Assignment - Death and Dying - Ethical Dilemmas and Nursing Interventions
Different cultures view death and dying differently. For this assignment you will research a culture, other than your own and using your Culturally Competent Health Care textbook by Larry Purnell or the internet to address the following:
• Describe the current views and possible ceremonial processes, honoring the death and dying of their loved ones for the culture you chose to research.
• You may find some differences in values between your culture and the one you have researched. If you did, what are they and how do you feel about them? If not, what similarities between your culture and the one you have researched did you find, how do you feel about them?
• Heading: Introduction of your paper topic the culture you have selected to research. (this is the first bullet point above)
• Heading: Background. Discuss value differences or similarities between your culture and the one you researched. (this is the second bullet point above)
• Heading: Conclusion: a summary statement, in a few sentences, about the last two sections (background info, and value differences) and what that information means for the end-of-life care of those clients (implications for nurses caring for this clients experiencing the ends of their lives).
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. 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.
3. Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.