As nurses, we often work with physicians or other healthcare team members whose native language is not English. In fact, some of you may have interviewed a non-native English speaker for your Course Project. Share an example of miscommunication that has occurred as a result of this disparity. Reflect on your new-found knowledge of transcultural nursing, and describe how this miscommunication could have … prevented.

The basis for our lesson this week came from the Standards of Practice for Culturally Competent Nursing Care Executive Summary, Transcultural Nursing Society: Your nursing leader has decided that the department needs to better incorporate these Standards of Practice for Culturally Competent Nursing Care into the nursing care delivery model at your organization. There are 12 Standards. Read the Executive Summary. Select one of the 12 Standards in the Summary. Does your department or /orga...

NR 391 Week 5 Discussion Question: Transcultural Perspectives Across Lifespan Select and read ONE of the chapters of particular interest to you listed in Assignments under Required Readings. Discuss what information you should obtain to develop and implement culturally appropriate care plans for an individual of this group. A brief case study or exemplar may be one way to present your information. For example, how would you provide culturally- appropriate care for an elderly female who is Muslim...

NR 391 Week 4 Discussion Question: Common Illnesses and the Use of CAM Therapies Our patients come to us after exploring various avenues of self-help. At times, these avenues involve the use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) therapies. Select a common (or not so common) illness/ or condition that affects a specific ethnic group/ or cultural group or vulnerable population. Name the condition/ or illness and the group/ or population. Identify two (2) CAM therapies that patients are...

NR 391 Week 3 Discussion Question: Healthcare Needs of a Specific Minority Group Describe the healthcare needs of a minority group in your city or town. Briefly describe the characteristics of the minority group. What opportunities do you see for improving the health of this group? How would you communicate their healthcare needs to people of authority? Use titles instead of names to identify these individuals. What is the role of the BSN-prepared nurse in enhancing communication skills related...

Nurses complete assessments on individuals on a daily basis. Self-assessments are in order before considering our abilities to provide culturally competent nursing care. Complete the Transcultural Nursing Skills Self-Assessment Form (Links to an external site.) Links to an external site. Note the number of “no” answers in your self-assessment. Share one or two of your “no” answers with your classmates and describe how you will convert the “no” to a “yes” over the next few weeks....

Chapter 1 of Andrews and Boyle (2016) discusses Leininger’s sunrise model of transcultural nursing. However, other models are … and are important to acknowledge as well. Besides Leininger’s model, what others are available? Describe one model and how you might apply it to your practice setting. An excellent resource may … found at the Transcultural Nursing Society’s website () Click on the Theories tab.

NR391 Week 7 Discussion Question: Workforce Diversity

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NR391 Week 5 Course Project: Milestone 3 – The Interview