Patient population: Patients of culturally diverse backgrounds incongruent with nurse
Intervention: Staff education program to improve cultural awareness and cultural
sensitivity.
Comparison: No education (no comparison group as all staff will be offered education).
Outcome: Evaluation of knowledge pre-and post-education.
Clinical practice question: In patients of culturally diverse backgrounds incongruent with
the nurse (P), how does an education program aimed at improving staff education by the nurse
(I) improve staff knowledge regarding cultural sensitivity? (O)
Summary
It is the long-term ambition of this author to alter the delivery of nursing care to that
which is congruent with the process of cultural humility; courage to remove one’s crown
becomes an expectation of the healthcare professional. Perceptions of hierarchy and pretense no
longer exist in a preferred future of nursing excellence. Values, beliefs, and practices of all
patients are explored and embraced with tender of egoless tactics. Advanced practice nurses are
stellar advocates of cultural humility recognizing its exercise as not only duty but privilege.
Paternalistic behaviors are shunned practices of the past. In their shoes, respect, equality, social
justice, and elimination of health disparities walk freely.
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NURS 8110 Grading Rubric Week 10 Application 5: Middle Range or Interdisciplinary Theory Evaluation [MA3]
Points Possible
Points Earned
Briefly describe your selected clinical practice problem. 3
Summarize the two selected theories. Both may be middle range theories or interdisciplinary theories, or you may select one from each category.
6
Evaluate both theories using the evaluation criteria provided in the Learning Resources.
6
Determine which theory is most appropriate for addressing your clinical practice problem. Summarize why you selected the theory. Using the propositions of that theory, refine your clinical / practice research question.
6
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