NSG 4074 Week 2 Project-Culturally Competent Nursing In a Microsoft Word document, you will describe an interview of a person from a cultural background that is different from your own.

 

On the website Gundersen Health, they write, “Hispanics tend to have a broad definition of health, which can be best described as a continuum of body, mind and spirit. Religion also plays an important component to daily lives.” (Gundersen Health, 2018) Health and wellness play a massive role in Hispanics and their families. Along with health and wellness, for the most part, so does religion and family dynamics. These three components go hand in hand and contribute to the close ties between Hispanics and their relationships.

Cultural Assessment Interview

  1. Where do you currently live? St. Augustine,
  2. What is your ancestry? My family is of Hispanic descent, and we are from
  3. Where were you born? I was born in Boston,
  4. How many years have you lived in the United States (or another country, as appropriate)? I have lived in the U.S. for most of my life. After high school, my parents and I relocated to Miami. After a few years, we decided to move back to Nicaragua. I stayed in Nicaragua for about two years when we decided to move back. I got married shortly after, and my husband and his family are also from Nicaragua.
  5. Were your parents born in the United States (or another country, as appropriate)? No, both my mother and father were initially from
  6. What brought you (your parents/ancestors) to the United States (or another country, as appropriate)? My family moved from Nicaragua in the 1980s after there were some political conflicts in the
  7. Describe the land or countryside where you live. Is it mountainous or swampy? My husband and I, and our children, reside in St. Augustine, FL. My husband travels for work, and we have moved a few times.
  8. Have you lived in other places in the United States/world? I have lived in Managua, Nicaragua, as well as several states in the U.S. I have lived in Massachusetts, Florida, and
  9. What is your income level? We are upper-middle.
  10. Does your income allow you to afford the essentials of life? Yes, we live comfortably and can travel often with our Cultural Assessment Interview cont.
  11. Do you have health insurance? Yes, we have insurance through my husband’s
  12. Are you able to afford health insurance on your salary? The cost is reasonable, and it is far less expensive than my employer

References

Purnell, L. D. (2013). Transcultural health care: A culturally competent approach. Philadelphia: F.A. Davis. Pg. 20

Healthcare in Nicaragua – International Living Countries. (2018). Retrieved April 13, 2018, from https://internationalliving.com/countries/nicaragua/health-care-in-nicaragua/

 

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