Homework: Cultural Humility and Competence
In this writing homework, you will conduct an interview of a person from a culture different than your own, giving careful consideration to the concept of cultural humility.
1. Step 1: Choose a person to interview from a culture different than your own.
2. Step 2: Use your book or additional resources to research the cultural group's health practices. Think of questions you want to ask. Select a model of culturally-competent nursing care to guide the development of your questions.
3. Step 3: Conduct the interview (approximately 15-20 minutes). Be sure to gather information to address the areas in step 4.
4. Step 4: In a two-three page paper, addressed the following:
I. Describe how you used the chosen model of culturally competent nursing care to develop interview questions
II. Summarize the interview questions used and the answers received, and address the following:
i. With what culture does the person identify?
ii. How does this person define/perceive health and illness and how is this affected by his or her culture?
iii. Describe the person's health maintenance, protection, and restoration traditions and how these have been influenced by culture.
iv. How has language and/or culture impacted:
v. Access to health care
vi. Communication with health care professionals.
III. Analyze the concept of cultural humility, based on the information that you gathered in the Interview.
Format your homework according to the following formatting requirements:
i) The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
ii) 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.
iii) Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.