Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing and Culturally Competent Care
Teaching Assignment
Purpose of the Assignment
The purpose of this assignment is to assist the student to understand the relevance of transcultural nursing (www.madelline-
leninger.com) and its application to psychiatric/mental health nursing. This assignment will require the student to compare and
contrast mainstream American culture with a minority, ethnically diverse culture. The following conceptual definitions are to be used
to provide standardized definitions for the purpose of this assignment. Additionally, the student is advised to read Chapter:
Cultural Implications found in textbook).
Culturally Competent Nursing Care
Cultural competence in health care is broadly defined as the ability of providers and organizations to understand and integrate
these factors into the delivery and structure of the health care system. The goal of culturally competent health care services is
Formulated 2 appropriate patient
outcomes for each nursing diagnosis.
(20 points)
(16-20 points)
Outcome statements are
specific, measurable, accurate,
relevant, and timed (SMART).
(11-15 points)
Missing 1-2 areas of SMART
(6-10 points)
Missing 3-4 areas of
SMART
(0-5 points)
Outcome statement not
related to SMART.
Generated appropriate nursing
actions/interventions to achieve
outcomes for each diagnosis. (40
points)
(30-40 points)
Provided 4 accurate nursing
interventions for each
diagnosis.
(20-29 points)
Provided 2-3 accurate nursing
interventions for each
diagnosis.
(10-19 points)
Provided 1-2 accurate
nursing interventions for
each diagnosis.
(0-9 points)
Provided nursing
interventions that are
unrealistic, with some
inaccuracy.
References cited in APA format
(20 points)
(16-20 points)
No errors in APA
(11-15 points)
1-2 error in APA
(6-10 points)
3-4 errors in APA
(0-5 points)
More than 4 errors in
APA
Spelling, Punctuation, & Grammar
(20 points)
(16-20 points)
Contains 0-1 grammatical,
punctuation and/or
Spelling errors
(11-15 points)
Contains 5-7 grammatical,
punctuation, and/or spelling
errors
(6-10 points)
Contains 8-10
grammatical, punctuation,
and/or spelling errors
(0-5 points)
Contains more than 10
grammatical,
punctuation, and/or
spelling errors
Total Points (200)
Instructor comments:
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to provide the highest quality of care to every patient, regardless of race, ethnicity, cultural background, English proficiency or
literacy https://hpi.georgetown.edu/agingsociety/pubhtml/cultural/cultural.html.
Mainstream (i.e. dominant) Culture Defined
The majority of the population of a culture generally sets the dominant culture (i.e. mainstream culture). Historically, the
dominant culture has often exercised control over law, communication (designated language), political processes, educational
institutions, business practices and creative expression. A culture is dominant within society when that culture establishes
specific behaviors or a set of rituals, values, and social norms.
Characteristics of a Minority, Ethnic culture
An ethnic minority is a group of people who differ in race or color or in national, religious, or cultural origin from the dominant
group often the majority population of the country in which they live. The different identity of an ethnic minority may be
displayed in any number of ways, ranging from distinctive customs, lifestyles, language or accent, dress, and food
preferences to attitudes, moral values, health beliefs, and economic or political beliefs espoused by members of the group.
Psychiatric/Mental Health Standard 4: Planning of Care
The psychiatric/mental health nurse will develop an individualized plan of care in partnership with the health care consumer
(i.e. patient/client), family and others considering the healthcare consumers characteristics … that may include, but are not
limited to values, beliefs, spiritual and health practices, preferences, choices, developmental level, coping styles, culture, and
environment. (ANAs Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice).
Student Learning Outcomes
The student will be able to:
1. Compare and contrast the health beliefs (e.g., concept of autonomy, health practices, and coping behaviors) and/or mental
health illnesses of main-stream American values and culture with that of a minority, ethnic culture (e.g., Hispanic, Black,
Asian, Vietnamese, American Indian, Eastern Indian, Pacific Islander, etc.)
2. Use a minimum of one scholarly research article (do not rely on websites utilize the TCC library) and nursing
textbook, to support the need for transcultural competent nursing care to provide safe, effective care to a patient from a
diverse, minority ethnic culture.
3. Provide a 15-minute teaching presentation, during online post-conference clinical day, focused on
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a. The application of Leningers Transcultural Nursing and the standards of care for psychiatric/mental health nursing.
b. Discussion on how a nurses inability to implement culturally competent care can make a patient with a psychiatric
disorder, from a diverse background, more at risk for ineffective, unsafe nursing care.
c. Professional attire worn during online presentation.
4. Complete a written paper about culturally competent care, using APA format with Headings, cover sheet and reference page.
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