Essay Assignment
Instructions:
o Identify and discuss 5 ways that a nurse can be culturally sensitive when caring for refugees? For example, when assessing, teaching, questioning or evaluating their health?
o When having to communicate through an interpreter, what are some thing s that the nurse needs to do or keep in mind? Why is it not a good idea to use family for interpreting during medical visits?
o What are some of the different ways that different cultures look at mental health or mental health disorders? How can culture affect the patients mental health?
o List at least 5 health complications/disorders that refugees are coming to the US with and how can you as the nurse help identify them?
o Describe one of the two spirituality assessment tools (HOPE or FICA) .
o How does religion or spirituality play a role in a patients health?
Format your assignment 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 assignment, 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.