Submit an evidence-based practice paper about cultural competency in mental health nursing. An evidence-based practice paper allows you to explore best practice and help improve client outcomes on a psychiatric unit. Your paper should describe how you, as a nurse, will include – or have included – cultural awareness in a client diagnosed with a mental illness. The person you describe could be someone in your clinical setting, someone you have worked with in the past, or a theoretical client.
Remember that culture can also include gender equality, sexual orientation, and other cultures besides race and religion – including cultures unique to one particular family. Your paper should be at least 3 pages (double-spaced, not including the title or reference pages) in APA Format and include:
Your paper should utilize proper APA guidelines and include at least three scholarly sources to support your paper. A scholarly source is a source that has been peer reviewed and has appropriate authors that are credentialed. For more information on APA, please visit the Online Library.
Additional information:
Rubric
Module 03 Written Assignment – Cultural Considerations in Mental Health Nursing
Scoring Rubric:
Criteria |
Points |
Title page, Grammar, punctuation, and in-text citations are present and correct. |
1 |
Paper includes a description of the client including age, race, religion, marital status, children and living environment. |
1 |
Assessment: Includes what the nurse would assess in regard to culture. |
1 |
Diagnosis: Paper includes at least three nursing diagnoses, including at least one cultural diagnosis. |
2 |
Planning: Paper includes outcomes with at least one NOC labels and at least three indicators. |
1 |
Implementation: Paper includes interventions with at least one NIC label and a list of three or more activities. |
1 |
Evaluation: Paper includes a statement of how the care plan will be evaluated using objective and measurable criteria. |
1 |
Paper includes a discussion of whether the plan was successful and what could have been done differently. If the plan has not yet been carried out, the paper will discuss institutional changes that might be made in that setting for cultural safety. |
1 |
Paper includes proper introduction and conclusion and is 3-4 pages in length. |
1 |
Total |
10 |
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