Signature Homework: Diverse and Culturally-Specific Approaches to Healthcare
Length: 15 to 20 slides.
For this homework, based on the learning outcomes of this course, you will examine the role of the nurse as a culturally diverse practitioner and create a PowerPoint presentation. Identify your target audience (ie. staff nurses, pre-licensure nursing students, etc.) and create a PowerPoint presentation.
A nurse educator is preparing an orientation on culture and the workplace. There is a need to address the many cultures that seek healthcare services and how to better understand the culture. Choose a culture that you feel less knowledgeable about and address the following by including two to three examples of each bullet point:
o Compare and contrast this culture with your own culture.
o Provide examples of the historical, socioeconomic, political, educational, and topographical aspects of this culture.
o Report the appropriate interdisciplinary interventions for hereditary, genetic, and endemic diseases and high-risk health behaviors within this culture.
o Determine the influences of their value systems on childbearing and bereavement practices.
o Name their sources of strength, spirituality, and magico-religious beliefs associated with health and health care.
o Outline health-care practices, including acute versus preventive care; barriers to health care; the meaning of pain and the sick role; and traditional folk medicine practices.
o Identify cultural issues related to learning styles, autonomy, and educational preparation of content for this culture.
Format your homework according to the following formatting requirements:
o The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
o The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
o Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.
Textbook: Purnell, L., & Paulanka, B. (2013). Transcultural health care: A culturally competent approach (4th ed.). F. A. Davis. Read Chapter 9 & Abstracts.