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HLT 324V (Transcultural Health Care) – Complete Course – Topic 1 till 5 - Assignments & Discussion Questions with Responses NOTE: This package contains the following files.  HLT 324V Topi... c 1 Assignment: Benchmark - Diversity in Healthcare Essay  HLT 324V Topic 1 Assignment: Allied Health Community Media Scenario  HLT 324V Topic 1 Discussion Question 1  HLT 324V Topic 1 Discussion Question 2  HLT 324V Topic 2 Assignment: Family Interview - Compare and Contrast Cultures Paper  HLT 324V Topic 2 Discussion Question 1  HLT 324V Topic 2 Discussion Question 2  HLT 324V Topic 3 Assignment: High-Risk Nutritional Practices Paper  HLT 324V Topic 3 Discussion Question 1  HLT 324V Topic 3 Discussion Question 2  HLT 324V Topic 4 Assignment: Case Study, Through the Eyes of the Patient and the Health Care Professional  HLT 324V Topic 4 Discussion Question 1  HLT 324V Topic 4 Discussion Question 2  HLT 324V Topic 5 Assignment: Nontraditional Health Care Practices  HLT 324V Topic 5 Discussion Question 1  HLT 324V Topic 5 Discussion Question 2 HLT 324V Topic 1 Discussion Question 1 "Variant characteristics of culture" include nationality, race, age, color, religious affiliation, educational status, socioeconomic status, occupation, military experience, political beliefs, urban versus rural residence, enclave identity, marital status, parental status, sexual orientation, gender issues, physical characteristics, immigration status, and length of time away from the country of origin. Reflect on your own cultural background and family origin. Share with the class some details of your family history. What are variant characteristics of your culture you identify with? Has this changed from when you were growing up? HLT 324V Topic 1 Discussion Question 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 Topic 2 Discussion Question 1 From your readings in Chapter 4, choose one of the organizational systems such as social, ethical, religious, spiritual, educational, ecological/environmental, political, economic, technological, and legal systems. Discuss how this organizational system can prepare you to care for individuals from other cultures. HLT 324V Topic 2 Discussion Question 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 Topic 3 Discussion Question 1 Select and identify a culture other than your own. In what ways will you have to modify your communication approach, your nursing tasks, and your patient education in formulating a culturally competent plan of care for this patient? HLT 324V Topic 3 Discussion Question 2 What factors influencing nutritional practices in the United States could be changed to improve health? HLT 324V Topic 4 Discussion Question 1 Describe the spectrum of death and dying rituals and practices across cultures. Why are death and dying rituals so significant? HLT 324V Topic 4 Discussion Question 2 Select a culture other than your own and explore their death rituals. Using Ray’s Transcultural Communicative Spiritual-Ethical CARING Tool from Chapter 6 page 179, discuss how you would adapt your nursing care in this culturally dynamic situation. HLT 324V Topic 5 Discussion Question 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 Topic 5 Discussion Question 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? HLT 324V Topic 1 Assignment: Benchmark - 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: 1. Explain culturally sensitive care and its application within health care. 2. Explain the theory and organizational framework of the Purnell Model, and discuss its relevance to transcultural health care. 3. 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. 4. Discuss how this model can be applied when working with different cultures in order to become a more culturally competent health care provider. 5. Cite at least three references, including the course textbook. HLT 324V Topic 1 Assignment: Allied Health Community Media Scenario 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, access the "Allied Health Community" media link in the study materials and complete the following: 1. Click "Enter" to begin. 2. Click on the box that says "SCENARIOS." 3. Click on "View Scenario" for the "Critical Decision Making for Providers." 4. 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. 5. 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. HLT 324V Topic 2 Assignment: Family Interview - Compare and Contrast Cultures Paper 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: 1. Family beliefs: Have they changed over generations? 2. Educational and occupational status in the culture and in the family 3. Communication methods: verbal and nonverbal 4. Current family goals/priorities 5. Family member roles and organizational systems 6. Spiritual beliefs: current practice and death and dying 7. Alternative lifestyles 8. 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: 1. An introductory paragraph with the reasons for selecting the interviewees 2. A summary of the responses from the interview template gathered from the interviewees 3. A comparison and contrast of your findings between the two interviewees 4. A reflective concluding paragraph on how family roles affect the cultural domains and relationships for each individual HLT 324V Topic 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: 1. Summarize the high risk-nutritional behaviors practiced among two or three different cultures. 2. Discuss the historical perspectives and belief systems of these cultures that influence the high-risk nutritional behaviors. 3. Discuss the role of the health care provider in caring for individuals with 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. HLT 324V Topic 4 Assignment: Case Study: Through the Eyes of the Patient and the Health Care Professional 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. Identify your role as a health care professional in supporting Abby's or Shanti's dying rituals, and in creating strategies for displaying respect while still providing quality care. Identify communication strategies necessary in caring for your select person. 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: 1. Communication: family and patient 2. Treatment options that align with the specific culture 3. Education: family and patient 4. Family roles in the process 5. Spiritual beliefs 6. Barriers 7. Cultural responses 8. Any additional components that you feel would need to be addressed (from your perspective as a health care professional) HLT 324V Topic 5 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: 1. Describe nontraditional health care practices in different cultures. Compare at least three cultures. 2. Explain the importance of these practices in providing holistic and quality health care. 3. Identify the nontraditional health care options in your areas, and identify the number of people choosing to use them over traditional medical practices. 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