This document discusses transcultural nursing care for children. It notes that culture influences child development, health, and illness. Nurses must consider the ethnic and cultural trends of children in the US as well as their health issues and socioeconomic determinants of health. Transcultural nursing can help influence policy to address children's health needs. Nurses should assess families' cultural backgrounds and beliefs to provide culturally competent care. However, not all families of a cultural group strictly follow the larger culture's practices, as individual differences and acculturation impact each family uniquely.

1. Transcultural Perspectives In The Nursing Care
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CareRead chapter 6 of the class textbook and review the attached PowerPoint presentation.
Once done, answer the following questions;1. Write a two to three -pages summary of the
demographics of children in the United States and the priority health issues that nurses
should be aware for policy and health promotion teaching.a. Include ethnic and cultural
trends and health-related challenges.b. Discuss the socioeconomic status and determinants
of health.c. Imagine the future decades and discuss how transcultural nursing can influence
policy and children’s health.As stated in the syllabus present your assignment in a word
document, Arial 12 font APA format attached to the forum in the discussion tab of the
blackboard titled “Week 4 discussion questions” and in Turnitin to verify originality. You
must cite at least two evidence-based references (excluding the class textbook) and post
two replies to any of your peer’s assignments sustained with the proper references. A
minimum of 900 words is required.ORDER NOW FOR CUSTOMIZED, PLAGIARISM-FREE
PAPERSCultural survival depends on the transmission of values and customs from one
generation to the next.Culture influences child growth, development, health, and
illness.Copyright © 2016 Wolters Kluwer • All Rights ReservedChildren in a Culturally
Diverse Society #2Copyright © 2016 Wolters Kluwer • All Rights ReservedChildren as a
PopulationElements to consider:Racial and ethnic compositionPovertyChildren’s health
statusGrowth and developmentInfant attachmentCryingCopyright © 2016 Wolters Kluwer •
All Rights Reserved4In all cultures, infants and children are valued and nurtured because
they represent the promise of future generations.Parental cultural beliefs and practices
influence behaviors and interventions.Culture-Universal and Culture-Specific Child Rearing
#1Copyright © 2016 Wolters Kluwer • All Rights Reserved5Culture-Universal and Culture-
Specific Child Rearing #2Culture influences child rearing:Nutrition: feeding and eating
behaviorsSleepEliminationMenstruationParent–child relationships and disciplineChild
abuseGender differencesCopyright © 2016 Wolters Kluwer • All Rights Reserved6Culture-
Universal and Culture-Specific Child Rearing #3Copyright © 2016 Wolters Kluwer • All
Rights Reserved Transcultural Perspectives In The Nursing Care7Question #1Is the
following statement true or false?Differences between boys and girls are generally subtle,
first appear at puberty, and exert minimal influence on adult roles within a
culture.Copyright © 2016 Wolters Kluwer • All Rights Reserved8Answer to Question
#1FalseRationale: Differences between boys and girls appear early in life and form the basis
for adult roles within a culture.Copyright © 2016 Wolters Kluwer • All Rights

2. Reserved9Health and Health Promotion #1Parents might persist with culturally based
beliefs and practices even when scientific evidence refutes them.The family is the primary
health care provider for infants, children, and adolescents.Copyright © 2016 Wolters
Kluwer • All Rights Reserved10Health and Health Promotion #2Influencing
factors:IllnessHealth belief systemsBiocultural influences on childhood disordersImmunity,
intermarriage, ethnicity, raceBeliefs regarding causes of chronic illness/disabilitySpecial
health care needs of adolescentsCopyright © 2016 Wolters Kluwer • All Rights
Reserved11Question #2Is the following statement true or false?Illness is viewed by many
cultures as a form of punishment.Copyright © 2016 Wolters Kluwer • All Rights
Reserved12Answer to Question #2TrueRationale: A family and/or child with a chronic
illness or disability may believe that they have been cursed by a supreme being, have
sinned, or violated a taboo.Copyright © 2016 Wolters Kluwer • All Rights
Reserved13Culturally Competent Nursing Care for Children and Adolescents #1Nursing
Assessment of the FamilyCultural backgroundFamily belief systemsMother may be most
influentialFamily structuresNuclear, single-parent, blended, extendedCopyright © 2016
Wolters Kluwer • All Rights Reserved14Culturally Competent Nursing Care for Children and
Adolescents #2Nursing InterventionsPhysical care/hygieneCommunicationWith child and
familyEvaluation of the nursing care planAsk questions to determine if mutual goals were
establishedCopyright © 2016 Wolters Kluwer • All Rights ReservedQuestion #3Is the
following statement true or false?All family members of a cultural group follow the culture
of the larger group.Example: All Chinese North American children show respect for
authority, have polite social behavior, and a moderate-to-soft voice.Copyright © 2016
Wolters Kluwer • All Rights Reserved16Answer to Question #3FalseRationale: Each family
modifies the culture of the larger group in ways that are uniquely its own.Individual
differences, changing norms over time, the degree of acculturation, the length of time the
family has lived in a country, and other factors account for variations from the stereotype.
Transcultural Perspectives In The Nursing Care