Cultural beliefs and health care
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Week 5
Culture and Healthcare
Learning about culture is interesting and fun…but how does that relate to
assessment? This is a HOLISTIC health assessment class, and we want you to be
able to consider the whole patient, including cultural aspects. How will knowing
about culture be important to the nurse? This week, on the discussion board, locate
a professional article from the UTA library website or from Google Scholar, from the
last 5 years, that addresses cultural beliefs and health care in some way.
Summarize/paraphrase the article, cite it according to APA standards, and then put
the reference at the bottom of the page. This should be done in no more than 2 – 3
paragraphs. COPY and PASTE your work into an entry on the discussion board—
opening attachment after attachment quickly becomes tedious. Entitle the
discussion entry with your name and the subject, for example: “Doe, Jane: Preterm
birth and culture”.
You will receive points as per the rubric and instruction template this week by
posting your summary, and by replying to 2 other students with a substantive
comment.
Rubric:
Module 5 Discussion Board Instructions
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Levels of Achievement
Criteria Proficient Competent Novice Work
missing
Quality and
Timeliness
Weight 25.00%
100 % Submits one initial
response by
Wednesday in the
session.
75 % Submits a post of
some value but
lacking in
understanding or
depth.
25 % Post not
substantive, of
poor quality.
0 % Late or no
submission
Spelling and
Mechanics
Weight 25.00%
100 % No spelling,
grammatical, or
punctuation errors.
High-level use of
vocabulary and word
choice.
75 % Few (1 to 3)
spelling,
grammatical, or
punctuation errors.
Good use of
vocabulary and
word choice.
25 % Minimal (3 to 5)
spelling,
grammatical, or
punctuation errors.
Low-level use of
vocabulary and
word choice.
0 %
Demonstrates
knowledge and
understanding of
content and
applicability to
professional
practice
Weight 25.00%
100 % Post(s) and responses
show evidence of
knowledge and
understanding of
course content and
applicability to
professional practice.
Includes other
resources that extend
the learning of the
community.
60 % Post(s) show
evidence of
knowledge and
understanding of
course content and
applicability to
professional
practice.
20 % Post(s) show little
evidence of
knowledge and
understanding of
course content and
applicability to
professional
practice.
0 %
Responses to
others by
Saturday night at
2359
Weight 25.00%
100 % Submits two or more
thoughtful peer
responses which show
evidence of
understanding of
course content and
applicability to
professional practice.
50 % Submits one
thoughtful
response or two of
moderate quality
25 % Submits responses
of little value.
0 % No response
or just a
comment of
no educational
value. Late or
no submission