Transcultural Nursing Assignment Paper

Chamberlain College of Nursing NR394 Transcultural Nursing

Course Project Milestone 2:

Transcultural Assessment Guide and Questions Template

This is a template to record your information for this assignment. Do not rely only on this template to determine everything you must include! Please read Milestone 2: Transcultural Assessment Guide and Questions guidelines, grading criteria, and grading rubric on the assignment page in order to learn details of what to include on this template.

Review NR394_Differences Between Closed and Open-Ended Questions prior to completing this template. The link to this file is located in the Guidelines for this assignment. Go to Modules, Introduction & Resources then Course Project Overview for best practices. Refer to Appendix A in your text and select five categories upon which you will concentrate your assessment guide and questions.

Type your answers to the following questions using complete sentences and correct grammar, spelling, and syntax. Note this template is expandable. You may need more pages to include the information that is requested in the guidelines for this assignment.

Once you have filled in the template, click Save As and save the assignment name and your last name. For example, “NR394_Milestone2_Template_Smith”. Submit to the Milestone 2 assignment page by 11:59 p.m. MT Sunday at the end of Week 4.

Note: This template is expandable to accommodate your typing.

Title: Milestone 2

Your Name: __________________________Individual’s Initials______________

Individual’s Culture of Origin_________________Age_____________Career/Profession_________________

1. State the proposed date of the assessment which should not occur until after Friday of Week 5. Describe the location of the assessment and how privacy/confidentiality will be maintained. Be specific. (20 points)

2. Describe the process you will use for documenting your assessment and what steps you will take to ensure its accuracy. For example, do you plan to take notes and then ask the subject for verification, or do you plan to record the assessment in audio or video and then transcribe it? Be specific.(14 points)

3. Identify five (5) categories from Appendix A in your text from which you would like to develop primary (and follow-up) questions for your assessment. The categories from which you may choose include:

· Biocultural Variations and Cultural Aspects of the Incidence of Disease

· Communication

· Cultural Affiliations

· Cultural Sanctions & Restrictions

· Developmental Considerations

· Economics

· Educational Background

· Health-Related beliefs and Practices

· Kinship and Social Networks

· Nutrition

· Religion and Spirituality

· Values Orientation

Type the names of the five categories you have chosen in the table below in the column marked “Categories.”

4. Develop one open-ended primary question for each of the five categories. Please note that the questions should be in your own words and designed to elicit meaningful responses. Use the table to type each question next to its corresponding category. (60 points)

5. Develop two open-ended follow-up questions for each primary question. Type these next to the corresponding primary questions. Formulate questions that your individual will understand. Avoid “medical/nursing jargon.”(40 points)

6. Indicate reasons for asking specific questions that relate to culture of origin and healthcare experiences. (50 points)

Chamberlain College of Nursing NR394 Transcultural Nursing

Differences Between Closed- and

Open-Ended Questions

When assessing individuals, one is more likely to obtain comprehensive information when asking open-ended questions instead of closed-ended questions.

Think back to the days of mental health nursing and therapeutic communication skills. The emphasis was on asking open-ended questions to encourage the patient to share information, clarify, and reflect to ensure that the nurse heard what the patient was trying to communicate.

Skilled communication goes a few steps further. Respectful, collaborative communication among and between the nurse and the patient is important and valuable. In Milestone #2 of your Course Project, you are to develop specific primary and follow-up questions for each primary question that reflect an understanding of the categories that you selected about the influence culture may have on your individual. Active listening to seek understanding and using key follow-up questions are crucial when trying to elicit optimum information to provide culturally competent care.

Closed-Ended Questions

For the purposes of the Milestone, closed-ended questions are those for which you are only expecting a one-word answer such as yes, no, one’s age, educational level, country of origin, or so on. You should know this information already, and it is not necessary to ask for it again. Closed-ended questions may convey to your individual that you are in a hurry and may not really be interested in answers. Closed-ended questions can be replied to with a short phrase or a one-word answer. They may be appropriate when you are completing a checklist for a health history for a new patient but are not appropriate when trying to elicit comprehensive information about one’s culture. Closed-ended questions have the potential to end the conversation.

Questions to Avoid

Questions to avoid include, but are not limited to, the following.

Open-Ended Questions

On the other hand, open-ended questions help you elicit much more information and convey to your individual that you are truly interested in the answers. Open-ended questions require responses with more than one-word answers. A more in-depth and lengthier response is helpful in discovering more about a situation or person, especially as it relates to the culture of origin. This promotes further discussions. Transcultural Nursing Assignment Paper

Questions to Ask

Phrases in responses include, but are not limited to, the following.

If you have questions about how to phrase your questions, primary or follow up, please consult your instructor.