Note: This is an individual assignment. Based on the feedback offered by the provider, identify the best approach for teaching. Prepare a presentation to accompany the teaching plan and present the information to your community. Select one of the following options for delivery of the presentation:

1. PowerPoint presentation – no more than 30 minutes
2. Pamphlet presentation – 1 to 2 pages
3. Poster presentation

Appropriate community settings include:

1. Public health clinic
2. Community health center
3. Long-term care facility
4. Transitional care facility
5. Home health center
6. University/School health center
7. Church community
8. Adult/Child care center

Before presenting information to the community, seek approval from an agency administrator or representative.

Upon receiving approval from the agency, include the “Community Teaching Experience Form” as part of your assignment submission.

While APA style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and documentation of sources should be presented using APA formatting guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.

NRS-427V-RS-CommunityTeachingExperienceForm.doc

Community health nurses play a crucial role in recognizing and addressing bias, stereotypes, and implicit bias within the community to ensure culturally competent health promotion activities. To recognize these biases, nurses must engage in self-reflection, ongoing cultural competence training, and active listening to community members’ experiences and concerns (Holland et al., 2016).

Addressing these concepts involves acknowledging and challenging one’s own biases, promoting open dialogue, and creating a safe space for diverse perspectives. Nurses can collaborate with community members to co-design health programs that incorporate their values, beliefs, and preferences. Utilizing culturally appropriate communication strategies, such as interpreters or translated materials, can help bridge language and communication barriers (Truong et al., 2019).

Strategies to reduce cultural dissonance and bias include conducting cultural assessments to understand community norms, beliefs, and practices. Additionally, fostering cultural competence through education and training for both nurses and community members can promote understanding and respect (Holland et al., 2016). Building partnerships with community leaders and organizations can facilitate culturally tailored interventions that address health disparities.

An evidence-based article that addresses cultural competence is “Cultural Competence and Its Impact on Patient Safety” by Beach et al. (2005). The study highlights the significance of cultural competence in improving patient safety and reducing healthcare disparities. The authors emphasize the importance of training healthcare providers to deliver patient-centered care that respects cultural differences, resulting in improved patient outcomes. Explain the term culturally competent care and its relevance to community health care?

References:

Holland, B. C., Wesley, Y., Livneh, H., & Li, A. (2016). Addressing Implicit Bias, Racial Anxiety, and Stereotype Threat in Education and Healthcare. The Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, 3(4), 738-744. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40615-015-0202-4

Truong, M., Paradies, Y., & Priest, N. (2019). Interventions to Improve Cultural Competence in Healthcare: A Systematic Review of Reviews. BMC Health Services Research, 19(1), 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-019-4058-3

Beach, M. C., Price, E. G., Gary, T. L., Robinson, K. A., Gozu, A., Palacio, A., … & Cooper, L. A. (2005). Cultural Competence: A Systematic Review of Health Care Provider Educational Interventions. Medical Care, 43(4), 356-373. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.mlr.0000156861.58905.96