Discussion: Stories of Abby: An Ojibwa Journey

Discussion: Stories of Abby: An Ojibwa Journey

HLT 324V GCU Patient and Healthcare Professional Perspective Discussion

Allied health professionals are confronted with different death and dying practices. An effective allied health professional recognizes the importance of understanding different cultural practices, and learns how to evaluate the death, dying, and spiritual beliefs and practices across the cultures. Discussion: Stories of Abby: An Ojibwa Journey

Read the two specified case histories and choose one for this assignment.

Chapter 4, “Stories of Abby: An Ojibwa Journey” and Chapter 14, “Stories of Shanti: Culture and Karma,” by Gelfland, Raspa, and Sherylyn, from End-of-Life Stories: Crossing Disciplinary Boundaries (2005), from the GCU Library.

Identify your role as a health care professional in supporting Abby’s or Shanti’s dying rituals, and in creating strategies for displaying respect while still providing quality care. Identify communication strategies necessary in caring for your select person. Integrate your strategies as you develop a care plan describing how you would approach the situation and care for the patient. Review the “Care Plan” template prior to beginning.

Include the following in your care plan:

Communication: family and patient
Treatment options that align with the specific culture
Education: family and patient
Family roles in the process
Spiritual beliefs
Barriers
Cultural responses
Any additional components that you feel would need to be addressed (from your perspective as a health care professional)

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Care Plan HLT-324V: Transcultural Health Care

Patient’s Name: ____________________________________________________ Date: ________________________________________

Patient’s Diagnosis: ___________________________________________________________________________________________

Problems/Needs (Include date.)	Goals	Interventions/Actions	Discipline/Person Responsible	Outcome/Comments (Initial and date.)

Rubric

Course Code Class Code Assignment Title Total Points
HLT-324V HLT-324V-O500 Case Study: Through the Eyes of the Patient and the Health Care Professional 140.0

Criteria Percentage Unsatisfactory (0.00%) Less Than Satisfactory (65.00%) Satisfactory (75.00%) Good (85.00%) Excellent (100.00%) Comments Points Earned Discussion: Stories of Abby: An Ojibwa Journey
Content 80.0%
Communication: Family and Patient 10.0% Communication strategies are not included in the care plan. Communication strategies included in the care plan are inappropriate for communicating with the patient and family. Communication strategies included in the care plan meet the basic needs of the patient and the family. Communication strategies included in the care plan meet the basic needs of the patient and the family and are detailed. Communication strategies included in the care plan meet the basic needs of the patient and the family and are thorough.

Treatment Options and Education 20.0% No attempt is made at aligning treatment options to the culture of the patient. Education for the patient and family is not provided. Treatment options are inadequately aligned with the specific culture. Education provided to the patient and family members is minimal or confusing. Treatment options are adequately aligned with the specific culture and general education is provided for the patient and family members. Treatment options are reasonably aligned with the specific culture and relevant education is provided for the patient and family members. Treatment options are skillfully aligned with the specific culture and appropriate education is provided for the patient and family members.

Family Roles and Spiritual Beliefs 20.0% Family roles in the process and spiritual beliefs are not considered in the care plan. Family roles in the process and spiritual beliefs are minimally considered in the care plan. Family roles in the process and spiritual beliefs are given basic consideration in the care plan. The care plan clearly identifies family roles in the process and takes into consideration spiritual beliefs of the patient and family. The care plan expertly identifies family roles in the process and thoughtfully takes into consideration spiritual beliefs of the patient and family.

Barriers 10.0% Barriers to be considered are not addressed in the care plan. Barriers to be considered are insufficiently addressed in the care plan. Barriers to be considered are adequately addressed in the care plan. Barriers to be considered are effectively addressed in the care plan. Barriers to be considered are insightfully addressed in the care plan.

Cultural Responses and Additional Components 20.0% Cultural responses are irrelevant. Additional components that may need to be addressed are not attempted. Possible cultural responses are inappropriate. Any additional components that may need to be addressed are implausible. Possible cultural responses are attempted. Any additional components that may need to be addressed are adequately discussed. Possible cultural responses are appropriate and effective. Any additional components that may need to be addressed are discussed in detail. Possible cultural responses are well-crafted and respectful. Any additional components that may need to be addressed are thoroughly discussed.

Organization and Effectiveness 17.0%
Mechanics of Writing (includes spelling, punctuation, grammar, language use) 17.0% Surface errors are pervasive enough that they impede communication of meaning. Inappropriate word choice and/or sentence construction are used. Frequent and repetitive mechanical errors distract the reader. Inconsistencies in language choice (register) and/or word choice are present. Sentence structure is correct but not varied. Some mechanical errors or typos are present, but are not overly distracting to the reader. Correct and varied sentence structure and audience-appropriate language are employed. Prose is largely free of mechanical errors, although a few may be present. The writer uses a variety of effective sentence structures and figures of speech. Writer is clearly in command of standard, written, academic English.

Format 3.0%
Paper Format (use of appropriate style for the major and assignment) 1.0% Template is not used appropriately, or documentation format is rarely followed correctly. Appropriate template is used, but some elements are missing or mistaken. A lack of control with formatting is apparent. Appropriate template is used. Formatting is correct, although some minor errors may be present. Appropriate template is fully used. There are virtually no errors in formatting style. All format elements are correct.

Research Citations (in-text citations for paraphrasing and direct quotes, and reference page listing and formatting, as appropriate to assignment) 2.0% No reference page is included. No citations are used. Reference page is present. Citations are inconsistently used. Reference page is included and lists sources used in the paper. Sources are appropriately documented, although some errors may be present. Reference page is present and fully inclusive of all cited sources. Documentation is appropriate and citation style is usually correct. In-text citations and a reference page are complete and correct. The documentation of cited sources is free of error.

Total Weightage 100%

Course Code	Class Code	Assignment Title	Total Points
HLT-324V	HLT-324V-O500	Case Study: Through the Eyes of the Patient and the Health Care Professional	140.0

Criteria	Percentage	Unsatisfactory (0.00%)	Less Than Satisfactory (65.00%)	Satisfactory (75.00%)	Good (85.00%)	Excellent (100.00%)	Comments	Points Earned
Content	80.0%
Communication: Family and Patient	10.0%	Communication strategies are not included in the care plan. Discussion: Stories of Abby: An Ojibwa Journey	Communication strategies included in the care plan are inappropriate for communicating with the patient and family.	Communication strategies included in the care plan meet the basic needs of the patient and the family.	Communication strategies included in the care plan meet the basic needs of the patient and the family and are detailed.	Communication strategies included in the care plan meet the basic needs of the patient and the family and are thorough.

Treatment Options and Education	20.0%	No attempt is made at aligning treatment options to the culture of the patient. Education for the patient and family is not provided.	Treatment options are inadequately aligned with the specific culture. Education provided to the patient and family members is minimal or confusing.	Treatment options are adequately aligned with the specific culture and general education is provided for the patient and family members.	Treatment options are reasonably aligned with the specific culture and relevant education is provided for the patient and family members.	Treatment options are skillfully aligned with the specific culture and appropriate education is provided for the patient and family members.

Family Roles and Spiritual Beliefs	20.0%	Family roles in the process and spiritual beliefs are not considered in the care plan.	Family roles in the process and spiritual beliefs are minimally considered in the care plan.	Family roles in the process and spiritual beliefs are given basic consideration in the care plan.	The care plan clearly identifies family roles in the process and takes into consideration spiritual beliefs of the patient and family.	The care plan expertly identifies family roles in the process and thoughtfully takes into consideration spiritual beliefs of the patient and family.

Barriers	10.0%	Barriers to be considered are not addressed in the care plan.	Barriers to be considered are insufficiently addressed in the care plan.	Barriers to be considered are adequately addressed in the care plan.	Barriers to be considered are effectively addressed in the care plan.	Barriers to be considered are insightfully addressed in the care plan.

Cultural Responses and Additional Components	20.0%	Cultural responses are irrelevant. Additional components that may need to be addressed are not attempted.	Possible cultural responses are inappropriate. Any additional components that may need to be addressed are implausible.	Possible cultural responses are attempted. Any additional components that may need to be addressed are adequately discussed.	Possible cultural responses are appropriate and effective. Any additional components that may need to be addressed are discussed in detail.	Possible cultural responses are well-crafted and respectful. Any additional components that may need to be addressed are thoroughly discussed.


Organization and Effectiveness	17.0%
Mechanics of Writing (includes spelling, punctuation, grammar, language use)	17.0%	Surface errors are pervasive enough that they impede communication of meaning. Inappropriate word choice and/or sentence construction are used.	Frequent and repetitive mechanical errors distract the reader. Inconsistencies in language choice (register) and/or word choice are present. Sentence structure is correct but not varied.	Some mechanical errors or typos are present, but are not overly distracting to the reader. Correct and varied sentence structure and audience-appropriate language are employed.	Prose is largely free of mechanical errors, although a few may be present. The writer uses a variety of effective sentence structures and figures of speech.	Writer is clearly in command of standard, written, academic English.


Format	3.0%
Paper Format (use of appropriate style for the major and assignment)	1.0%	Template is not used appropriately, or documentation format is rarely followed correctly.	Appropriate template is used, but some elements are missing or mistaken. A lack of control with formatting is apparent.	Appropriate template is used. Formatting is correct, although some minor errors may be present.	Appropriate template is fully used. There are virtually no errors in formatting style.	All format elements are correct.

Research Citations (in-text citations for paraphrasing and direct quotes, and reference page listing and formatting, as appropriate to assignment)	2.0%	No reference page is included. No citations are used.	Reference page is present. Citations are inconsistently used.	Reference page is included and lists sources used in the paper. Sources are appropriately documented, although some errors may be present.	Reference page is present and fully inclusive of all cited sources. Documentation is appropriate and citation style is usually correct.	In-text citations and a reference page are complete and correct. The documentation of cited sources is free of error.

Total Weightage	100%

Discussion: Stories of Abby: An Ojibwa Journey

Discussion: Stories of Abby: An Ojibwa Journey