Question

I am in need of help of choosing a culture to study and analyze for a project I am doing. Given the criteria (seen below), what culture would be best suited to learn more about that would be easily applicable to the questions I must answer about the culture?

Criteria:

Directions: Project Check List: Student will present a Power Point or Poster Presentation on a subject regarding the understanding of Cultural Awareness. Student may choose the culture of their choice. This will be an oral presentation presented to the class. Carefully review all grading requirements listed below.

Project Performance Check List Grading Criteria	Possible Points	Points Obtained	Comments
Introduce self to audience	5
Introduce Topic of Presentation	5
Student should have a written outline to follow during the presentation. (outline will be submitted to instructor at end of presentation) Requirements for Outline: - Typed with student’s name, date of presentation, and topic. - Must include the following headings with sub-topics: (1) Introduction (2) Health & Medical Beliefs (3) Foods (4) Pain Management (5) Religious Beliefs, rituals or traditions (6) Beliefs related to Death & Dying (7) Conclusion	10
During presentation student engages audience: make eye contact, scans room, ask and answer questions if needed	5
During presentation student speaks clearly and with confidence to show knowledge of material presented	5
Explains Health & Medical Beliefs	10
Explains food choices and/or selections. If food if prepared please list all ingredients and place with food items.	10
Explains pain management	10
Explains Religious Beliefs, Rituals or Traditions.	10
Explain End of Life Care; Death & Dying	10
Appearance of presentation: neat, organized, creative; may use photographs, bring clothing, symbols etc. WOW the audience!	5
Ask audience if there are questions	5
Limit presentation to 15 minutes	5

Answer 1

cultural awareness:
Introduction:
To understand cultural differences we must be aware of different cultural,beliefs and perspectives..it is the quality of openness and flexibility that people develop in relation to others..The culture i have topic about native Americans.
Health and Medical beliefs:
In health care system health and medical beliefs depends on religion,culture,beliefs and ethnic customs that influence how patient understand the concept of health and how they take care of their health and decisions about their health..when clinician asking patient about their culture that help clinician to engage patients in treatment plans and care provided value for patients decisions..Native Americans traditional healing and indigenous medicine and to promote health and wellbeing..
foods:
Native Americans choose variety of corns,beans,squashes to get nutrition and they consume with culinary skills..Without knowing about different patient culture it will be difficult to advice them to about disease related diet,it will be difficulty for patients to follow those diet..There are many customs and religion they are more particular with their foods..
Pain management:
Native Americans with poor background they always receive poor care..They believe their natural and traditional healing method will help them for pain management..Cultural diversity greatly influenced by each cultural group we belongs to as per ethnic,religion,geographic,socioeconomic etc..Various culture having different beliefs on their pain management how to prevent and treat the pain..They have unique cultural perspective..Pain has psychological,social and spiritual ,physical dimensions that involved in cultural factors..
Religious beliefs,rituals or traditions:
Native Americans culture religion and traditions based on culture of Animism.it is commonly shared doctrine,belief of the indigenous people and various indian tribes of north Americas..Religion based spiritual ideas that have objects like souls and spirit..The native Americans has no science concept they belief that natural features and geographic features are controlled by spirits..They worship plants,animals,sun,rain and wind..
Beliefs related to death and dying:
Each religion has different believes in rebirth,cycle of death and dying..Indigenous people have traditional cultures with combination of church,state and economics..Native American cultures beliefs dying medicine and prayers that guide their spirit and bring that to spirit world..Barrier for hospice care by native Americans patients have limited access to hospice services and traditional values to end-of -life care and the requirement of hospice care..death and dying is a violation among cultural values for them..
conclusions:
In clinical practice we should be intend in the way in which culture may affect different people's health,illness and healing..Attitudes,knowledge and skills of professionals necessary to become more effective health care providers for patient with different backgrounds..