obligation to perform a comprehensive cultural assessment when planning care for the patient. However, this is a challenging task for nurses with the various cultural dynamics of all the various ethnic groups in the United States. Nevertheless, the nurse will need to establish a rapport with the patient when trying to develop a cultural assessment of the patient (Andrews & Boyle, 2016). The purpose of this paper is to describe key components of a culturally comprehensive assessment for the Hispanic population
The purpose of this paper is to describe my personal worldview on religion, spirituality, and culture, collaborate it with my choice of nursing theory that illustrates my philosophy in life and approach to patient care including their similarities. I will elaborate how my philosophy and nursing theory reinforce my perspective and decision-making towards my role as a future Nurse Practitioner. In this paper a specific example of my past or current practice will be point out and how my worldview and
Homelessness: Planning a Visit Chinwendu Chukwudike Chamberlain College of Nursing NR506: HealthCare Policy Fall A, 2015 Homelessness: Planning a Visit Homelessness is a huge social problem for ages in our society (Hudson and Nandy, 2012). This issue has been a major public health issue and each year, millions of Americans are chronicled homeless. These individuals lacks steady housing; sleeping on the streets, emergency shelters, parks, or even abandoned buildings (Thomas & Chan, 2012). They
Steven R. Oltmanns Lifespan Development and Nursing Practice Abstract Cultural awareness needs to be used when caring for the Inuit as a Nurse. The Inuit have social bonds and beliefs which are illustrated in their culture and diet. They have a diet consisting of mainly protein from land and sea. This diet along with living in freezing temperatures for thousands of years has shaped the Inuit into who they are today. Framework for the Cultural Assessment Communication The language of the Inuit
profession of nursing is centered around compassion, and providing meaningful care for patients. Intentional rounding is a variable system that has been created in order for nurses to assess and address the care needs of a patient. In fact, recent evidence shows that effective, intentional rounding can lead to decreased patient falls, decreased hospital acquired conditions (HAC), and increased patient satisfaction.