THE NURSING PERSPECTIVE

EVALUATING CULTURE FROM THE NURSING PERSPECTIVE

This week, we will examine a case study about smokers in Poland. As noted in the Center for Global Development and Jassem, Przewozniak, & Zatonski (2014), prior to 1989, Poland had the highest rate of smoking in the world, with three-fourths of all men aged 20–60 smoking every day at a rate of 3,500 cigarettes per person per year. It should be noted that 30% of all women smoked every day, as well. This behavior resulted in a life expectancy of about 60 years due to the highest rates of lung cancer in the world and all-time high levels of smoking-related cancers and cardiovascular and respiratory disease.

Be sure to review the Learning Resources before completing this activity. Click the weekly resources link to access the resources. 

WEEKLY RESOURCES

· Stanhope, M., & Lancaster, J. (2020).  Public health nursing: Population-centered health care in the community (10th ed.). Elsevier.

· Chapter 8, “Achieving Cultural Competence in Community Health Nursing” (pp. 165-195)

· Chapter 12, “Genomics in Public Health Nursing” (pp. 255-268)

· Chapter 19, “Health Behavior Principles Applied in Communities” (pp. 414-436)

· Chapter 18, “Building a Culture of Health to Influence Health Equity Within Communities (pp. 395-413)

 

· Center for Global Development. (n.d.).  Case 14: Curbing tobacco use in Poland  Download Case 14: Curbing tobacco use in Poland . https://www.cgdev.org/sites/default/files/archive/doc/millions/MS_case_14.pdf Used with permission from rightsholder. Center for Global Development. (n.d.).  Case 14: Curbing tobacco use in Poland. https://www.cgdev.org/sites/default/files/archive/doc/millions/MS_case_14.pdf​

· Jassem, J., Przewozniak, K., & Zatonski, W. (2014).  Tobacco control in Poland: Successes and challenges Links to an external site. .  Translational Lung Cancer Research, 3(5), 280–285. http://doi.org/10.3978/j.issn.2218-6751.2014.09.12

· U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (n.d.).  Global health Links to an external site. . https://health.gov/healthypeople/objectives-and-data/browse-objectives/global-health

To prepare for this Discussion, you will be required to read Case 14 by the Center for Global Development and complete readings in Stanhope and Lancaster.

Post your response to the following:

· What happened to change the culture of smoking in Poland?

· Understanding that we all have bias when discussing health issues and precipitating factors, what social and political factors allowed cigarette smoking to become a part of the Polish culture?

· Reflecting on your own practice, how do you overcome cultural bias? Do you find it more difficult to deal with some groups than others? How do people use the cultural information that they learn about others? Do you think this leads to stereotyping? Does cultural knowledge influence or change your practice and interaction with others?

Support your response with references from professional nursing literature.

Notes Initial Post: This should be a 3-paragraph (at least 350 words) response. A  reference listLinks to an external site.  is required. Use the most  current evidenceLinks to an external site.  (usually ≤ 5 years old).

Read two of your colleagues’ postings from the Discussion question.

Respond to at least two colleagues. Your responses should be substantial and should contribute to the Discussion. Support with evidence, if indicated.

Enter the discussion thread on 3 separate days. Write at least two posts to two separate peers.