Comprehensive Cultural Assessment
Care planning is an important part of nursing care. It can be used for broad or individual goals within a community. This paper will discuss key components of a comprehensive cultural assessment and care planning. It will also provide a personal reflection from my nursing practice and state two appropriate nursing diagnoses. I will also discuss rationales, interventions, and evaluations of these nursing diagnoses. This care planning allows nurses to provide culturally congruent care for diverse patients.
Key Components of a Comprehensive Cultural Assessment A comprehensive cultural assessment includes many key components. Components may change based on the patient and family. The first component is communication (Andrews & Boyle, 2016). What …show more content…
The patient will demonstrate improved ability to express self as evidenced by the nurse offering alternative forms of communications such as pictures or drawings (RN Central, 2016). Evaluation can be determined by patient and family’s understanding of education, treatment options, and plan of care. Knowledge deficit related to hospitalization as evidenced by the inaccurate perception of health status (RN Central, 2016). The patient will identify needed alterations in lifestyle (RN Central, 2016). Interventions include allowing the patient to work through and express intense emotions prior to teaching as well as using preferred teaching method (RN Central, 2016).
Evaluation, patient no longer displays a knowledge deficit of care. In conclusion, a thorough cultural assessment is needed with each patient. This is important to individualize care planning for the culturally diverse patient. It is also important for the nurse to focus on the key components of a comprehensive cultural assessment. As I stated above, they may change based on the individual and their family. Once the key components are identified, the nurse can begin appropriate care planning for the
Key Components of a Comprehensive Cultural Assessment A comprehensive cultural assessment includes many key components. Components may change based on the patient and family. The first component is communication (Andrews & Boyle, 2016). What …show more content…
The patient will demonstrate improved ability to express self as evidenced by the nurse offering alternative forms of communications such as pictures or drawings (RN Central, 2016). Evaluation can be determined by patient and family’s understanding of education, treatment options, and plan of care. Knowledge deficit related to hospitalization as evidenced by the inaccurate perception of health status (RN Central, 2016). The patient will identify needed alterations in lifestyle (RN Central, 2016). Interventions include allowing the patient to work through and express intense emotions prior to teaching as well as using preferred teaching method (RN Central, 2016).
Evaluation, patient no longer displays a knowledge deficit of care. In conclusion, a thorough cultural assessment is needed with each patient. This is important to individualize care planning for the culturally diverse patient. It is also important for the nurse to focus on the key components of a comprehensive cultural assessment. As I stated above, they may change based on the individual and their family. Once the key components are identified, the nurse can begin appropriate care planning for the