Purpose

The Course Outcomes covered this week are CO2 and CO4.

CO2: Describe cultural differences related to drugs.

CO4: Perform a culturally competent nursing assessment. (PO7)

CO6: Identify personal opportunities for improvement in providing culturally competent care based on Andrew/ Boyle’s Transcultural Nursing Assessment Skills Self-Assessment (PO8)

Discussion

Nurses complete assessments on individuals on a daily basis. Self-assessments are in order before considering our abilities to provide culturally competent nursing care.

Complete Transcultural Nursing Skills Self-Assessment Form (Links to an external site.)

Note the number of No answers in your self-assessment. Share one or two of your No answers with your classmates, and describe how you will convert the No to a Yes over the next few weeks.

What interventions are needed to turn each No into a Yes response?

Professor’s comment: Hello All,

Looking forward to your completing the

Transcultural Nursing Skills Self-Assessment Form.  . (Links to an external site.)

So, how many No answers did you have  in your self-assessment?  Share one or two of your No answers with your classmates and I and describe how you will convert the No to a Yes over the next few weeks. I look forward to hearing what sort of interventions you will do to help the no turn to a yes!

Dr. 

references: American Psychological Association. (2010). Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed.).

Andrews, M. M., & Boyle, J. S. (2016). Transcultural concepts in nursing care (7th ed.). Philadelphia: PA: Wolters Kluwer.

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Transcultural Nursing

Transcultural Nursing Skills

Self

–

Assessment

Form

Please indicate

(

with an

X

)

either

Ye

s or

No

to the f

ollowing questions related to your

current

transcultural nursing skills.

Transcultural Nursing Skills

Yes

No

I

make a concerted effort to pronounce my patients’ first and last na

mes even when

they seem “strange

” to me

.

YES

I realize that learning about different cultures is a life

–

long experience.

YES

I understand the differences between interpreters and translators.

YES

I step out of my comfort zone to

assess

,

understand

,

and deal with

my own

prejudices

YES

I always

demonstrate a caring attitude with all my patients regardless of the color of

their ski

n or their ethnic background.

YES

Sometimes I

take it personally when a patient from a different culture does not

understand my questions.

NO

Rarely do

I reflect on how my own identity

impacts how my transcultural patients

perceive me.

NO

Often I

recognize that learning styles may be different

,

and I adapt

my teaching

styles.

YES

I

consistently

model my acceptance of various cultures for other staff members.

YES

I accept suggestions for being more culturally sensitive fr

om my coworkers

.

YES

Total number of

Nos

and Yes

es

8

2

*If you answered

No

to any of these questions, what do you need to do to be able t

o answer

Yes

within

the next few

weeks?

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LMD

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Transcultural Nursing Skills Self
–
Assessment

Form

Please indicate
(
with an
X
)

either
Ye
s or
No

to the f
ollowing questions related to your

current

transcultural nursing skills.

Transcultural Nursing Skills

Yes

No

I make a concerted effort to pronounce my patients’ first and last na
mes even when
they seem “strange
” to me.

I realize that learning about different cultures is a life
–
long experience.

I understand the differences between interpreters and translators.

I step out of my comfort zone to
assess, understand
,

and deal with

my own
prejudices

I always

demonstrate a caring attitude with all my patients regardless of the color of
their ski
n or their ethnic background.

Sometimes I
take it personally when a patient from a different culture does not
understand my questions.

Rarely do
I reflect on how my own identity

impacts how my transcultural patients
perceive me.

Often I

recognize that learning styles may be different
,

and I adapt
my teaching
styles.

I
consistently
model my acceptance of various cultures for other staff members.

I accept suggestions for being more culturally sensitive fr
om my coworkers
.

Total number of
No
s

and Yes
e
s

*If you answered
No

to any of these questions, what do you need to do to be able t
o answer
Yes

within
the next few

weeks?

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Transcultural Nursing Skills Self-Assessment Form

Please indicate (with an X) either Yes or No to the following questions related to your current

transcultural nursing skills.

Transcultural Nursing Skills Yes No

I make a concerted effort to pronounce my patients’ first and last names even when

they seem “strange” to me.

I realize that learning about different cultures is a life-long experience.

I understand the differences between interpreters and translators.

I step out of my comfort zone to assess, understand, and deal with my own

prejudices

I always demonstrate a caring attitude with all my patients regardless of the color of

their skin or their ethnic background.

Sometimes I take it personally when a patient from a different culture does not

understand my questions.

Rarely do I reflect on how my own identity impacts how my transcultural patients

perceive me.

Often I recognize that learning styles may be different, and I adapt my teaching

styles.

I consistently model my acceptance of various cultures for other staff members.

I accept suggestions for being more culturally sensitive from my coworkers.

Total number of Nos and Yeses

*If you answered No to any of these questions, what do you need to do to be able to answer Yes within

the next few weeks?