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Competency-Based Assessments

Maternal Newborn NursingCompetency-Based Assessments

Competency-Based Assessments

1 .
As a nurse providing family-centered care to a cisgender woman, how would you integrate an understanding of different family structures, such as single-parent, dual-career, and extended families, into your nursing interventions?
2 .
Discuss two challenges nurses might face in delivering optimal care for patients and families from diverse cultural backgrounds and religious beliefs and propose strategies to address these challenges.
3 .
Identify two barriers to care for LGBTQIA+ persons and families and discuss nursing strategies to mitigate these barriers and provide culturally competent care.
4 .
How can cultural factors influence family development stages?
5 .
What are three essential components of a family assessment?
6 .
How do cultural influences and individualism/collectivism shape health beliefs?
7 .
What is transcultural nursing, and why is it essential for culturally competent care?
8 .
What is the Four Cs of Culture model, and why is it valuable for nursing practice?
9 .
Who are considered populations at increased risk for poor health outcomes, and how might their experiences with the health-care system be influenced by discrimination, poverty, or other factors?
10 .
What health risk factors affect families at increased risk for poor health outcomes, such as Black Americans or immigrant families, during pregnancy and childbirth?
11 .
What are social determinants of health (SDOH), and how do they contribute to health disparities in the childbearing population?
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