Are you aware of any outbreaks of new illnesses or diseases in your community?

The purpose of this paper is to conduct a cultural self-assessment.
You will read each of the questions in Chapter 2 of your textbook (one for each domain of the Purnell Model for Cultural Competence), answer these questions as they relate to you.
Remember to answer these questions from your personal perspective. At all times, explain why you do or do not adhere to the dominant cultural practices and beliefs of the ethnic group(s) with which you primarily identify.
If you do not wish to self-disclose a specific area from the Organizing Framework, indicate so instead of just not addressing it; of course, this should not happen very often.
Your paper should be formatted per APA and references should be current (published within last five years) scholarly journal articles or primary legal sources (statutes, court opinions)
Submission Instructions:
The paper is to be clear and concise and students will lose points for improper grammar, punctuation and misspelling.
The paper is to be no shorter than 3 pages; nor longer than 5 pages in length, excluding the title, abstract and references page.
Incorporate a minimum of 3 current (published within last five years) scholarly journal articles or primary legal sources (statutes, court opinions) within your work. Journal articles and books should be referenced according to APA style (the library has a copy of the APA Manual).

Whom do you consider family? Are they all blood related? How have they influenced your culture and worldview? Who else has helped instill your cultural values?

How do you define health? Is health the absence of illness, disease, injury and/or disability? How does your profession define health? How does your nation or community define health? How do these definitions compare with your original cultural heritage?

What is your cultural heritage? How might you find out more about it? How does your cultural heritage influence your current beliefs and values about health and wellness? What brought you/your ancestors to your current country of residence? Why did you/your ancestors emigrate

What is your dominant language? Do you have difficulty understanding other dialects of your dominant language? Have you traveled abroad where you had difficulty understanding the dialect or accent? What other languages besides your dominant language do you speak?

Give some examples of problems communicating with patient who did not speak or understand English. What did you do to promote effective communication?

Were you taught to be independent and autonomous or dependent in your family? Was there more emphasis on the individual or on the group?

How timely are you in reporting to work? Do you see people in the workforce who do not report to work on time? What problems does it cause if they are not on time? What would you do as a supervisor to encourage people to report to work on time?

Are you aware of any outbreaks of new illnesses or diseases in your community? In other parts of the world? How many days outbreaks of been prevented?

In which high risk of behaviors do you engage? What do you do to control or reduce your risk? Which high-risk health behaviors do you see most frequently in your family? In your community? What would you do to help decrease these high risk behaviors?

What do you eat to maintain your health? What does a healthy diet mean to you? Do you agree with the U.S. department of agriculture food pyramid? Why? Why not? What do you eat when you are ill?

What are some prescriptive practices for pregnant women in your culture? What are some restrictive practices for pregnant women in your culture? What are some taboo practices for pregnant women in your culture? What special foods should a woman eat to have a healthy baby in your culture? What foods should be avoided? What foods should a nursing mother eat postpartum? What foods should she avoid?

How do men grieve in your culture? How do women grieve in your culture? Do you have a LivingWell or advanced directive? Why? Why not? Are you an organ donor? Why? Why not? Is there a specific time frame for bereavement?

With what religion do you identify? Do you consider yourself develop? Do you need anything special to pray? When do you pray? Do you pray for good health? How do religiosity and spirituality differ for you? What gives meaning to your life? How are spirituality, religiosity, and health connected for you?

What do you do to take responsibility for your health? Do you take vaccines early to prevent the flu and other illnesses? Do you have adequate health insurance? Do you have regular check ups with your healthcare provider?

Do you prefer a same gender healthcare provider for your general healthcare? Do you mind having an opposite gender provider for intimate care? Why? Why not? Do you prefer western-trained healthcare providers or does it not make any difference?

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