NUR152: Nursing Theory & Science (Le, Stott, & Dwork)

• Scientific basis professional practice
• Foster nursing leadership & lifelong learning
• Strengthen nursing contribution to enhancement of healthcare

Information presented should include, but is not limited to:

• At least 2 measurable learning objectives – what do you want your target audience (fellow students) to learn from your presentation? Should be RUMBA.  How will you evaluate learning?  (OK to evaluate & have prizes prn)
• Traditional diet & its effect on health, Western diet influence & effect
• Predisposition to certain types of illness
• Response to and treatment of illness
• Feelings about use of “western” medications , therapies
• Alternative therapies commonly used in this culture. Description or demo, used for?,  benefits, risks
• Response to and treatment of pain (e.g. stoic or demonstrative)
• Death & dying, care of the deceased
• NCLEX test questions
• References

• Race - Differentiates people based upon physical characteristics and biological disposition and ancestry.
• Culture - Learned behavioral and attitudinal norms: thoughts, beliefs, values & customs.
• Ethnicity - Common ancestry, physical characteristics and culture. 

Census data can be accessed to determine population numbers in Maricopa County, AZ.  This is a primary source of information.  

*New immigrants & first generation 

Monographs are secondary sources of information which add value by explaining, analyzing and commenting on topics in great depth.  

LC call numbers

• R - medicine
• RA - public aspects of medicine
• RT - nursing

**Please contact Elizabeth, elizabeth.saliba@gccaz.edu, if you have trouble logging into this E-book. 

Domain searches - Limit a search to a particular category of resources, including .edu (educational), .int (international), .gov (US government), .az.gov (AZ government), .org (organizations), and .mil (military).

• site:.edu pain and Chinese
• site:.gov “pain management” and Chinese
• site:.org “cultural competence” and Chinese

Site searches - Limit search results to a particular website. 

• site:www.nursingworld.org “cultural competence”

**Both types of searches need to be formatted as shown in the above examples.  

ANA 

ANA Listening Sessions on Racism in Nursing

EthnoMed

Minority Health (CDC)

Racial Equity and Health Policy (Kaiser Family Foundation)

Criteria for evaluating open web sources includes:

• Author
• Date of publication
• Publisher
• Intended audience
• Objective reasoning
• Coverage
• Evaluative reviews