Using Giger and Davidhizar's Transcultural Assessment Model, perform a comprehensive assessment of how your selected cultural group’s beliefs and practices might impact healthcare decision-making, treatment adherence, your communication, your interventions, and your education to align with the patient's cultural values and preferences. 

Utilize your mind map from module 1 and the textbook’s FIG. 1.1 and FIG. 1.2 in Chapter 1 to thoroughly outline your assessment and expand uponeach of the six cultural phenomena for your selected group.  

Cuban Cultural Assessment

Introduction

Capture reader’s interest

Build case through logic

Topic sentence/thesis statement

First main point (strongest)

A. Support

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B. Support

1. Example

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C. Support

1. Example

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Second main point (second strongest)

A. Support

1. Example

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B. Support

1. Example

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C. Support

1. Example

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Third main point (weakest)

A. Support

1. Example

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B. Support

1. Example

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C. Support

1. Example

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Conclusion

Restate topic

A. Summarize three main points

Revisit introduction or tie all ideas together

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Communication -Language spoken

-Voice quality -Pronunciation -Use of silence

-Use of nonverbal

Biological Variations -Body structure

-Skin color -Hair color

-Other physical dinensions -Enzymatic and genetic existence of diseases

specific to populations -Susceptibility to illness and disease

-Nutritional preferences and deficiencies -Psychologic characteristics, coping, and

social support. Environmental Control -Cultural health practices

Efficacious Neutral

Dysfunctional Uncertain

-Values -Definition of health and illness

Time Orientation -Use of

-Measures -Definition

-Social Time -Work Time

-Time orientation

Social Organization -Culture -Race

-Ethnicity -Family -Work

-Leisure -Chruch -Friends

Space -Degree of comfort observed (conversation)

-Proximity to others -Body movements

-Perception of space

CULTURAL PHENOMENA

Mind Map