Eight Questions from your own      cultural viewpoint to compare and contrast with your interviewee’s      responses

500 words Reflection 

· Discuss whether his or her responses are consistent with common knowledge and information about specific aspects of his or her culture. What was consistent and what was inconsistent?

· Did this experience help you clarify your own views in any way? If so, what and how?

· Discuss what you learned about conducting a culturally sensitive interview.

· If you heard any comments or beliefs that were different than your own views, knowledge, or beliefs, did you respond to what you heard? If you responded, do you think it was the most useful way to respond? If so, how, if not, what would you do in the future? 

· In the future, if you conduct an interview with someone from a different culture, what would you do the same and why? What would you do differently and why?

· What did this contribute to your understanding of the healthcare values, beliefs, and/or practices of different cultures?

500 words Evaluation

• Consider      if you could have learned what you learned in a different or more      effective way.
• Describe      what went well during this process and what could have gone better.
• Describe      what were the most difficult and the easiest aspects of this assignment      and why.
• Describe      what you liked or didn’t like about this experience and why.

  

Cultural Assessment Rubric

  

Content

Points   Possible

Points   Earned

 

Interview

· See required items as listed above in the assignment   description

40

 

Reflection

· See required items as listed above in the assignment   description

40

 

Evaluation

· See required items as listed above in the assignment   description

20

 

Structure

· Clear   introduction and conclusion, reference page, well organized, proper APA   format, minimum of two references, correct grammar, correct spelling

20

 

Total:

120

choose a free topic from your reading (base on chapter 2)

each E-poster should include the following:

1- Introduction

2- Statement of the issue

3- Evidence supporting the issue

4- Prediction of the issue

5- Conclusion

6- References: minimum of three references from peer-reviewed nursing journals (encourage the use of international journals). Articles need to be within the last 3 years unless historical

  

The practice of health care providers at all levels brings you into contact with people from a variety of faiths. This calls for knowledge and understanding of a diversity of faith expressions; for the purpose of this course, the focus will be on the Christian worldview.

Based on “Case Study: End of Life Decisions,” the Christian worldview, and the worldview questions presented in the required topic study materials you will complete an ethical analysis of George’s situation and his decision from the perspective of the Christian worldview.

Provide a 1,500-2,000-word ethical analysis while answering the following questions:

1. How would George interpret his suffering in light of the Christian narrative, with an emphasis on the fallenness of the world?

2. How would George interpret his suffering in light of the Christian narrative, with an emphasis on the hope of resurrection?

3. As George contemplates life with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), how would the Christian worldview inform his view about the value of his life as a person?

4. What sorts of values and considerations would the Christian worldview focus on in deliberating about whether or not George should opt for euthanasia?

5. Given the above, what options would be morally justified in the Christian worldview for George and why?

6. Based on your worldview, what decision would you make if you were in George’s situation?

Remember to support your responses with the topic study materials.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

RUBRICS:

Analysis of how the man would interpret his suffering in light of the Christian narrative and the hope of resurrection is clear and demonstrates a deep understanding that is skillfully supported by topic study materials.

Analysis of how the Christian worldview of the man might inform his view about the value of his life as a person with ALS is clear and demonstrates a deep understanding that is skillfully supported by topic study materials.

Evaluation of which values and considerations the Christian worldview focuses on when deliberating the option of euthanasia for the man is clear and demonstrates a deep understanding that is skillfully supported by topic study materials.

Evaluation of which options would be justified in the Christian worldview for the man is clear and demonstrates a deep understanding that is skillfully supported by topic study materials.

Reflection hypothesis of which personal choices would be make if faced with ALS based on personal worldview is clear, relevant, and insightful.

 

Purpose: PICO questions are used by practicing nurses and researchers to focus research questions and develop an efficient literature search strategy.  It is essential that future nurses learn how to do this to develop evidenced-based solutions to patient care problems in a healthcare organization. 

Assessment:  This assignment is worth 68 points and represents 20% of your final course grade.  It is graded according to the embedded rubric in this submission folder.  Late submissions will incur a 10% deduction per day, unless a Late Pass is used.

Instructions:

1. Write a PICO question based on a scenario you choose from the list of scenarios attached below.  Use the templates in the EBP Step by Step 3 article to help create your questions. You may need to do a pre-search to finding an intervention (the “I”) that has been studied and published to solve the problem.
2. Identify the PICO elements for each question. 
3. Develop a search strategy using at least 3 keywords from the P, I, and O parts of your PICO, 1 synonym for one of the keywords, and 1 MeSH term for one of your keywords. 
4. Locate 4 articles that help answer your PICO question.  The articles must meet the following requirements: 
   • must be primary source quantitative research articles.  
   • No article can be older than 2016. 
5. Obtain pdfs of the four articles you selected from the ResU database.  If not available for the ResU database, you may request access from the ResU Library, or you can email me the citation for the article, and I will attempt to locate a pdf of it. 
6. On a Word document, include your scenario; write your PICO question as a sentence; identify the P, I, C, and O for each question; and list the search terms (3 keywords, 1 synonym, 1 MeSH term) for each. You may use the template attached here. See also the link to the MeSH terms website below.
7. Provide a properly formatted APA reference page for your selected articles from Step 4 of these instructions. See the link to the APA and Writing LibGuide below.
8. Name each document (one Word doc and 4 article pdfs) as follows and upload to the appropriate submission folder in Brightspace:  

For the second of these Assignments find two proper APA Style references for two (2) “External Authoritative Sources” (defined below), discussing the changed environment between pharmaceutical companies and medical providers concerning gifts in the medical setting; and 

Provide a brief paragraph narrative (one paragraph for each of the required two (2) “external authoritative sources”) incorporating proper APA in-text citations and reference for each source,

A link for each source which leads to the full article referenced is required immediately following each reference.

Each assignment shall be submitted by each student on or before the designated due date shown on the course schedule and Canvas.

“External Authoritative Sources” for purposes of this course shall mean: articles from published books, peer reviewed journal articles, education and government sites as well as non-partisan national or international organizations (such as WHO, UNICEF, UNAIDS etc) provided, however the article selected has:
4.1 authors
4.2 In text citations and references to support statements made therein.
4.3 Under no circumstances are newspapers (e.g., the Wall Street Journal), blogs (regardless of source), editorials, panel discussions and “dot com” sites be used. The foregoing are not considered authoritative for this course.