Transcultural Nursing Skills Self-Assessment
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.
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.
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?
NR394
Transcultural_Nursing_Skills_Self
–
Assessment_Form
x
03/2
1
/2018
LMD
Chamberlain College of Nursing
NR
394
Transcultural Nursing
NR394
Transcultural_Nursing_Skills_Self
–
Assessment_Form
x
03/21/2018
LMD
1
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 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?
Chamberlain College of Nursing NR394 Transcultural Nursing
NR394 Transcultural_Nursing_Skills_Self-Assessment_Form x 03/21/2018 LMD
1
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?