Cultural Group Exploration Assignment (in-text citation and APA format 7th edition) Required.

CULTURE EXPLORATION

Assignment

Understanding the impact of culture on the health beliefs / practices of a client is an important component of assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating comprehensive nursing care. To provide culturally competent care is a worthy goal. Insensitivity to a client’s culture may render interventions fruitless.

The PURPOSE of this assignment is to develop in the learner an awareness of the health beliefs / practices of a culture different from their own.

To make the experience meaningful, select a culture / cultural group other than your own that is relevant to your nursing practice arena. Collect information about the culture (books, journal articles, personal interaction) to be able to address the following general areas:

1. Cultural beliefs affecting communication between separate cultures.

2. Cultural beliefs related to health (i.e. what causes ill-health; how is good health maintained? Are there specific health practices?)

3. Health beliefs / practices specific to pregnancy, birthing process and childrearing.

4. Health beliefs / practices specific to end of life / death rituals.

5. Physiological variations of the cultural group which affects treatment or response to treatment.

6. What is the role of nursing within the culture? [How are nurses viewed, valued? Are members of this culture encouraged to become nurses? Are there restrictions related to nursing practice?]

Specific information about each of the above areas is found in the table along

with the points awarded for each section.

The assignment should be completed using the Cultural Exploration table (found in Resources).

The information should be bulleted, concise, short informational facts placed in the table to make sharing easier with the group. Content within each specific area must reflect the principles of good grammar. APA style for noting reference is required within each section (as you would in a paper).

Send the completed table along with a reference page to your faculty mentor via Submissions and post the completed work to your discussion group as an attachment.

Read what others have posted and incorporate the information into your culturally sensitive practice. You are encouraged to print out a copy of each person’s work for a reference source for your practice.