Mn 502 Unit 4 Discussion: Cultural Model Application Response To Discussion

Dear Ikran,Your post is very well constructed with clear points on how cultural models are important in education, nursing practice and administration. The Giger and Davidhizar transcultural assessment is a good example you used to explain how cultural models are important in nursing education. Communication, which is one dimension of the model, is important for all nurses to learn. This is because it teaches them to develop care plans that are culturally sensitive to their patients (Karabudak, Arslan, & Basbakkal, 2013). I also agree with how these models are useful in preventing biases and judgment in nursing practice. Biased healthcare leads to poor care delivery and patient dissatisfaction. The cultural beliefs of a patient have to be observed and included in the nursing care plan especially if they have strong beliefs about illness or death. The observation you made about applying the Purnell model to certain healthcare facilities is also good. Having cultural sentivity in long-term care and ethics committees is very important because it promotes diversity and inclusivity. Thank you.ReferencesKarabudak, S.S., Arslan, F.T., & Basbakkal, Z. (2013). Giger and Davidhizar’s Transcultural assessment model: A case study in Turkey. Health Science Journal, 7(3), 342-345. Retrieved from http://www.hsj.gr/medicine/giger-and-davidhizars-transcultural-assessment-model-a-case-study-in-turkey.pdfDear Kenneth,Thank you for