Transcultural Assessment and Questions Planning

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The proposed date and location of the assessment

The proposed date for this assessment will be December 1, 2018. The respondent will be encouraged to sign an informed consent form (Mackey & Bassendowski, 2017). The best location is the interviewee’s home. I will visit the individual at their place in order to maintain the highest level of privacy. The information obtained during the interview will be unavailable to other people. Additionally, the respondent’s real name will not be indicated.

The process of documenting the assessment and steps to ensure its accuracy

Interviewers can use different methods to document the information obtained from the identified respondents. During this assessment, I will consider these key steps: compose questions, get the interviewee’s responses, take notes, and ask for verification. The first stage will ensure that the designed questionnaire captures every issue. The next phase is to visit the individual’s home in order to complete the assessment process (Harkess & Kaddoura, 2016). The information will then be summarized using relevant entries. The final (follow-up) stage is to ask the respondent to verify the presented information.

The primary and follow-up questions for the assessment

Categories	Primary Question Related to Category	Follow-up Questions for each primary question	Indicate reasons for asking questions that are related to the culture of origin and healthcare experiences in the local community. In other words, why are you asking the questions? How will knowing the answers inform your care of future patients for whom you may provide care?

Educational Background	Tell me how your past education has prepared you to achieve every future health goal.	1. Share with me the major values and competencies that you have developed.	Knowing an individual’s educational background will guide me to learn more about his or her health abilities, goals, and objectives. Understanding an individual’s competencies can ensure that a proper or personalized care delivery model is developed.
		2. Help me understand how your educational background can support your health needs.
Communication	Share with me your communication skills.	1. Tell me much about your ability to communicate with people from different racial backgrounds.	This question is considered since communication skills inform the care delivery procedures many practitioners use. Understanding a person’s communication skills, modes, and abilities will ensure that personalized medical services are available to him or her. This knowledge can also support the introduction of multidisciplinary teams to deliver superior services.
		2. How do you solve emerging issues using the outlined communication skills?
Religion and Spirituality	Share with me much about your worldview and understanding of prime reality.	1. Tell me more about the meaning of life and how it influences your ideas and behaviors on earth.	This question is relevant since it can guide me to understand my patients’ religious and spiritual thoughts or goals. This understanding can ensure that the right medical procedures and practices are considered in an attempt to provide holistic care, introduce different family members, and support all patients’ needs.
		2. Tell me much about your future spiritual goals or objectives.
Nutrition	Tell me much about the connection between nutrition and health.	1. Share with me more information about the importance of nutrition in your life.	Nutrition is one of the key determinants of health outcomes (Harkess & Kaddoura, 2016). Getting the right answers from a patient can ensure that proper medical support is available to him or her. The acquired knowledge will guide me to re-pattern my patients’ dietary practices if they are to record positive health results.
		2. Help me understand how you consider or treat the issue of nutrition.
Health-Related Beliefs and Practices	What is your view or perception of traditional and religious healing procedures and procedures?	1. Help me understand when you would be willing to embrace the power of traditional health beliefs.	Human beings from different cultural backgrounds embrace various health-related practices and beliefs that can dictate their healing processes. A proper understanding of an individual’s religious practices and traditional procedures can guide me to develop a powerful model or approach to support his or her health demands.

References

Harkess, L., & Kaddoura, M. (2016). Culture and cultural competence in nursing education and practice: The state of the art. Nursing Forum: An Independent Voice for Nursing, 51(3), 211-222. Web.

Mackey, A., & Bassendowski, S. (2017). The history and evidence-based practice in nursing education and practice. Journal of Professional Nursing, 33(1), 51-55. Web.