Each cultural group has a traditional view of health and illness. Likewise, they each have traditional methods for maintaining, protecting and restoring health as they understand and define health.

Each cultural group has a traditional view of health and illness. Likewise, they each have traditional methods for maintaining, protecting and restoring health as they understand and define health.

These traditional methods often have a spiritual belief component that influences the manner in which an individual views various life transitions. Health care providers have an obligation to consider these cultural perspectives in planning with the client and family to meet health care needs during these transitions.

The student is to utilize a theoretical framework to explore the cultural/spiritual/ belief practices in a selected population and to identify the implications for the nurseas assessment, planning and implementation of care for individuals/families during a specific life transition.

Course competencies met with this assignment

a? 1. Writing skills from E 101-102.
a? 6. Uses APA format in selected written assignments.
a? 10. Defines, discusses and applies basic concepts of critical thinking in selected written and group assignments.
a? 14. Identify key nursing concepts needed to successfully work with selected cultural groups and the role of nursing globally.
a? 15. Identify aspects of culture diversity and application in nursing assessment.
a? 17. Explores culture and belief systems as they relate to health, wellness, and illness.
a? 18. Identify values and beliefs of Western biomedicine as they relate to healthcare.

Grading: The paper is worth 100 points.

Process

Choose one of the following populations to explore beliefs and customs related to health/illness and life transitions. To promote new learning, students are expected to select a group outside of their personal frame of reference.
HISPANIC (This is the one Ive chosen) Buddhist Chinese
African-American Bosnian Korean
Jewish Romanian Vietnamese
Arab Basque American Indian
Other cultures will be considered with permission of the faculty

Choose one of the following periods of life/health transitions to focus your discussion and plan of care.
Pregnancy and Birth (This is the one Ive chosen)
Elder care (care of parent or grandparent)
Children and families
End of life issues

Identify the cultural framework you will use for your discussion.

a? Leiningeras Sunrise Model
a? Purnell and Paulonka
a? Giger and Davidhizer (This is the one Ive chosen)

Research and present the following information related to the cultural/spiritual beliefs and practices. Your audience is the beginning general practice nurse.

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