I. Transcultural Nursing (What is it?) (defining)
II. Cultural Competence (What is it?) (defining)
III. American Culture VS. Other Cultures (This can be a comparison table or slide for each-just address each one) (defining)
a. Health definition
b. Disease causation (How is mental health viewed)
c. Location of disorder (body/mind/spirit)
d. Decisions about care
e. Sick role
f. Best treatments
g. Pain
h. Ethics
i. Nonverbal communication
IV. Introduction of chosen culture to study (Example: Chinese)
V. Application of Leninger’s Transcultural Nursing to standards of care for psychiatric/mental health nursing
VI. Application of Leninger’s Transcultural Nursing to the chosen culture for the study—Why is it important?
a. Example of a clinical condition for this culture to discuss in your paper.
b. Discuss treatment/nursing interventions for this clinical condition specific to American culture and how this differs from the needs or how the condition is treated by the specific culture.