05 Dec Week 3 Assignment: Course Project Part 1: Selection of Topic (Graded)

Week 3 Assignment: Course Project Part 1: Selection of Topic (Graded)

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· Due Sunday by 11:59pm

 

· Points 150

 

· Submitting a file upload

Purpose

The purpose of this assignment is to apply concepts in transcultural culturally competent nursing throughout the lifespan.

Course Outcomes

This assignment enables the student to meet the following course outcome:

· CO 1: Identify theories, concepts, and beliefs related to transcultural nursing. (PO 1)

· CO 3: Describe culturally competent nursing care across the lifespan. (PO 4)

· CO 4: Perform a culturally competent assessment. (POs 4, 7)

Project Overview

1. There are three parts to the project.

2. There will be graded Project Check-ins that correlate to each part.

3. The topic selected in Part 1 will be the same one used in parts 2 and 3.

4. Review the table below for overview and due dates with each topic.

5. Carefully review the instructions, templates, and rubrics for each of the three parts as you begin this Course Project.

Overview	Points	Due Date
Part 1: Check-In	50	Wednesday of Week 3
Part 1: Selection of Topic	150	Sunday end of Week 3
Part 2: Check-In	50	Wednesday of Week 4
Part 2: Researching Your Topic	200	Sunday end of Week 4
Part 3: Check-In	50	Wednesday of Week 6
Part 3: Topic Poster	200	Sunday end of Week 6
Discussion of Topics	100	Two posts (answer post and reply post) on two different days by Sunday 11:59 p.m. MT at the end of Week 7

6. Contact your instructor with questions.

Due Date

Sunday by 11:59 p.m. MT at the end of Week 3.

Late Assignment Policy

If the assignment is not submitted by due date, a late deduction will be applied. See rubric below. 

Points Possible

150 Points

Directions

· You will use the same approved population and health problem for all the Project Check-Ins and Course Project Parts 1, 2, and 3. Approval is in Week 3: Course Project Part 1 Check-In. 

· Download the required  Course Project Part 1 Template below.

· Save it to your computer with the file name:  Your Last Name NR394 Course Project Part 1.docx

· View the  Course Project Part 1 tutorial.  (Click here to view) Links to an external site.

· Conduct a culturally focused nursing assessment of the identified population in  your area, clinical practice, or community by answering the following questions in detail.

· Assignment contents include:

· Community Cultural Needs

1. Describe specific culture/ethnic population selected in detail. Utilize scholarly resources to validate your answers. 

a. Preferred name of the culture/population by members

b. Health practices (may include illness beliefs, symptom management, birth practices, death practices 

c. Spiritual practices and preferences  

2. Describe rationale for selecting this population.

3. Describe a cultural/ethnic need within your area, clinical practice, or community.

4. Describe a health issue from your chosen cultural population that is based on the Leading Health Indicator (LHI) priorities from Healthy People in detail.

· Details of the Health Issue

1. Describe how the health issue is based on the Leading Health Indicator (LHI) priorities from Healthy People.

2. Describe the reason why the health issue was selected.

3. Why it is important to focus on this health issue?

· Clinical Impact

1. How can this content be related to clinical practice in general?

2. How do the cultural community needs and details of the health issue impact  your  area, clinical practice, or community?

· After you have developed your responses, type your responses directly in your saved Course Project Part 1 Template.

· Use instructor feedback from the check-in.

· Please reach out to your instructor with any questions or concerns.

Template and Link

Week 3: Course Project Part 1 Template   (Download here) Links to an external site.

HealthyPeople.gov Leading Health Indicators website Links to an external site.

Best Practices

· Please use your browser’s File setting to save or print this page

· Spell check for spelling and grammar errors prior to final submission.

· Use the rubric as a final check prior to submission to ensure all content is clearly addressed.

Scholarly Source and Citations

· Scholarly sources should be used to collect data and used in Part 2.

· Cite all sources in APA format for feedback in preparation for Part 2.

· APA will not be graded in Part 1.