Cultural Concepts, Simulation & Reflection Assignment

Objective:

This assignment will provide students with an opportunity to integrate and demonstrate their understanding of cultural competence in nursing care. Students will reflect on their own cultural awareness, engage with concepts of cultural safety, humility and responsiveness, and identify strategies for continuing their development as culturally competent practitioners.

Introduction:

Culturally competent care is essential in providing effective, respectful, and equitable healthcare services to individuals from diverse backgrounds. This assignment allows students to reflect on key concepts discussed in Weeks 4 & 5, including cultural safety, cultural humility and responsive communication. Students will also draw on their simulation experience from Week 5 to:

1. Create a personal plan for developing cultural competence
2. Reflect on providing culturally safe and respectful care to individuals and communities from diverse backgrounds
3. Identify practical ways to integrate cultural competence into nursing practice

Instructions:

Part I – Cultural Self-Assessment and Goal Setting

Using the WeRPN Cultural Assessment Guide, Modules 5, 6 & 7, reflect on your background, biases and areas for growth. Based on your assessment:

• Write two specific learning goals that will support your development of cultural competence. The goals statements should meet the SMART criteria
• For each learning goal, include two actionable steps you will take to achieve them, meeting the SMART criteria
• Your goals should reflect a commitment to cultural humility, awareness and responsiveness across diverse populations. This commitment may consider any population of patients you may encounter, including but not limited to Indigenous Peoples, newcomers, racialized groups, religious minorities, 2SLGBTQIA+ individuals and others.

Part II – Cultural Competence in Practice

Select one of the following options:

• Option A: choose a patient population you are less familiar with and reflect on key considerations for providing safe care to individuals from this group.
• Option B: Select a Call to Action related to Health from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) and reflect on how it can guide nurses in providing safe care for Indigenous Peoples.

In your response, discuss:

• How your chosen topic enhances your understanding of culturally competent care
• How nurses can integrate this knowledge into practice
• Concepts from Weeks 4 & 5 that support your understanding (ex: cultural humility, anti-oppressive practice, communication strategies)

Part III – Simulation Reflection

Reflect on the simulation activity you participated in during Week 5. In a one-page reflection, respond to the following prompts:

• What did you learn about providing care to clients from diverse cultural backgrounds?
• How did this experience challenge or reinforce your assumptions or beliefs?
• How will you integrate these insights into your future nursing practice?

Guidelines:

• Use at least 3 scholarly, evidence-based sources (ex: peer-reviewed journals, textbooks, evidence-informed websites). Refer to the WeRPN resources on assessing sources.
• Cite all sources in APA format, both in-text and on your reference page
• You may use GenAI (ex: ChatGPT) to assist with Part II only. If you choose to do so:
• Clearly paraphrase and cite the tool as GenAI in APA format
• Upload the original GenAI-generated content as a separate Word Document
• Review the AI Usage Policy linked in the “AI Usage Statement on H&HI Assignments”

Requirements:

Please submit all parts of this assignment as one document, meeting APA requirements including the use of a title page, reference page and proper citation of sources. This should be completed using Microsoft Word and submitted to the associated assignment folder.