COURSE TITLE: Culture in Nursing Practice COURSE CREDITS: 3 credits

PREREQUISITES: See student handbook INSTRUCTOR: Prof. Eddie Cruz, RN MSN

INSTRUCTOR’S EMAIL: ecruz@fnu.edu

 

1. Text and Materials:

 

Andres, A.M. & Bolye, J.S. (2016). Transcultural Concepts in Nursing Care (7th ed.). ISBN 978-1-4511-9397-8

 

Publication Manual American Psychological Association (APA) (6th ed.). 2009 ISBN: 978-1-4338-0561-5

 

2. Course Description:

 

Throughout the use of the nursing process, this course provides culturally competent health care skills, including assessing and identifying cultural practices, values and beliefs that affect the nursing practice. The student will be introduced to the components of cultural competence and how to apply it.

 

3. Learning Outcomes:

 

· This course will enable the student to identify and apply components of the different cultures.

· The students will be able to determine the impact of culture on health care.

· Increase the student knowledge of the delivery of culturally competent care to individuals, families, groups, communities, and institutions (Ray, Marilyn, A., 2016).

 

 

 

 

 

4. Course Objectives:

 

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

 

· Identify how the different cultures and behavior manifestations and

cultural diversity may affect health and illness.

· Focuses on multicultural nursing, different approaches and methodology for nursing care throughout the life span of the patient.

· Articulate the concepts that explain culture diversity and their relevance for nursing practice.

· Examine cultural issues and trends in nursing practice.

· Analyze selected population group cultural patterns and behavioral manifestations of cultural values.

· Evaluate the socioeconomic impact of the client’s cultural needs upon levels of care: primary, secondary, and tertiary.

· Articulate theory, research methods, and advanced multiculturally sensitive nursing practice concepts.

· Formulate a model of care integrating culturally sensitive assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation.

 

4. Course Requirements:

 

· See University Catalogue

 

5. Library Assignments:

 

· [At least two planned per term]

 

6. Field Trips or Guest Speaker: [N/A]

 

 

 

7. Course Outline:

 

Date	Module/Topic	Assignment	Quizzes
WEEK 1	Theoretical Foundations of Transcultural Nursing	Read Chapter 1 Discussion: Post and discuss http://nursing-theory.org/nursing-theorists/Madeline-Leininger.php	Introduction and week 1 DQ’s (due Sun at 11:59 pm)
WEEK 2	Culturally Competent Nursing Care	Read Chapter Assignment 2 Read Discussion: Post and discuss           ussion: Post and discuss	Test for week 1 and week 2 *DQ’s Due Sun at 11:59 PM Cultural presentation: See assignment tab
WEEK 3	Cultural Competence in the Health History and Physical Examination	Read Chapter 3 Read Discussion: Post and discuss First Academic Assignment due	Test for week 2 and week 3 *DQ’s and due Sun at 11:59 PM Cultural Calendar due at 11:59 PM
WEEK 4	The Influence of Cultural and Health Belief Systems on Health Care Practices.	Read Chapter 4 Read Discussion: Post and discuss	Test for week 3 and week 4 *DQ’s due Sun at 11:59 PM
WEEK 5	Transcultural Perspective in Childbearing	Read Chapter 5 Read Discussion: Post and discuss	Test for week 4 and week 5 *DQ’s due Sun at 11:59 PM
WEEK 6	Transcultural Perspective in the Nursing Care for Children	Read Chapter 6 Read Discussion: Post and discuss	Test for week 5 due Sun at 11:59 PM
WEEK 7	Transcultural Perspective in the Nursing Care of Adults.	Read Chapter 7 Read Discussion: Post and discuss	Test for week 6 and week 7 *DQ’s Due Sun at 11:59 PM

 

 

scu   WEEK 8	Transcultural Perspectives in the care of Older Adults.	Read Chapter 8 Read Discussion: Post and discuss	Test for week 7 and week 8 *DQ’s due Sun at 11:59 PM
WEEK 9	Creating Culturally Competent Health Care Organizations	Read Chapter 9 Read Discussion: Post and discuss	Midterm test and week 9 *DQ’s due Sun at 11:59 PM
WEEK 10	Transcultural Perspectives in Mental Health Nursing	Read Chapter 10 Discussions: Post and discuss	Test for week 9 and week 10 *DQ’s due Sun at 11:59 PM Course reflection (See instructions in the assignment tab)
WEEK 11	Culture, Family, and Community	Read Chapter 11 Read Discussion: Post and discuss	Test for week 10 and week 11 *DQ’s due Sun at 11:59 PM Cultural Assessment
WEEK 12	Cultural Diversity in the Health Care Workforce	Read Chapter 12 Read Discussion: Post and discuss	Test for week 11 and week 12 *DQ’s due Sun at 11:59 PM
WEEK 13	Religion, Culture, and Nursing	Read Chapter 13 Read Discussion: Post and discuss	Test for week 12 and week 13 *DQ’s due Sun at 11:59 PM
WEEK 14	Cultural Competence in Ethical Decision Making	Read Chapter 14 Read Discussion: Post and discuss	Test for week 13 and week 14 *DQ’s due Sun at 11:59 PM
WEEK 15	Nursing and Global Health	Read Chapter 15 Read   Discussion: Post and discuss	Test for week14 and week 15 *DQ’s due Sun at 11:59 PM Course reflection assignment due
WEEK 16	Final Week	Final Week	Final test

 

 

* Initial DQ response due by Wednesday at 11:59 p.m., EST of pertaining week. Peer Replies due by Sunday at 11:59 p.m., EST.

 

All paper submitted must be in APA format according to the Publication Manual American Psychological Association (APA) (6th ed.).

2009 ISBN: 978-1-4338-0561-5

 

This course will use a variety of learning experiences to attain the course objectives, including but not limited to lecture, online discussion, case study, assessment strategies, group and or individual exercises, team and individual presentation, and learning games.

 

Discussions:

 

Discussion Question (DQ) Participation Guidelines

 

Students must Post a minimum of three times in each graded discussion. The three Posts in each individual discussion must be on separate days, the initial answer and two responses to peers.  The student must provide an initial answer to the graded discussion Posted by the course instructor, by Wednesday, 11:59 p.m. EST, of each week. If the student does not provide an answer to each graded discussion topic (not a response to a student peer) before the Wednesday deadline, an automatic “0” will be issued for that week’s DQ. Subsequent Posts, including essential responses to peers, must occur by the Sunday deadline, 11:59 p.m. EST of each week.

 

*Credit for peer responses will be issued via the DQ rubric if peer responses are made without an initial DQ response

 

NOTE: To receive credit for a week’s discussion, students may begin Posting no earlier than the Sunday at 12:01 a.m. EST. Unless otherwise specified, access to most weeks begins on Sunday at 12:01 a.m. EST.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Postings are graded together with the assignment and/or activity for that week. The total of the assignment or every discussion question is 10 points (7 points for the assignment and 2 points for the replies and 1 point for Turnitin (verification of originality). Your discussion questions assignment must include at least 700 words (excepts special assignments and not counting the first and references pages) with a minimum of 2 evidence-based references, excluding the class textbook and a non-reliable website such as Wikipedia.

 

 

All assignments will be graded using a rubric. Grammar is a vital part of the grading criteria for every assignment. As a BSN student close to graduation it is imperative that you present your assignments in an acceptable college level.

 

Students must submit their initial, weekly DQ Post in two separate areas.  First, the student will submit their initial response via that week’s assignment link provided under the assignments tab as a Microsoft Word document.  Once this is done, the student will then copy and paste their answer onto that week’s DQ thread under the Discussions tab.  Thereafter, all discussions and peer replies will be conducted via the DQ board.  Failure to submit your initial DQ response to BOTH the assignments tab and the DQ thread will result in a “0” for that week’s DQ.

Note: All DQ submissions will be Sunitored for plagiarism.

 

 

I recommend you download the following app on your computer;

 

www.grammarly.com

 

Grammarly is free and “makes sure everything you type is easy to read, effective, and mistake free”. Grammar/spelling will be part of the grading system.

 

Students are also required to know the expectations or “etiquette” that pertains to the discussion board. Students who abuse this forum by making harassing, inappropriate or abusive statements will be removed and receive a zero (0). Remember, your participation is essential to connecting with other students and developing an online learning community. Further, often it is the deciding factor between receiving a higher or lower grade at the end of the term.

 

Assignments: Specific assignments and their due dates are listed in this syllabus. Grading criteria are decided by the class instructor. You are accountable for both individual assignments and for providing a significant contribution to your learning team’s collaborative assignments. Your course grade includes scores from both your individual and group assignments. You are also responsible for completing all assignments including readings, written papers, presentations, and class discussions. You will be graded on the achievement of the objectives, not on the effort you put into your assignments. All online discussions, written assignments and documentation of others’ ideas and words in presentations must be in APA 6th edition format with at least 2 evidence-based practice references no older than 5 years. Textbook and websites can be used but will not be counted as a reference for grading purposes. The assignments must be presented in an Arial 12 font.

You have one opportunity to complete each assignment. Papers cannot be rewritten, and presentations cannot be re-given to obtain a higher grade.

 

Late Assignments: Due dates are established for reasons of equity. It is not fair to peers who complete assignments on time if other classmates have extra time to work on their assignments. It is also not fair to the professor who must grade assignments in a timely fashion. Therefore, 5% of the assignment points (i.e., 1 out of 20, 1.25 out of 25, 2 out of 40) will be deducted each day for late submissions.

 

 

9. Class Policies: All students are responsible for reviewing the School Catalog

 

POLICIES

 

http://www.fnc.edu/publications/Cataloggeneral.pdf

 

 

STUDENT CODE OF ETHICS

 

Cheating or plagiarism is dishonest, undermines the necessary trust upon which relations between students and faculty are based, and it is unacceptable to conduct. Students who engage in cheating or plagiarism will be subject to academic sanctions, including a lowered or failing grade in a course; and the possibility of an additional administrative sanction, including probation, suspension, or expulsion.

 

Cheating is the act of obtaining or attempting to obtain credit for academic work by using dishonest means. Cheating at FNU includes but is not limited to: Copying, in part or whole from another’s examination, paper, mathematical analysis, research or creative project, or the like; Submitting as one’s own work an examination, paper, mathematical analysis, research or creative project, or the like which has been purchased, borrowed, or stolen; or fabricating data; Consulting notes, sources, or materials not specifically authorized by the instructor during an examination; Employing a surrogate to take an examination, write a paper, do mathematical analysis, or complete, in part or wholly, an evaluation instrument; Aiding or abetting any act that a reasonable person would conclude, when informed of the evidence, to be a dishonest means of obtaining or attempting to obtain credit for academic work; and committing any act that a reasonable person would conclude, when informed of the evidence, to be a dishonest means of obtaining or attempting to obtain credit for academic work.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plagiarism is the act of obtaining or attempting to obtain credit for academic work by representing the work of another as one’s own without the necessary and appropriate acknowledgment. More specifically, plagiarism is: The act of incorporating the ideas, words of sentences, paragraphs, or parts thereof without appropriate acknowledgment and representing the product as one’s own work; and the act of representing another’s intellectual work such as musical composition, computer program, photographs, painting, drawing, sculpture, or research or the like as one’s own. If a student is in doubt about the nature of plagiarism, he/she should discuss the matter with the course instructor.

 

The instructor has a way to verify if the student is committing plagiarism. If an act of plagiarism is suspected by the class instructor, the student will be reported to the director of the nursing program for further actions.

 

Here are some details about plagiarism;

 

Between 15-20% is considered low and acceptable.  Anything over 20% required the instructor to view the report to ensure that proper citation techniques have been applied to justify the similarity.

 

This is from Blackboard:

 

Low: Scores below 15 percent: These papers typically include some quotes and few comSun phrases or blocks of text that match other documents. Typically, these papers don’t require further analysis as there is no evidence of plagiarism.

Medium: Scores between 15 percent and 40 percent: These papers include extensive quoted or paraphrased material, or they include plagiarism. Review these papers to determine if the matching text is properly referenced.

High: Scores over 40 percent: A very high probability exists that text in these papers was copied from other sources. These papers include quoted or paraphrased text in excess and need to be reviewed for plagiarism. Dr. O. Viera 2019)

 

 

 

Theft – Copying computer programs owned, leased, or rented by the College for use by the student in his or her course of studies is considered theft and will be dealt with according to the laws covering such actions and to the College norms for disciplinary actions. In cases like these, the Campus Dean will convene a Hearing Committee which will hear, investigate and render a report to the Campus Dean. This Committee will be composed of three members from the faculty or staff. According to the findings, the Campus Dean has the choice to make a decision. If this decision is not acceptable to those involved, a petition to the Dean to appoint an Honor Court must be signed by at least three people. The Honor Court procedure is explained in the Student Handbook.

 

 

Religious Holidays

Religious holidays are an excused absence, but not beyond the day for the holiday itself. Students should make their requests known at the beginning of the semester and arrangements must be made with the faculty member for missed work.

 

Students with Disabilities

Students with disabilities who may need special accommodations must register with the Office of Disability Services. In addition, students must contact the instructor so that arrangements can be made to accommodate their needs.

10. Course Competencies: [This section will list the skills the student is expected to acquire via this course].

 

 

11. Grading Criteria:

 

Tests, discussions, papers and presentations, written examination, class participation (at least two replies to your peer discussion questions).

 

Weekly assignments, discussion, and presentation	40%
Tests (11 tests including the midterm and final better scores will count).	30%
Special assignments	20%
Course Reflection	10%
Total	100%

 

 

 

12. Grading System:

 

Grading Scale should reflect the following:

 

93-100	A
85-92	B
80-84	C passing grade
0-79	F

 

FNU is committed to offering accessible courses to all students, in full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Amendments Act of

2008 (ADAAA), Titles I and II of the ADA of 1990, and Sections 503 & 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. If you require special accommodations, you

have the right to receive services including but not limited to customized assessments, individualized tutorial services, and other accommodations provided

to you by faculty and staff.

Please do not hesitate to contact our Student Services Office or the Distance Learning department if you require any special accommodations.