Patients may have particular needs or preferences when choosing the timing of appointments.  List below three different timing preferences or specifications that the client may ask you to meet.

Question1: Apply Giger and Davidhizar’s Transcultural Assessment Model, analyzing at least 3 cultural phenomena that may apply in this scenario to assess the client’s potential needs for culture-specific care.

You are on duty in the emergency room when a couple enters, seeking care for Thomas a 6-month-old Mexican baby. Upon physical exam, you notice that the boy’s fontanelle is depressed. Both parents speak little English. Through a translator, the mother indicates he has been vomiting and having diarrhea for the past day or two and is not nursing well. The family has considered approaching a curandera, but a neighbor indicated that they may be better served in the local emergency department. Fortunately, you are on duty and bring your expertise in transcultural health care to the situation.

Paramedic Queensland. Cultural Scenario: You are an ambulance officer and have just arrived on the scene where a father has reported that his daughter has been injured. She is from a Muslim background and is dressed in a full burqa. She is showing signs of blood loss and potential breathing difficulties. Task: Your task is to approach the father and gain consent to treat the patient. You must navigate the situation and communicate to the father what needs to be addressed, leading to an acceptable treatment. This treatment must respect the father’s religious and cultural traditions, as well as meet medical industry protocols.

What would you say if you had to do a video of yourself in this situation. Attending as a female officer what would you say in a 2 minute video. As well explaining what her diagnoses is.

Understanding sensitivity and specificity – As a practicing nurse practitioner, diagnostic tests help to guide the treatment plan. How do sensitivity and specificity apply to the patient’s treatment plan? Use an example of when a diagnostic test that had a false positive or a false negative result. What do these mean? As a nurse practitioner, what can you do to ensure that the right treatment plan is implemented?

• When you think about the role of the nurse in public health, what comes to mind?
• What are opportunities and/or challenges for the profession of nursing in regards to public health in the U.S.?