The Spaceship Search

Imagine that the world as we know it is coming to an end today. Your small group has been lucky

enough to have access to a spaceship, and will be among very few survivors. Three of the following

ten people will also be able to join your group and together you will start a whole new civilization. Your

group must work together to decide who will join you in this new world and who will not. Talk about

why you believe each person should or should not be included.

Maria, 34 years old, Puerto Rican

She is seen leaving a large city office building, a diaper bag on her shoulder and a shopping

bag in the other and a folder with applications for Medicaid.

Joseph, 19 years old, Jewish

He is wearing jeans and a leather jacket and is seen hanging out on a stoop with several young kids. He keeps looking down the street.

Rodney, 17 years old, African-American

He is wearing a sweat suit and Nike sneakers and is seen walking across a school playground with a basketball in one arm and a boom box in the other.

Lisa, 21 years old, White (Italian-American)

She is wearing a plain skirt and a sweater and is walking into a church building with a book bag over one shoulder.

Grace, 60 years old, White (Irish-American)

She is wearing pearls, a pink dress, and high heels, and is seen walking past several art galleries on Madison Avenue, dabbing her eyes with a handkerchief.

Jorge, 28 years old, Dominican

He is wearing camouflage pants, a T-shirt and Timberland boots, and is seen leaving a gym, holding the hand of his lover.

Shaniqua, 32 years old, African-American

She is wearing a mini skirt, rpped black tights, and a denim jacket and is seen riding the subway, nodding off to sleep with several large bags of clothes at her feet.

Wilson, 15 years old, Chinese-American

He is wearing khaki pants and Reebok sneakers, and is seen leaving a newsstand with his arms full of books and a calculator in his pocket.

Asim, 40 years old, Saudi Arabian

His wearing traditional Middle Eastern clothes and is walking hurriedly into a dark alley with an old leather briefcase in his hand.

Janice, 25 years old, White

She is wearing tight clothing, lots of makeup, stiletto heels, and is standing on a street corner waving at passing cars.

Culture: Chapter 2

Culture: ______patterns of ______
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Shared: ______, ______, ideas, doctrine
Culture  ______ health
Cultural ______
Heterogeneous: Consists of ______ethnic groups
Terms to know
______: ______held by a culture
______: Deep ______that determine what is considered ______or ______
______: Society accepted ______
______: ______customs
______:______policies enforces by ______
______: strong ______beliefs
______:Social remedies for ______any norms
______: Language, gestures or objects used to ______
______: Similar ______characteristics
______:Shared cultural ______
______: Belief that your ______is ______than another
______:______, overgeneralized belief about a group
Transcultural Nursing
Cultural ______
Cultural ______
Cultural ______
6 Cultural Characteristics
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______orientation
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______control
______variations
Religious Care Considerations
Islam:
______, washing, privacy
Caregivers of the same ______
Food: Do not eat ______
Fasting: ______
Judaism
Sabbath: ______
Food: ______, do not eat ______
Hinduism
Food: ______do not eat ______
Catholic:
No ______on Fridays
Icons:
Anointing for ______and ______
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints/ Mormon
Food: Do not eat______
Wear special ______
Methodist/ Lutherans
Anointing
Assemblies of God
Pray & Laying on of ______for healing
Jehovah’s Witness
NO ______transfusions
Do not ______holidays
7th day Adventist
Food: Do not eat: ______, ______, ______
Sabbath: ______
Christian Science:
Do not ______traditional medical treatment
Avoid ______

Directed Reading

What are cultural competence, awareness and sensitivity?
What do the terms culture, race, and ethnicity mean?
Define transcultural nursing.
Who introduces the theory of transcultural nursing?
What is the fastest growing ethnic group in the USA?
That is the largest cultural group in the USA?
Which cultural group believes good health is a gift from the ancestors?
Define religion?
What are common cultural barriers to health care?
Identify the common disease affecting the major ethnic groups of the USA (Hispanic, Native, African, European, Asian and Arab American).

Nation of origin / Communication / Space / Time orientation / Social organization / Environmental control / Biological variation
Asian
African
Europe
American Indian
Hispanic

Cultural Awareness Self-Assessment Form

Please give a qualitative evaluation of each of the ten factors by circling the number that represents the appropriate numerical score which in your judgment best represents your assessment of your performance on each factor. This is not an opportunity to assess your desires, wishes, hopes, dreams, or even your potential.

7 = outstanding (superb); 6 = excellent; 5 = very good; 4 = average (good); 3 = fair;

2 = poor; 1 = very minimal; 0 = no ability at all.

1. I listen to people from other cultures when they tell me how my culture affects them. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

2. I realize that people from other cultures have fresh ideas and different points of view to bring to my life and to the workplace.

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3. I give people from other cultures advice on how to succeed in my culture. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

4. I give people my support even when other members of my culture reject them. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

5. I realize that people outside of my culture could be offended by my behavior. I’ve asked people if I have offended them by things I have done or said and have apologized whenever necessary. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

6. I realize that when I am stressed out I am likely to make myself and my culture right and another culture wrong.

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7. I respect my superiors (boss, teacher, supervisor, group leader, etc) regardless of where he or she is from. I do not go over his or her head to talk to someone from my culture in order to try and get my way.

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8. When I am in mixed company, I mix with everyone. I do not just stay with people from my culture, or only with people from the dominant culture.

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9. I go out of my way to work with, recruit, select, train, and/or promote people from outside the dominant culture.

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10. When people in my culture make jokes about or talk negatively about other cultural groups, I let them know that I don’t like it.

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Total all of your scores together (for a maximum of 70 points)

61 – 70You have an outstanding (superb) cultural awareness. Further growth will only increase your incredibly strong awareness base and make you even more culturally aware than you are.
51 – 60 You have excellent cultural awareness. There is room for growth, and the areas you have designated that are less than six or seven are areas you can target for specific growth and development. With the foundation you already have, it is clear the motivation and interest in further growth and development are clearly established; thus, it should be relatively easy for you to focus and concentrate on those areas that need additional attention.
41 – 50You have very good cultural awareness, but it is clear from your responses that there are a number of areas that you can target for additional growth and development. Look back at the survey to see if you can see a pattern in your responses-that is, areas that can be grouped together. If not, then simply target the areas that are indicated on the survey for greater experience and possible growth, change, and development.
Less than 40: Your level of cultural awareness is average, below average, weak, or poor, but you have a wonderful opportunity to grow, develop, and change. This score may reveal a lack of opportunity for you to meet and interact with people from other cultures. There are numerous opportunities in college for you to expand your cultural awareness, and you need to begin a program for healthy interaction with people from other cultures at once. There is no time to lose, and the college experience, along with a course in speech communication, as well as courses that introduce you to other cultures, should provide you with a host of opportunities to improve your cultural awareness.

Project 1: Assessing your cultural awareness

Value: 25 points

Due Date: September 18, 2013 @ 12:45 PM

Assignment:

Participate in the classroom activity “The Spaceship Search”
Complete the Cultural awareness self-assessment form
Type a 300 – 600 word paper / essay or thought piece addressing the following questions:
Describe the group dynamics with the spaceship search?
What did you learn about yourself by doing Spaceship search exercise?
Were you surprised by the choices others made in the spaceship search?
How did you score on the cultural awareness assessment?
What are your low areas in the assessment? What are your high (or strongest) areas on the assessment
What did you learn about yourself by completing this assessment? Did it make you more aware of areas you can improve in?
Why do nurses need to be culturally aware?
Submit your essay to turnitin.com by 12:45 PM on the due date (by the start of class).

Grading Rubric

Criteria / 0 points / 5 points / 10 points

300 – 600 words
Submitted to turnitin.com
Timely
Correct grammar, spelling & punctuation
Addresses the topic
Original work

/ Not submitted on time or
15+ grammar errors or
Doesn’t address the questions / 6-14 grammar errors
Or
Less than 300 words / All objective met
0-5 grammar errors
0points / 5points / 10points / 15points

Completeness and Depth of response

/ Not submitted
Or
Only gives the results of test / Does not address all of the questions or does not cover 3 -4 questions completely / Does not cover 1 – 2 questions completely / Gives results of assessment & covers each question completely

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