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Transcultural Health Care
Transcultural Health Care
HLT324V
All Weeks Topic DQs
HLT 324V Week 1 Discussion 1
Describe the concept of “variant characteristics of culture.”
Which characteristics can change and which cannot? Is equality for variant
cultures typically supported in the United States? Provide examples to support
your statement.
HLT 324V Week 1 Discussion 2
How does cultural competency occur? What can one do to become
culturally aware? Describe an effective approach to using The Purnell Model
when working with subcultures (immigration status, gender, political beliefs,
socioeconomic status, sexual orientation, educational status, etc.).
HLT 324V Week 2 Discussion 1
From your readings, which cultural difference would be most challenging
for you to understand? Why? How would you prepare to work with individuals from
this culture in order to respect their culture?
HLT 324V Week 2 Discussion 2
If health care practitioners cannot communicate to the patients in
their language, how important is it to find a translator? Whose problem is it,
the health care provider’s or the patient’s? Why?
HLT 324V Week 3 Discussion 1
From the 10 select cultural groups you selected for the High-Risk
Nutritional Practices assignment, briefly explain an unusual high-risk practice
and how it impacts your role as a medical professional.
HLT 324V Week 3 Discussion 2
What factors influencing nutritional practices in the United
States could be changed to improve health?
HLT 324V Week 4 Discussion 1
Describe the spectrum of death and dying rituals and practices.
Why are death and dying rituals so significant?
HLT 324V Week 4 Discussion 2
What death and dying practices are contrary to your personal
beliefs or chosen religious values? How will you support a patient’s death and
dying rituals and practices, and still honor your own?
HLT 324V Week 5 Discussion 1
If you were caring for a child who could be cured if given blood
transfusions, but whose parents refused permission to give the transfusions due
to religious beliefs, what would you do?
HLT 324V Week 5 Discussion 2
Some parents are refraining from giving certain immunizations to
their children. How will this affect diseases in the United States in the
future? How as medical professionals can we embrace these nontraditional
practices?
All Weeks Assignments
HLT 324V Week 1 Allied Health Community Media Scenario
Details:
The ability to communicate, interact with different cultures, and
think critically is essential in the medical field. The interactive media scenario
you will use for this assignment illustrates a situation that could easily
arise when working in health care. To complete this assignment:
Go to the “Allied Health Community” media link:
http://lc.gcumedia.com/hlt307v/allied-health-community/allied-health-community-v1.1.html
Click “Enter” to begin.
Click on the box that says “SCENARIOS.”
Click on “View Scenario” for the “Critical Decision Making for
Providers.”
Examine how the described problem might happen in your facility
and the impact it could have. Work through this situation by examining all of
the choices presented in the scenario.
When you get to the end of the scenarios, one scenario will have
the word “Transcultural” on the top right corner. Click on “Transcultural.”
Read the scenario and answer the four questions that are provided.
While APA format is not required for this assignment, solid
academic writing is expected and in-text citations and references should be
presented using APA documentation guidelines, which can be found in the APA
Style Guide located in the Student Success Center.
You are not required to submit this assignment to Turnitin.
HLT 324V Week 1 Benchmark Assignment – Diversity in Health Care
Essay
Diversity has a significant influence on health care. Studying
transcultural health care helps health professionals understand different
cultures in order to provide holistic and individualized health care. Review
the Purnell Model for Cultural Competence, including the theory, framework and
12 domains. Write 750-1,000 word paper exploring the Purnell Model for Cultural
Competence. Include the following:
Explain the theory and organizational framework of the Purnell
Model, and discuss its relevance to transcultural health care.
Describe Purnell’s 12 domains of culture, and assess how each of
these domains plays an active role in the diversity of health care in your
specific field.
Discuss how this model can be applied when working with different
cultures in order to become a more culturally competent health care provider.
Cite at least three references, including the course textbook.
Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in
the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not
required.
This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to
beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for
successful completion.
You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Please
refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.
HLT 324V Week 2 Family Interview – Compare and Contrast Cultures
Paper
Family Roles and Organization, Work Attitudes, and Communication
It is important to identify and understand your own family culture
in order to be able to understand and respect other cultures. Interview a
family member, and an individual from another culture with which you are
unfamiliar. Some examples of an individual from another culture to consider for
the assignment include a neighbor, coworker, patient, or friend. Please inform
the individuals of the purpose of this assignment and make sure you receive
their consent.
Interviews:
Review the “Family Interview” template prior to the interview.
Additional space is designated on the template for you to create three
additional questions to ask both interviewees (family member and person from
another culture). Additional questions should be relevant to the readings or
discussion and should provide value to the interview by helping to understand
culture.
Some of the questions may include:
Family beliefs: Have they changed over generations?
Educational and occupational status in the culture and in the
family
Communication methods: verbal and nonverbal
Current family goals/priorities
Family member roles and organizational systems
Spiritual beliefs: current practice and death and dying
Alternative lifestyles
Work attitudes and structure
Written Paper:
Using the “Family Interview” template, interview your designated
family member and the person from another culture. Be sure to write your
responses in a way that will assist you in writing your paper. After the
interview is completed, write a paper of 750-1,000 words that includes the
following:
An introductory paragraph with the reasons for selecting the
interviewees.
A summary of the responses from the interview template gathered
from the interviewees.
A comparison and contrast of your findings between the two
interviewees.
A reflective concluding paragraph on how family roles affect the
cultural domains and relationships for each individual.
General Requirements:
Submit both the completed “Family Interview” template and the
written paper” to the instructor.
Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in
the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not
required.
This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to
beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for
successful completion.
You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Please
refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.
HLT 324V Week 3 Assignment High-Risk Nutritional Practices Paper
Examine the high-risk nutritional behaviors associated with
different cultures. Identify the historical perspectives, belief systems, and
other factors associated with these high-risk nutritional behaviors for each
culture. Write a 1,500-3,000 word paper on your findings in which you
accomplish the following:
Summarize the high risk-nutritional behaviors practiced among 10
different cultures.
Discuss the historical perspectives and belief systems of these
cultures that influence the high-risk nutritional behaviors.
Explore additional influencing factors on high-risk behaviors for
each culture. These may include, but are not limited to (a) education, (b)
family roles, (c) spiritual beliefs, (d) health care practices, and (e) drug
and alcohol use.
This paper requires minimum of six outside resources in addition
to the textbook, properly documented using APA guidelines.
Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in
the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not
required.
This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to
beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for
successful completion.
You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Please
refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.
HLT 324V Week 4 Case Study: Through the Eyes of the Patient and
the Health Care Professional
Topic: Spiritual and Cultural Emphases on Death and Dying
Allied health professionals are confronted with different death
and dying practices. An effective allied health professional recognizes the
importance of understanding different cultural practices, and learns how to
evaluate the death, dying, and spiritual beliefs and practices across the
cultures.
Read the two specified case histories and choose one for this
assignment.
Chapter 4, “Stories of Abby: An Ojibwa Journey” and Chapter 14,
“Stories of Shanti: Culture and Karma,” by Gelfland, Raspa, and Sherylyn, from
End-of-Life Stories: Crossing Disciplinary Boundaries (2005), available in the
GCU Library:
http://library.gcu.edu:2048/login?url=http://site.ebrary.com/lib/grandcanyon/Doc?id=10265487
Identify your role as a health care professional in supporting
Abby or Shanti’s dying rituals, and in creating strategies for displaying
respect while still providing quality care. Integrate your strategies as you
develop a care plan describing how you would approach the situation and care
for the patient. Review the “Care Plan” template prior to beginning.
Include the following in your care plan:
Communication: family and patient
Treatment options that align with the specific culture
Education: family and patient
Family roles in the process
Spiritual beliefs
Barriers
Cultural responses
Any additional components that you feel would need to be addressed
(from your perspective as a health care professional)
Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in
the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not
required.
HLT 324V Week 5 Benchmark Assignment – Nontraditional Health Care
Practices
Research different popular nontraditional health care practices.
Write a 1,000-1,200 word paper exploring nontraditional health care practices
and include the following:
Describe nontraditional health care practices in different
cultures. Compare at least three cultures.
Explain how these practices affect wellness and prevention in
different cultures.
Identify the nontraditional health care options in your areas, and
identify the number of people choosing to use them over traditional medical
practices. Propose reasons why the number of people using nontraditional health
care options is rising.
Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in
the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not
required.
This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to
beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for
successful completion.
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