The document provides a case study and discussion questions for a nursing course. It describes a 28-year-old African American patient, Shawn Billings, who has come to the clinic for the third time this week with a severe headache. Students are asked to reflect on cultural factors that may impact the patient's health, including socioeconomic status, spirituality, and lifestyle. They are also asked to develop five targeted health history questions that are sensitive to the patient's background and culture. The document provides references in APA style to support discussing cultural competence when interacting with patients from diverse populations.

1. Nurs6512 Wk 2 Discussion Post
nursing discussion question and need a sample draft to help me learn.
To prepare:
Reflect on your experiences as a nurse and on the information provided in this week’s
Learning Resources on diversity issues in health assessments.
CASE STUDY 2
Shawn Billings, a 28-year-old African American patient comes into the clinic today. He has
been deemed a “frequent flyer” by the staff at the clinic and was at the clinic last week and 4
days ago with a migraine, given a shot of Toradol and Ativan and sent home. He is here
today again for an extreme headache. He is very agitated today. He is here with his father
and worried that he will not get any medication.
Reflect on the specific socioeconomic, spiritual, lifestyle, and other cultural factors related
to the health of the patient assigned to you.
Consider how you would build a health history for the patient. What questions would you
ask, and how would you frame them to be sensitive to the patient’s background, lifestyle,
and culture? Develop five targeted questions you would ask the patient to build his or her
health history and to assess his or her health risks.
Think about the challenges associated with communicating with patients from a variety of
specific populations. What strategies can you as a nurse employ to be sensitive to different
cultural factors while gathering the pertinent information?
Include 3 APA in-text citations with references
Post an explanation of the specific socioeconomic, spiritual, lifestyle, and other cultural
factors associated with the patient you were assigned. Explain the issues that you would
need to be sensitive to when interacting with the patient, and why. Provide at least five
targeted questions you would ask the patient to build his or her health history and to assess
his or her health risks.
Ball, J. W., Dains, J. E., Flynn, J. A., Solomon, B. S., & Stewart, R. W. (2019). Seidel's guide to
physical examination: An interprofessional approach (9th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Elsevier
Mosby.
Chapter 2, “Cultural Competency”
This chapter highlights the importance of cultural awareness when conducting health

2. assessments. The authors explore the impact of culture on health beliefs and practices.
Dains, J. E., Baumann, L. C., & Scheibel, P. (2019). Advanced health assessment and clinical
diagnosis in primary care (6th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Elsevier Mosby.
Credit Line: Advanced Health Assessment and Clinical Diagnosis in Primary Care, 6th
Edition by Dains, J.E., Baumann, L. C., & Scheibel, P. Copyright 2019 by Mosby. Reprinted by
permission of Mosby via the Copyright Clearance Center.
Chapter 2, “Evidenced-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines”
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2020, October 21). Cultural competence in
health and human servicesLinks to an external site.. Retrieved from
https://npin.cdc.gov/pages/cultural-competence
This website discusses cultural competence as defined by the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC). Understanding the difference between cultural competence,
awareness, and sensitivity can be obtained on this website.
United States Department of Human & Health Services. Office of Minority Health. (n.d.). A
physician's practical guide to culturally competent careLinks to an external site.. Retrieved
June 10, 2019, from https://cccm.thinkculturalhealth.hhs.gov/
From the Office of Minority Health, this website offers CME and CEU credit and equips
healthcare professionals with awareness, knowledge, and skills to better treat the
increasingly diverse U.S. population they serve.
Coleman, D. E. (2019). Evidence based nursing practice: The challenges of health care and
cultural diversityLinks to an external site.. Journal of Hospital Librarianship, 19(4), 330–
338. https://doi.org/10.1080/15323269.2019.1661734
Young, S., & Guo, K. L. (2016). Cultural diversity trainingLinks to an external site.. The
Health Care Manager, 35(2), 94–102. https://doi.org/10.1097/hcm.0000000000000100
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