Using Giger and Davidhizar's Transcultural Assessment Model, perform a comprehensive assessment of how your selected cultural group’s beliefs and practices might impact healthcare decision-making, treatment adherence, your communication, your interventions, and your education to align with the patient's cultural values and preferences.
Utilize your mind map from module 1 and the textbook’s FIG. 1.1 and FIG. 1.2 in Chapter 1 to thoroughly outline your assessment and expand uponeach of the six cultural phenomena for your selected group.
Cuban Cultural Assessment
Introduction
Capture reader’s interest
Build case through logic
Topic sentence/thesis statement
First main point (strongest)
A. Support
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B. Support
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C. Support
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Second main point (second strongest)
A. Support
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B. Support
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C. Support
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Third main point (weakest)
A. Support
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B. Support
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C. Support
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Conclusion
Restate topic
A. Summarize three main points
Revisit introduction or tie all ideas together
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Communication -Language spoken
-Voice quality -Pronunciation -Use of silence
-Use of nonverbal
Biological Variations -Body structure
-Skin color -Hair color
-Other physical dinensions -Enzymatic and genetic existence of diseases
specific to populations -Susceptibility to illness and disease
-Nutritional preferences and deficiencies -Psychologic characteristics, coping, and
social support. Environmental Control -Cultural health practices
Efficacious Neutral
Dysfunctional Uncertain
-Values -Definition of health and illness
Time Orientation -Use of
-Measures -Definition
-Social Time -Work Time
-Time orientation
Social Organization -Culture -Race
-Ethnicity -Family -Work
-Leisure -Chruch -Friends
Space -Degree of comfort observed (conversation)
-Proximity to others -Body movements
-Perception of space
CULTURAL PHENOMENA
Mind Map
