Nursing

1. You are a nurse working in a labor and delivery unit in a small town near a Native American reservation. Charity, your patient, is about to give birth to her sixth child. Her family does not have health insurance. Normally she would give birth at home; however, her blood pressure is high. Her family is doing a dance to scare away the evil spirits that brought about this medical condition. She is in a lot of pain but refuses an epidural. She believes that pain is something that should be tolerated. There are also about 20 family members present to watch the birth, including all of her children. After the baby is born, she hand-expresses colostrum from her breasts and disposes of it. Additional family members arrive with all sorts of food to celebrate the birth of the baby. (Learning Objectives 5 and 6)
A. What are the cultural traits with Charity and her baby that are specific to her Native American culture?
B. How would you provide culturally sensitive nursing care to Charity and her baby?

Rubric
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Criteria Ratings Pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome
Structure
• Organization
• Flow of thought
• Transitions
• Format

2.0 pts
Meets Expectations
Paper has a clear organizational structure with some digressions, ambiguities or irrelevances • Easily followed • Basic transitions • Structured format

1.0 pts
Needs Improvement
• There is some level of organization though digressions, ambiguities, irrelevances are too many • Difficult to follow • Ineffective transitions • Rambling format

0.0 pts
Inadequate
• There is no apparent organization to the paper. • Difficult to follow • No or poor transitions • No format

2.0 pts

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Grammar/mechanics of criterion
sentence structure
• punctuation/mechanics

2.0 pts
Meets Expectations
• Uses complex sentences • Few punctuation or mechanical errors

1.0 pts
Needs Improvement
• Uses compound sentences • Too many punctuation and/or mechanical errors

0.0 pts
Inadequate
Uses simple sentences

2.0 pts

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Language
• Vocabulary; use of
vocabulary
• Tone

2.0 pts
Meets Expectations
• Vocabulary is varied, specific and appropriate • Frequently uses subject specific vocabulary correctly

1.0 pts
Needs Improvement
• Vocabulary is used properly though sentences may be simple •Infrequently uses subject specific vocabulary correctly •Writers tone exhibit some level of audience sensitivity

0.0 pts
Inadequate
•Vocabulary is unsophisticated, not used properly in very simple sentences •Uses subject specific vocabulary too sparingly

2.0 pts

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Content/information
•Clarity of purpose
• Critical and original thought
•Use of example

2.0 pts
Meets Expectations
•Central idea and clarity of purpose are generally evident throughout the essay •Evidence of critical, careful thought and analysis and/or insight •There are good, relevant, supporting examples and evidence

1.0 pts
Needs Improvement
•The central idea is expressed though it may be vague or too broad; Some sense of purpose is maintained throughout the essay •Some evidence of critical careful thought and analysis and/or insight

0.0 pts
Inadequate
Central idea and clarity of purpose are absent or incompletely expressed and maintained Little or no evidence of critical, careful thought or analysis and/or insight There are too few, no examples and evidence or they are mostly irrelevant

2.0 pts

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Focus

2.0 pts
Meets Expectations
Apparent point made about a single topic with sufficient awareness of topic

1.0 pts
Needs Improvement
Minimal evidence of the topic

0.0 pts
Inadequate
No evidence of the topic

2.0 pts

Total Points: 10.0
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