Culture in Nursing Course Reflection

Florida National University NUR3655

Syllabus

Course Number

NUR 3655

Course Title

Culture in Nursing

Course Credits

3 Credits

Prerequisites

NUR 3805, NUR 3065, NUR 3125, NUR 3165, NUR 3826

Instructor Information

Prof. Eddie Cruz, RN MSN

[email protected]

Text and Materials

Andres, A.M. & Bolye, J.S. (2016). Transcultural Concepts in Nursing Care (7th ed.). ISBN 978-1-4511-9397-8

Publication Manual American Psychological Association (APA) (6th ed.). 2009 ISBN: 978-1-4338-0561-5

Course Description

• Throughout the use of the nursing process, this course provides culturally competent health care skills, including assessing and identifying cultural practices, values and beliefs that affect the nursing practice. The student will be introduced to the components of cultural competence and how to apply it.

Learning Outcomes

· This course will enable the student to identify and apply components of the different cultures.

· The students will be able to determine the impact of culture on health care.

· Increase the student knowledge of the delivery of culturally competent care to individuals, families, groups, communities, and institutions (Ray, Marilyn, A., 2016).

Course Objectives

Upon Completion of this course, the student will be able to:

· Identify how the different cultures and behavior manifestations and

cultural diversity may affect health and illness.

· Focuses on multicultural nursing, different approaches and methodology for nursing care throughout the life span of the patient.

· Articulate the concepts that explain culture diversity and their relevance for nursing practice.

· Examine cultural issues and trends in nursing practice.

· Analyze selected population group cultural patterns and behavioral manifestations of cultural values.

· Evaluate the socioeconomic impact of the client's cultural needs upon levels of care: primary, secondary, and tertiary.

· Articulate theory, research methods, and advanced multiculturally sensitive nursing practice concepts.

· Formulate a model of care integrating culturally sensitive assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation.

Course Requirements

See College catalogue

Library Assignments

One planned per term during Week 8.

Guest Speaker

Optional throughout semester

Week Schedule

The beginning of the week is considered Monday 12:01 a.m. EST and closes Sunday at 11:59 pm EST

Week 1	May 4, 2020 – May 10, 2020
Week 2	May 11, 2020 – May 17, 2020
Week 3	May 18, 2020 – May 24, 2020
Week 4	May 25, 2020 – May 31, 2020
Week 5	June 1, 2020 – June 7, 2020
Week 6	June 8, 2020 – June 14, 2020
Week 7	June 15, 2020 – June 21, 2020
Week 8	June 22, 2020 – June 28, 2020
Week 9	June 29, 2020 – July 5, 2020
Week 10	July 6, 2020 – July 12, 2020
Week 11	July 13, 2020 – July 19, 2020
Week 12	July 20, 2020 – July 26, 2020
Week 13	July 27, 2020 – August 2, 2020
Week 14	August 3, 2020 – August 9, 2020
Week 15	August 10, 2020 – August 16, 2020
Week 16	August 17, 2020 – August 20, 2020

*All assignments and DQ’s are to be submitted on or before Sunday at the end of the specified week that they are due by 11:59 p.m. EST, unless otherwise noted.

NOTE: To receive credit for a week's discussion, students may begin posting no earlier than the Sunday immediately before each week opens. Unless otherwise specified, access to all weeks begins on Monday at 12:01 a.m. EST, and that week's assignments are due by the next Sunday by 11:59 p.m. EST. Week 8 opens at 12:01 a.m. EST Sunday and closes at 11:59 p.m. EST Thursday. Assignments may be due earlier in Week 8. Refer to the Guidelines and Rubric found in Course Resources.

Course Outline

Week	Module/Topic	Assignments & DQ’s	Assignments & Posts Due Dates
1	Theoretical Foundations of Transcultural Nursing	Introductions http://nursing-theory.org/nursing-theorists/Madeline-Leininger.php Read Chapters 1 DQ #1 answer to main questions are due Wednesday by 11:59 pm EST	Introduction and week 1 DQ’s (due Sunday at 11:59 pm) First Academic Assignment APA Tutorial due Sunday 11:59 pm Two posts to peers due Sunday 11:59 pm
2	Culturally Competent Nursing Care	Read Chapters 2 DQ answer to main question(s) is due Wednesday by 11:59 pm EST	Cultural presentation (See assignment tab) Two posts/responses to peer(s) due Sunday, 11:59 pm EST
3	Cultural Competence in the Health History and Physical Examination	Read Chapters 3 DQ answer to main question(s) is due Wednesday by 11:59 pm EST	Weeks 1 & 2 test Two posts/responses to peer(s) due Sunday, 11:59 pm EST
4	The Influence of Cultural and Health Belief Systems on Health Care Practices.	Read Chapters 4 DQ answer to main question(s) is due Wednesday by 11:59 pm EST	Two posts/responses to peer(s) due Sunday, 11:59 pm EST
5	Transcultural Perspective in Childbearing	Read Chapter 5 DQ answer to main question(s) is due Wednesday by 11:59 pm EST	Weeks 3 & 4 test Two posts/responses to peer(s) due Sunday, 11:59 pm EST
6	Transcultural Perspective in the Nursing Care for Children	Read Chapters 6 DQ answer to main question(s) is due Wednesday by 11:59 pm EST	Weeks 5 & 6 test Two post/response to peer(s) due Sunday, 11:59 pm EST
7	Transcultural Perspective in the Nursing Care of Adults	Read Chapters 7 DQ answer to main question(s) is due Wednesday by 11:59 pm EST	Two posts/responses to peer(s) due Sunday, 11:59 pm EST
8	Transcultural Perspectives in the care of Older Adults.	Read Chapter 8 DQ answer to main question(s) is due Wednesday by 11:59 pm EST	Cultural Presentation Two posts/responses to peer(s) due Sunday, 11:59 pm EST
9	Creating Culturally Competent Health Care Organizations	Read Chapter 9 DQ answer to main question(s) is due Wednesday by 11:59 pm EST	Weeks 7 & 8 Two posts/responses to peer(s) due Sunday, 11:59 pm EST
10	Transcultural Perspectives in Mental Health Nursing	Read Chapter 10 DQ answer to main question(s) is due Wednesday by 11:59 pm EST	Two posts/responses to peer(s) due Sunday, 11:59 pm EST
11	Culture, Family, and Community	Read Chapter 11 DQ answer to main question(s) is due Wednesday by 11:59 pm EST	Weeks 9 & 10 test Two posts/responses to peer(s) due Sunday, 11:59 pm EST
12	Cultural Diversity in the Health Care Workforce	Read Chapter 12 DQ answer to main question(s) is due Wednesday by 11:59 pm EST	Two posts/responses to peer(s) due Sunday, 11:59 pm EST
13	Religion, Culture, and Nursing	Read Chapter 13 DQ answer to main question(s) is due Wednesday by 11:59 pm EST	Weeks 11& 12 test Two posts/responses to peer(s) due Sunday, 11:59 pm EST
14	Cultural Competence in Ethical Decision Making	Read Chapter 14 DQ answer to main question(s) is due Wednesday by 11:59 pm EST	Week 13 & 14 test Two posts/responses to peer(s) due Sunday, 11:59 pm EST
15	Nursing and Global Health	Read Chapter 15 DQ answer to main question(s) is due Wednesday by 11:59 pm EST Course Reflection Assignment	Two posts/responses to peer(s) due Sunday, 11:59 pm EST Course Reflection Assignment due Friday, 11:59 pm EST
16	Final week No Discussion Topic for this week	Please use this forum for any questions or clarification of topics covered throughout the class.

Discussions & Discussion Questions

Participation Guidelines:

Students must post a minimum of three (3) times in each graded discussion. The three posts in each individual discussion must be on separate days, the initial answer(s) and two responses to peers. The student must provide an initial answer(s) to the graded discussion posted by the course instructor, by Wednesday, 11:59 p.m. EST, of each week. If the student does not provide an answer to each graded discussion topic (not a response to a student peer) before the Wednesday deadline, an automatic “0” will be issued for that week’s DQ. Subsequent posts, including essential responses to peers, must occur by the Sunday deadline, 11:59 p.m. EST of each week.

*Credit for peer responses will be issued via the DQ rubric if peer responses are made without an initial DQ response.

NOTE: To receive credit for a week's discussion, students may begin posting no earlier than the Monday of that week at 12:01 a.m. EST. Unless otherwise specified, access to all weeks begins on the first day of the course.

DQ Submission Guidelines

Students must submit their initial weekly DQ post in two separate areas. First, the student will submit their initial response via that week’s assignment link provided under the assignments tab as a Word document. Once this is done, the student will then copy and paste their answer onto that week’s DQ thread under the Discussions tab. Thereafter, all discussions and peer replies will be conducted via the DQ board. Failure to submit your initial DQ response to BOTH the assignments tab and the DQ thread will result in a “0” for that week’s DQ.

Note: All DQ submissions will be monitored for plagiarism.

Course Notes

It is recommended that you login to this course at least 4 days each online week. Students are also required to know the expectations or “etiquette” that pertains to the discussion board. Students who abuse this forum by making harassing, inappropriate or abusive statements will be removed and receive a zero (0).

Remember, your participation is essential to connecting with other students and developing an online learning community. Furthermore, often it’s the deciding factor between receiving a higher or lower grade at the end of the term.

Course Assignments

Specific assignments, their due dates, and grading criteria are listed in this syllabus. You are accountable for both individual assignments and for providing a significant contribution toward your learning team's collaborative assignments when assigned. Your course grade includes scores from both your individual and group assignments. You are also responsible for completing all assignments including readings, written papers, presentations, and class discussions. You will be graded on the achievement of the objectives, not on the effort you put into your assignments. All online discussions, written assignments and documentation of others' ideas and words in presentations must be in APA 6th edition format. You have one opportunity to complete each assignment. Papers cannot be rewritten, and presentations cannot be re-given to obtain a higher grade.

Late Assignments

Due dates are established for reasons of equity. It is not fair to peers who complete assignments on time if other classmates have extra time to work on their assignments. It is also not fair to the professor who must grade assignments in a timely fashion. Therefore, 5% of the assignment points (i.e., 1 out of 20, 1.25 out of 25, .2 out of 40 will be deducted each day for late submissions.

Class Policies

All students are responsible for reviewing the School Catalog section on Policies at:

https://www.fnu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/studenthandbookSEPT2019.pdf

Student Code of Ethics

Cheating or plagiarism is dishonest, undermines the necessary trust upon which relations between students and faculty are based, and is unacceptable conduct. Students who engage in cheating or plagiarism will be subject to academic sanctions, including a lowered or failing grade in a course; and the possibility of an additional administrative sanction, including probation, suspension, or expulsion. Cheating is the act of obtaining or attempting to obtain credit for academic work by using dishonest means. Cheating at FNU includes but is not limited to: Copying, in part or whole from another's examination, paper, mathematical analysis, research or creative project, or the like; Submitting as one's own work an examination, paper, mathematical analysis, research or creative project, or the like which has been purchased, borrowed, or stolen; or fabricating data; Consulting notes, sources, or materials not specifically authorized by the instructor during an examination; Employing a surrogate to take an examination, write a paper, do mathematical analysis, or complete, in part or wholly, an evaluation instrument; Aiding or abetting any act that a reasonable person would conclude, when informed of the evidence, to be a dishonest means of obtaining or attempting to obtain credit for academic work; and committing any act that a reasonable person would conclude, when informed of the evidence, to be a dishonest means of obtaining or attempting to obtain credit for academic work. Plagiarism is the act of obtaining or attempting to obtain credit for academic work by representing the work of another as one's own without the necessary and appropriate acknowledgment. More specifically, plagiarism is: The act of incorporating the ideas, words of sentences, paragraphs, or parts thereof without appropriate acknowledgment and representing the product as one's own work; and The act of representing another's intellectual work such as musical composition, computer program, photographs, painting, drawing, sculpture, or research or the like as one's own. If a student is in doubt about the nature of plagiarism, he/she should discuss the matter with the course instructor. Theft - Copying computer programs owned, leased, or rented by the College for use by the student in his or her course of studies is considered theft and will be dealt with according to the laws covering such actions and to the College norms for disciplinary actions. In cases like these, the Campus Dean will convene a Hearing Committee which will hear, investigate and render a report to the Campus Dean. This Committee will be composed of three members from the faculty or staff. According to the findings, the Campus Dean will render a decision. If this decision is not acceptable to those involved, a petition to the Dean to appoint an Honor Court must be signed by at least three people. The Honor Court procedure is explained in the Student Handbook.

Religious Holidays

Religious holidays are an excused absence, but not beyond the day for the holiday itself. Students should make their requests known at the beginning of the semester and arrangements must be made with the faculty member for missed work.

Students with Disabilities

Students with disabilities who may need special accommodations must register with the Office of Disability Services. In addition, students must contact the instructor so that arrangements can be made to accommodate their needs.

FNU is committed to offering accessible courses to all students, in full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Amendments Act of 2008 (ADAAA), Titles I and II of the ADA of 1990, and Sections 503 & 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. If you require special accommodations, you have the right to receive services including but not limited to customized assessments, individualized tutorial services, and other accommodations provided to you by faculty and staff. Please do not hesitate to contact our Student Services Office or Distance Learning department if you require any special accommodations.

Evaluating Methods

Assignment	Weight
Discussion Questions	30%
Research Paper	30%
Final Research/Case Discussion	25%
Course Reflection	15%
Total Points	100%

Grading System

	Letter Grade	Numerical Points	Quality Points
Superior Achievement	A	93-100	4.0
Good	B	85-92	3.0
Average	C	80-84	2.0
Failure	F	0-79	Unsatisfactory
Incomplete	I

NUR3655 Syllabus April 2020

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