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Allied health professionals are confronted with different death
and dying practices. An effective allied health professional
recognizes the importance of understanding different cultural
practices, and learns how to evaluate the death, dying, and
spiritual beliefs and practices across the cultures.
Read the two specified case histories and choose one for this
assignment.
Chapter 4, "Stories of Abby: An Ojibwa Journey" and Chapter
14, "Stories of Shanti: Culture and Karma," by Gelfland, Raspa,
and Sherylyn, from End-of-Life Stories: Crossing Disciplinary
Boundaries (2005), from the GCU Library.
Identify your role as a health care professional in supporting
Abby's or Shanti's dying rituals, and in creating strategies for
displaying respect while still providing quality care. Identify
communication strategies necessary in caring for your select
person. Integrate your strategies as you develop a care plan
describing how you would approach the situation and care for
the patient. Review the "Care Plan" template prior to beginning.
Include the following in your care plan:
Communication: family and patient
Treatment options that align with the specific culture
Education: family and patient
Family roles in the process
Spiritual beliefs
Barriers
Cultural responses
Any additional components that you feel would need to be
addressed (from your perspective as a health care professional)
Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the
APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An
abstract is not required.

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Allied health professionals are confronted with different death

  • 1. Allied health professionals are confronted with different death and dying practices. An effective allied health professional recognizes the importance of understanding different cultural practices, and learns how to evaluate the death, dying, and spiritual beliefs and practices across the cultures. Read the two specified case histories and choose one for this assignment. Chapter 4, "Stories of Abby: An Ojibwa Journey" and Chapter 14, "Stories of Shanti: Culture and Karma," by Gelfland, Raspa, and Sherylyn, from End-of-Life Stories: Crossing Disciplinary Boundaries (2005), from the GCU Library. Identify your role as a health care professional in supporting Abby's or Shanti's dying rituals, and in creating strategies for displaying respect while still providing quality care. Identify communication strategies necessary in caring for your select person. Integrate your strategies as you develop a care plan describing how you would approach the situation and care for the patient. Review the "Care Plan" template prior to beginning. Include the following in your care plan: Communication: family and patient Treatment options that align with the specific culture Education: family and patient Family roles in the process
  • 2. Spiritual beliefs Barriers Cultural responses Any additional components that you feel would need to be addressed (from your perspective as a health care professional) Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.