Continuation of Week 3- NURSING CARE PLAN- INTERPROFESSIONAL MAPS

Nursing Care Plan- Interprofessional Maps is a collaborative and shared document and involves a joint
from an interprofessional team of professionals, summarizing the patient’s current and preferred
situation as well as professional goals and actions.

5 Stages of Care Planning Process

1. Assessment -
2. Diagnosis
3. Planning
4. Implementation
5. Evaluation

Key Steps to Patient Planning

 Patient Assessment
 Planning with Patient
 Implement
 Monitor and review

Interprofessional care in nursing- collaboration is the collaborative involvement of various professional

health care providers working with patients, families, caregivers, and communities to consider and
communicate each other’s unique perspective in delivering the highest quality of care (Sullivan et al
2015)

Principles of Care Planning

 Goal oriented, dynamic (non-static document)

 Facilitate decision making & specify accountability
 Should identify the ability & readiness of an individual for successfully meeting their goals as
well as barriers & supports.

NURSING CARE PLANNING TO RESPECT CULTURAL DIVERSITY

Definition of Terms:

Cultural Diversity: the differences in values, beliefs, norms, and practices between cultures.

Cultural competence: having the knowledge, understanding, and skills regarding a diverse culture that
allow one to provide acceptable care.

Cultural competence in nursing implies the ability of health care workers to give the best medical care to
patients while demonstrating cultural awareness for their beliefs, race, and values. It entails having a
knowledge of patient’s cultural diversity and treating them with this in mind.

 Prepare nurses to empathize, relate more to patients, and attend more deeply to their needs.
  Hospital patients can often be agitated or stressed but having someone on their care team
who speaks their language or understands their unique background may help them to relax
leading to greater therapy and overall care.

Examples of cultural competence

 Speaking in terms that are easy for the patient to follow and understand
 Not judging or disregarding a patient’s belief and religious background but encouraging
them to do what works for them.
 Empathizing with the patient at all times
 Valuing the individual and applauding strengths and individuality.

Culture: values, beliefs, norms, and practices of a particular group that are learned and shared and
guide thinking, decision, and action in a patterned way.

Ethnocentrism: the belief that one’s own culture is superior to all others.

Values: principles that have meaning and worth to an individual, family, group, or community.

Guidelines for Culturally Sensitive Practice

A. Self-Examination- do not say an understanding has taken place if it has not.

B. Use of Language-ask others how they wish to be addressed.
C. Body Language- find out what is appropriate, eye contact, touching and distance.
D. Don’t Assume- find out who is involved and include them.
E. Listen – what does he know?

7 Steps Nurses Can Take to Provide Culturally Sensitive Care

 Awareness
 Avoid making assumptions.
 Learn about other cultures.
 Build trust and rapport.
 Overcome language barriers.
 Educate patients about medical practices.
 Practice active listening.

To be effective in meeting various ethnic needs, the nurse should:

 Treat all clients alike.

 Be aware of client’s cultural differences.
 Act as if he or she is comfortable with the client’s behavior.
 Avoid asking about the client’s cultural background.

Prepared by: Prof. Luz B. Ubana, R.N., M.A.N., MAED