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NR391 Week 8 Reflection: Professional Insight Professor and Class, Comparing week 2 and week 8 self-assessment, I can answer “yes” to all questions. This self-assessment is a great tool to evaluate myself to ensure that culturally competent care is delivered. Assuming I had the opportunity to practice international nursing, the first contributions that are considered unique when providing nursing care internationally is applying the nursing education and skill acquired in nursing school...

NR_391 Week 6 Discussion Question: Standards of Practice • Read the Executive Summary. • Select ONE of the 12 Standards in the Summary. • Does your department or /organization currently give credence to this standard? If so, how? Think about the standards as they relate to culturally sensitive care. Professor & Class: The Standard I chose to discuss is Standard 12- Evidence-Based Practice and Research. Evidence-Based Practice is an approach to solving issues in a clinical practice...

NR 391 Week 5 Discussion Question: Transcultural Perspectives Across Lifespan Hello Professor and Class, The chapter I selected that interest me most in the required reading was chapter 6. Children are the individuals of this group. It is essential to remember that children are under the care of either their biological or adoptive parents, which are known to be their primary care providers. Various influence shape the children population. It is important to obtain information of these infl...

NR_391 Week 4 Discussion Question: Common Illnesses and the Use of CAM Therapies Thalassemia is a group of blood disorder that affects the way the body makes hemoglobin. As we have learned, hemoglobin (alpha & beta) are the proteins that are found in red blood cells which carries the oxygen throughout the body. With thalassemia, the red blood cells are destroyed at a very fast rate leading to anemia. Treatment for this condition depends on how severe the symptoms are. In severe cases, blood...

NR_391 Week 3 Discussion Question: Healthcare Needs of a Specific Minority Group According to Meridian Health Cultural Diversity Department Research (2009), the ethnic minority group in Monmouth County is Hispanics/Latinos. Some of their healthcare needs include: • Language/Communication – identifying the correct language is important for proper communication. • Diabetes screening because it is two times more prevalent in Hispanics • Blood pressure screening because Hypertension is ...

Week 2: Transcultural Nursing Skills Self-Assessment Nurses complete assessments on individuals on a daily basis. Self-assessments are in order before considering our abilities to provide culturally competent nursing care. 1. Complete the Transcultural Nursing Skills Self-Assessment Form (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. 2. Note the number of "no" answers in your self-assessment. 3. Share one or two of your "no" answers with your classmates and describe how you will...

NR391 Week 7 Discussion Question: Workforce Diversity 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. Miscommunica...

Week 1: Models of Transcultural Nursing Larry Purnell’s theory on cultural competence came about when trying to teach students to create a framework that will help them understand the cultures of patients. Purnell’s theory on cultural competence is illustrated using a circular model that includes seven different sections or rims. The rims from outer to inner are as follows, global society, community, family, person, 12 domains, a saw tooth line that represents cultural consciousness, and ...

NR 390 Week 8 Discussion, AACN BSN Essential VIII and Your Future Practice AACN BSN Essential VIII clearly calls for BSN graduates to appreciate nursing history and its impact on today’s professional nursing practice. As you consider your future professional nursing practice, tell us • How you will share stories and lessons from nursing history with your nursing colleagues, and • How lessons from nursing history will impact your future nursing practice Hello Professor and Class! ...

NR390 Week 7 Discussion, Interview Impact Hello Professor and Class! Emily is the nurse I chose to interview for my class paper. I know her from my community in which I leave and happen to work in the same organization as her but different hospitals. In the 2010 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Institute of Medicine report, The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health, there are four key messages listed aimed at helping nurses transform healthcare (Chamb...