Submit an evidence-based practice paper about cultural competency in mental health nursing.
An evidence-based practice paper allows you to explore best practice and help improve client
outcomes on a psychiatric unit. Your paper should describe how you, as a nurse, will include –
or have included – cultural awareness in a client diagnosed with a mental illness. The person
you describe could be someone in your clinical setting, someone you have worked with in the
past, or a theoretical client.
Remember that culture can also include gender equality, sexual orientation, and other cultures
besides race and religion – including cultures unique to one particular family. Your paper should
be at least 3 pages (double-spaced, not including the title or reference pages) in APA Format
and include:
• Assessment: Discuss what you would assess in regard to a client’s culture. For example,
are there specific dietary requirements? Are schedule changes necessary to avoid
conflicts with religious practices? Who is the spokesperson for the family? What would
you assess?
• Diagnosis: List any mental health nursing diagnoses this person has or may be at risk
for. Include at least one cultural diagnosis.
• Planning: What planning needs to be done to ensure the cultural and emotional safety
of the client?
• Implementation: What are interventions that would ensure the safety of your client in
regard to culture? Include at least two interventions. For example, if your client has
religious beliefs that affect the ability to take medications, what interventions would you
create to ensure the client’s safety? What can you do to make sure the client’s cultural
needs are met?
• Evaluation: How will you evaluate whether your implementation was effective? Make
sure the parameters are objective and measurable.
• In your summary, discuss whether any completed interventions were successful. What
could be done differently in the future? If the interventions have not yet been carried
out, you might discuss some institutional changes that could be made to ensure cultural
safety for all clients in that setting.
Your paper should utilize proper APA guidelines and include at least three scholarly sources to
support your paper. A scholarly source is a source that has been peer reviewed and has
appropriate authors that are credentialed. For more information on APA, please visit the
Online Library.
Pls write on the patient that is Jehovah witness and has dementia in need of certain care like a
blood transfusion. We want to consider the patient’s culture and mental health status.
