Nr 394 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

NR 394 Week 8 Discussion, Global Nursing Opportunities

NR 394 Week 1 Discussion, Models of Transcultural Nursing

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 ...

NR_394 Week 5 Discussion, 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 influences ...

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 4 Discussion, Common Illnesses and the Use of CAM 1 Professor and Class, Select a common (or not so common) illness or condition that affects a specific ethnic group. African Americans have the highest, in the country, rate of hypertension, hypertension related mortality, and a high rate of uncontrolled hypertension due to lower rates of medication adherence (Pettey, McSweeney, Stewart, Cleves, Price, Heo, & Souder, 2016). Along with being disproportionately affected by hypertens...

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...

NR_394 Week 5 Discussion, 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 influences in...