Nr394 discussion - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

NR394 Week 3 Discussion, Healthcare Needs of a Specific Minority Group A. Name and describe the healthcare needs of a minority group in your community/city. The Hispanic population in Texas is very high, highest of all minorities, measuring at 39.6% (US Census Bureau, 2017). One unfortunate health disparity of the Hispanic population is the high prevalence of diabetes present. According to Stephen Williams (2008), Director of Houston Department of Health and Human Services, health disparity ...

NR394 Week 2 Discussion, Transcultural Nursing Skills Self-Assessment People are seldom consciously aware that culture influences their world view and interaction with others” ((Andrews & Boyle, 2016, p. 34). I answered 6 yeses and 4 nos in my self-transcultural self assessment skill. Two of my no answers are: Rarely do I reflect on how my own identify impacts how my transcultural patients perceive me: No I step out of my comfort zone to assess, understand, and deal with my own prejudi...

• Reflect on how to apply cultural awareness to communication in your current clinical practice. • Share an example of miscommunication that occurred as a result of this diversity and whether an adverse outcome resulted. • Describe how the miscommunication could have been and will ... in the future.

NR394 Week 6 Discussion, Standards of Practice Professor and Class, I have chosen Standard 4: Culturally Competent Practice Douglas, Rosenkoetter, Pacquiao, Callister, Hattar-Pollara, Lauderdale et al. (2014) suggests that to implement this guideline, a staff nurse should “Establish a trusting relation through open and sensitive communication, active listening and respect of client’s cultural beliefs and practices.” I believe we do this already because in our organization, we have a “...

NR394 Week 7 Discussion, Diversity in the Healthcare Workforce 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. a. Share an example of miscommunication that has occurred as a result of this disparity. b. Reflect on your new-found knowledge of transcultural nursing, and describe how this miscommunication could have been prevented. Mis...

1. Think of a change in your cultural perspective that is different now from when you were a child. 2. What influenced you to change your thinking? 3. How can you use this information in clinical practice?

NR394 Week 2 Discussion, Transcultural Nursing Skills Self-Assessment People are seldom consciously aware that culture influences their world view and interaction with others” ((Andrews & Boyle, 2016, p. 34). I answered 6 yeses and 4 nos in my self-transcultural self assessment skill. Two of my no answers are: Rarely do I reflect on how my own identify impacts how my transcultural patients perceive me: No I step out of my comfort zone to assess, understand, and deal with my own prejudice...

NR394 Week 3 Discussion, Healthcare Needs of a Specific Minority Group A. Name and describe the healthcare needs of a minority group in your community/city. The Hispanic population in Texas is very high, highest of all minorities, measuring at 39.6% (US Census Bureau, 2017). One unfortunate health disparity of the Hispanic population is the high prevalence of diabetes present. According to Stephen Williams (2008), Director of Houston Department of Health and Human Services, health disparity is...

NR 394 Week 8 Discussion; Reflection on Transcultural Nursing (Graded)

1. Cultural population selected and why 2. Health issue selected and why 3. Highlight three or more key points from your poster