GCU HLT324 All Assignments Latest 2019 January (No Week 1 & 3 Assignments) Question # 00600342 Course Code : HLT324 Subject: Health Care Due on: 04/13/2019 Posted On: 04/13/2019 05:50 AM Tutorials: 1 Rating: 4.8/5

HLT324 Transcultural Health Care

Week 1 Assignment

Allied
Health Community Media Scenario

The ability
to communicate, interact with different cultures, and think critically is
essential in the medical field. The interactive media scenario you will use for
this assignment illustrates a situation that could easily arise when working in
health care. To complete this assignment:

Go to the
“Allied Health Community” media link:
http://lc.gcumedia.com/hlt307v/allied-health-community/allied-health-community-v1.1.html

Click
“Enter” to begin.

Click on
the box that says “SCENARIOS.”

Click on
“View Scenario” for the “Critical Decision Making for
Providers.”

Examine how
the described problem might happen in your facility and the impact it could
have. Work through this situation by examining all of the choices presented in
the scenario.

When you
get to the end of the scenarios, one scenario will have the word
“Transcultural” on the top right corner. Click on
“Transcultural.” Read the scenario and answer the four questions that
are provided.

While APA
format is not required for this assignment, solid academic writing is expected
and in-text citations and references should be presented using APA
documentation guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide located in
the Student Success Center.

You are not
required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite.

HLT324 Transcultural Health Care

Week 1 Assignment

Benchmark –
Diversity in Health Care Essay

Diversity
has a significant influence on health care. Studying transcultural health care
helps health professionals understand different cultures in order to provide
holistic and individualized health care. Review the Purnell Model for Cultural
Competence, including the theory, framework and 12 domains. Write 750-1,000
word paper exploring the Purnell Model for Cultural Competence. Include the
following:

Explain the
theory and organizational framework of the Purnell Model, and discuss its
relevance to transcultural health care.

Describe
Purnell’s 12 domains of culture, and assess how each of these domains plays an
active role in the diversity of health care in your specific field.

Discuss how
this model can be applied when working with different cultures in order to
become a more culturally competent health care provider.

Cite at
least three references, including the course textbook.

Prepare
this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide,
located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This
assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the
assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are
required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Refer to the LopesWrite
Technical Support articles for assistance.

HLT324 Transcultural Health Care

Week 2 Assignment

Family
Interview – Compare and Contrast Cultures Paper

It is
important to identify and understand your own family culture in order to be
able to understand and respect other cultures. Interview a family member, and
an individual from another culture with which you are unfamiliar. Some examples
of an individual from another culture to consider for the assignment include a
neighbor, coworker, patient, or friend. Please inform the individuals of the
purpose of this assignment and make sure you receive their consent.

Interviews:

Review the
“Family Interview” template prior to the interview. Additional space
is designated on the template for you to create three additional questions to
ask both interviewees (family member and person from another culture).
Additional questions should be relevant to the readings or discussion and
should provide value to the interview by helping to understand culture.

Some of the
questions may include:

Family
beliefs: Have they changed over generations?

Educational
and occupational status in the culture and in the family

Communication
methods: verbal and nonverbal

Current family
goals/priorities

Family
member roles and organizational systems

Spiritual
beliefs: current practice and death and dying

Alternative
lifestyles

Work
attitudes and structure

Written
Paper:

Using the
“Family Interview” template, interview your designated family member
and the person from another culture. Be sure to write your responses in a way
that will assist you in writing your paper. After the interview is completed,
write a paper of 750-1,000 words that includes the following:

An
introductory paragraph with the reasons for selecting the interviewees.

A summary
of the responses from the interview template gathered from the interviewees.

A
comparison and contrast of your findings between the two interviewees.

A
reflective concluding paragraph on how family roles affect the cultural domains
and relationships for each individual.

General
Requirements:

Submit both
the completed “Family Interview” template and the written paper”
to the instructor.

Prepare
this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide,
located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This
assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the
assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are
required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Refer to the LopesWrite
Technical Support articles for assistance.

Family
Interview

HLT-324V:
Transcultural Health Care

College of
Nursing and Health Care Professions

When
conducting the “Family Interview,” please make sure that you inform
the individual you choose to interview that you will be using their responses
in a compare and contrast cultural paper for HLT-324V. It is important that people
give you approval to use their personal stories prior to doing so. Please use
this template and the following questions below when conducting your
interviews. In addition to these questions, you are required to ask another
three questions, which you are to include on this template. Please submit this template with your paper
by the end of Module 2.

1. What are your family roles/gender
roles? How are they the same as or different from those traditionally practiced
by your culture (who is the head of the household, who makes decisions, how are
decisions made, etc.)?

2. What does your culture and family
see as primary family goals (education, marriage, etc.)?

3. What is your culture’s view on
alternative lifestyles (living together prior to marriage, domestic partnerships,
single parenting, etc.)?

4. What are your family’s religious
beliefs, and have they changed over generations?

5. What are your family’s spiritual beliefs
around death and dying?

6. What are your culture’s education
and occupational status within the family unit?

7. What are your culture’s preferred
communication methods (verbal and nonverbal)?

8. Additional question:

9. Additional question:

10. Additional question:

HLT324 Transcultural Health Care

Week 3 Assignment

High-Risk
Nutritional Practices Paper

Examine the
high-risk nutritional behaviors associated with different cultures. Identify
the historical perspectives, belief systems, and other factors associated with
these high-risk nutritional behaviors for each culture. Write a 1,500-3,000
word paper on your findings in which you accomplish the following:

Summarize
the high risk-nutritional behaviors practiced among two or three different
cultures.

Discuss the
historical perspectives and belief systems of these cultures that influence the
high-risk nutritional behaviors.

Explore
additional influencing factors on high-risk behaviors for each culture. These
may include, but are not limited to (a) education, (b) family roles, (c)
spiritual beliefs, (d) health care practices, and (e) drug and alcohol use.

This paper
requires minimum of six outside resources in addition to the textbook.

Prepare
this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide,
located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This
assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the
assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are
required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Refer to the LopesWrite
Technical Support articles for assistance.

HLT324 Transcultural Health Care

Week 4 Assignment

Case Study:
Through the Eyes of the Patient and the Health Care Professional

Allied
health professionals are confronted with different death and dying practices.
An effective allied health professional recognizes the importance of
understanding different cultural practices, and learns how to evaluate the
death, dying, and spiritual beliefs and practices across the cultures.

Read the
two specified case histories and choose one for this assignment.

Chapter 4,
“Stories of Abby: An Ojibwa Journey” and Chapter 14, “Stories of
Shanti: Culture and Karma,” by Gelfland, Raspa, and Sherylyn, from
End-of-Life Stories: Crossing Disciplinary Boundaries (2005), from the the GCU
Library.

Identify
your role as a health care professional in supporting Abby or Shanti’s dying
rituals, and in creating strategies for displaying respect while still
providing quality care. Integrate your strategies as you develop a care plan
describing how you would approach the situation and care for the patient.
Review the “Care Plan” template prior to beginning.

Include the
following in your care plan:

Communication:
family and patient

Treatment
options that align with the specific culture

Education:
family and patient

Family
roles in the process

Spiritual
beliefs

Barriers

Cultural
responses

Any
additional components that you feel would need to be addressed (from your
perspective as a health care professional)

Prepare
this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide,
located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

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required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite.

Care Plan

HLT-324V:
Transcultural Health Care

Patient’s Name:
____________________________________________________ Date:

Patient’s Diagnosis:_______________________________________________________________________________________

Problems/Needs (Include date.)	Goals	Interventions/Actions	Discipline/PersonResponsible	Outcome/Comments (Initialanddate.)

HLT324 Transcultural Health Care

Week 5 Assignment

Benchmark –
Nontraditional Health Care Practices

Research
different popular nontraditional health care practices. Write a 1,000-1,200
word paper exploring nontraditional health care practices and include the
following:

Describe
nontraditional health care practices in different cultures. Compare at least
three cultures.

Explain how
these practices affect wellness and prevention in different cultures.

Identify the
nontraditional health care options in your areas, and identify the number of
people choosing to use them over traditional medical practices. Propose reasons
why the number of people using nontraditional health care options is rising.

Prepare
this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide,
located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This
assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the
assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are
required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Refer to the LopesWrite
Technical Support articles for assistance.