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May 01, 2024
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NU 300 - Transcultural Nursing3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits
Course Description
This course describes cultural influences on beliefs, values, and practices in relation to health, illness, and health seeking behaviors for providing culturally congruent and competent nursing care. Students explore how perceptions, values, and roles are influenced by culture and the environment. A variety of interactive learning strategies and planned cultural excursions are incorporated in the course. (prereq: NU 200 , NU 210 )
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
• Examine clients’ rights in decision-making based on cultural factors (Level 3, Nursing Care and Professional Role)
• Identify the history and culture of various cultural groups in Southeastern Wisconsin (Level 3, Life-long Learning)
• Analyze one’s own cultural influences and explain how these are reflected in one’s understanding of person, environment, health, and nursing (Level 3, Nursing Care and Health Concepts)
• Apply knowledge of social and cultural factors that affect nursing and health care across the lifespan (Level 3, Knowledge Development and Critical Thinking)
• Develop skills to use relevant data sources based on evidence-based practice in providing culturally competent care (Level 3, Technology and Knowledge Development)
• Apply safe and quality outcomes of care for diverse populations (Level 3, Nursing Care)
• Create interdisciplinary knowledge base that reflects heterogeneous health care practices within various cultural groups (Level 3, Communication and Leadership)
• Recognize the importance of changing attitudes and values that support cultural competence (Level 3, Nursing Care and Professional Role)
• Identify evidence-based practice and best practices in the care of diverse individuals, groups, and communities (Level 3, Knowledge Development)
Prerequisites by Topic
None appended.
Course Topics
Cultural assessment models
• Discussion on a variety of ethnic groups
• Cultural assessment models
• Nursing in Multicultural Health Care Settings
• Creating Culturally Competent Organizations
• Transcultural Perspectives in Mental Health Nursing
• Cultural Diversity in the Health Care Workforce
• Contemporary Challenges in Transcultural Nursing
• Transcultural Aspects of Pain
• Cultural Competence in Ethical Decision-Making
• Culture, family, community
Coordinator
Victoria Carlson-Oehlers
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