Your work will apply your choice of a cultural assessment model (Purnell’s Cultural Assessment Model, attached find the powerpoint) to an assigned ethnic group. 

Your work will identify factors that affect communication of assigned ethnic group (African American). 

You will identify factors that affect communication of assigned ethnic group and barriers to provision of culturally competent healthcare. You will use selected cultural assessment model to address needs of assigned ethnic group and include your role as a cultural broker to meet the multicultural needs of assigned ethnic group. 

Your work requires a review of the literature of at least 5 peer reviewed articles to support and inform your body of work. Your work should demonstrate cultural competence, cultural sensitivity, and humility in providing culturally appropriate care. See below rubric for your work.

You will also attach a powerpoint summarizing the written work, following APA guidelines. 

Purnell’s Cultural Assessment Model

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Purnell’s Cultural Assessment Model

The Purnell’s cultural assessment model was developed by Larry D Purnell and Betty J Paulanka in 1995 to assist to all healthcare providers.

Larry D Purnell is an adjunct professor holding the PHD in transcultural care in general population and specific cultural profiles

He currently works at Excelsior College, Albany, New York.

Dr. Purnell served as a part-time ICU float nurse at Sibley Memorial Hospital from 1989 to 1991.

Further, he worked as a nursing administration consultant at the Delaware Psychiatric Center from 1991 to 2001 (Anon, 2020).

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The model has been translated into various languages such as German, Spanish, Arabic and other languages.

While educating undergraduate students, Larry discovered the need for nurses to be aware of the ethno-cultural beliefs of patients and created a model that can be used in the organizing framework(Purnell, 2005).

Known as a nursing educator, the author has been involved in teaching nurses how to handle transcultural issues in their field for over 45 years.

Overview of the Model

The author argues that professionals can develop cultural competence and adjust care to suit the consumer’s culture and values.

The model entails twelve domains that deals with various aspects.

Purnell considered the domains significant to ascertain characteristics and traits of different ethnicities encountered during medical care.

The domains include emphasizing on heritage, communication, family roles and organization, workforce issues, bio-cultural ecology, high-risk behaviors, nutrition, pregnancy, death rituals, spirituality, healthcare practices, and healthcare professionals(Albougami et al, 2016). The two models can further divided into global and community depending on the patient dealt with.

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12 Cultural Domains

The domains include emphasizing on heritage, communication, family roles and organization, workforce issues, bio-cultural ecology, high-risk behaviors,

Additionally, nutrition, pregnancy, death rituals, spirituality, healthcare practices, and healthcare professionals(Albougami et al, 2016).

The two models can further divided into global and community depending on the patient dealt with.

12 Cultural Domains Cont’d

The 1st domain is concerned with heritage of person that involves country of origin, geopolitical influence, education level among others.

The second domain involves learning the language and dialects of the people.

The 12th domains involves nurses understanding and appreciating the ro