Review the rubric to make sure you understand the criteria for earning your grade.
In your textbook, Transcultural Nursing: Assessment & Intervention, read Chapter 1.
Read the article, Coming to Know Cultural Competence: An Evolutionary Competence.
As a self assessment, take the Quality and Culture Quiz from the Provider’s Guide to Quality & Culture website. Please complete the quiz before looking at the answers.
Visit the 100 People: A World Portrait website at this link and read the list titled, “If the World Were 100 People”. {https://visual.ly/community/Infographics/geography/if-world-were-100-people}
Navigate to the threaded discussion and respond to the following:
In your own words, define “cultural awareness” and “cultural competence,” and provide an example to illustrate the differences.
Compare Davidhizar and Giger’s theory of cultural healthcare with Campinha-Bacote’s theory.
How does “If the World Were 100 People” influence your cultural awareness?
Can a person ever be culturally competent in a culture other than his or her own?
As indicated by your results from the Quality & Culture Quiz, in what areas do you need to improve your own transcultural skills?
Your initial posting must be a minimum of four paragraphs with a minimum of three sentences per paragraph.
You must cite a minimum of two scholarly references and include the complete references at the bottom of your post. You may use your textbook for one of the references; refer to the APA manual, section 7.02, for the correct format to use when referencing chapters in an edited book.
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