This paper will be written in APA format. Please see the resource in your Student Handbook for APA directions. The paper should be three to four, double- spaced pages in length with at least three references from current and professional sources.
1. Write a case scenario of a nurse interacting with a patient from a different country and culture. Choose one of these countries, China, Mexico, India, Iran, South Korea.
2. Use the six factors on p. 316, Box 15-2 (verbal and nonverbal communication, personal space, body language, time orientation, social organization, and the person’s perspective on environmental control) as a framework for the paper and scenario.
3. In your case study, the nurse should have some behaviors that are congruent with the patient’s culture and at least four behaviors that are not considerate of the patient’s cultural specifics.
4. In your paper, following the case scenario, present the specifics of the patient’s culture and point out what the nurse did that was considerate and what the nurse did that was not considerate and why.
5. Give a brief argument for why cultural competence would lead to a higher quality of care for the person in your case study.
