Reference no: EM133668823
Homework: Cultural Impact on Nursing Care
Objectives:
A. Demonstrate understanding of how major life transitions are impacted by a client's culture
B. Identify ways to adapt nursing care related to these cultural differences
Task
A. Students will select a relevant culture found in the US today that they are interested in researching and inform their clinical faculty. Clinical faculty must then approve, via email,the student's choice. Students should not research their own personal culture.
B. Some suggested cultures are Chinese, Native American select a tribe, Asian (specify country), African (specific country), South American (specific country), Eastern European, Caribbean, or Middle Eastern except north Africa.
C. No two students in a clinical group may research the same culture; this is an individual homework.
D. Students will research and write a paper describing the norms and practices oftheir chosen culture, related to either the beginning of life (birth) or the end of life (death), not both.
E. Using the GWCC library's search engines, the student will find at least one article from a nursing or other healthcare journal, about the cultural norms and practices related to either birth or death for the chosen culture. Students may also utilize course textbooks in addition to their article.
F. The paper should include the name and description of the chosen culture and any historical, geographical or religious influences that may have affected their cultural practices.
G. Students will incorporate a summary, in their own words, of the information found in their primary article, with appropriate citations.
H. Students will describe the attitudes and norms of their culture related to birth or end of life practices. Include specific cultural practices by giving specific examples.
I. Describe potential conflicts that these practices might present in the US health care system
J. Describe specific and relevant ways nursing care can be adapted to diminish the cultural conflicts identified.