The Mexican Culture

Provide an opportunity for students to briefly explore another individuals’ emic worldview. The expectation is that the student will gain a deeper understanding of the healthcare practices of an unfamiliar culture and begin to apply transcultural concepts into their nursing practice.
Begin your literature review census data about that population. Begin to journal about your literature findings and your experience in this short immersion project. Journaling activities should continue through the entire project up to paper submission
All reference literature is to be scholarly and published within the last five (5) years. Create informant interview questions. Continue journaling regarding your literature findings and your experience in this short immersion project. Journaling activities should continue through the entire project up to paper submission.
All reference literature is to be scholarly and published within the last five (5) years. Complete the cultural self-assessment cited in Andrews & Boyle (2016) on pages 36-38 in Transcultural concepts in nursing care (7th ed.) and document your feelings/findings/ideas/etc. in your journal. Visit places of worship, shopping areas, celebrations/festivals with your informant or go alone. Sample some of the cultural foods, eat in a restaurant, and visit a food market if possible. If you cannot experience these activities with your informant try to discuss aspects of these experiences with your informant. Begin to identify how these experiences are related to health/illness beliefs and practices. Continue to journal as you explore these experiences. The following weeks should focus on completing these experiences, completing the literature review, and continued journaling. Journaling activities should continue through the entire project up to paper submission.
Your literature review should be completed. All reference literature is to be scholarly and published within the last five (5) years. Identify how these experiences are related to health/illness beliefs and practices. You should have completed grouping your data in major categories and/or themes. Include your articles and associated journal postings supporting your identified themes into your paper. This week should focus on compiling all your data and completing your paper. Identify how these experiences are related to health/illness beliefs and practices.