Nursing Course Syllabus
Ashland University
Dwight Schar College of Nursing & Health Sciences
Online RN to BSN program
Spring 2021
March 15, 2021 to May 2, 2021
Course number & title: NUR 309 OASB (185594): International/Transcultural Perspectives
in Healthcare
Department: Nursing
Credit hours: 3 credits didactic (37.5 contact hours)
Prerequisites: None
Course Faculty: Barbara Wilford, DNP, MSN, MBA/HCA, RN
Faculty Title: Adjunct Professor of Nursing
Office Location: Schar College of Nursing & Health Sciences,
No office on Campus- Virtual Office
Cell Phone: 440-610-2347 (cell)
May call or text between hours of 9AM to 8PM
Mondays, Tuesday’s, Thursday’s
TEXT ONLY ON Wednesday’s and Friday’s
Due to homeschooling)
Email:
Office Hours: Virtual office hours: Flexible times online via Zoom.
Class Time: Online/asynchronous
Catalog Description:
The focus of this course is to gain an international perspective of health care issues. Through small
group work, students will compare health related values, beliefs, and practices in selected countries
outside the United States with health-related values, beliefs, and practices within the United States.
Incorporating this knowledge, students will then develop appropriate professional interventions for
a specific sub-cultural group.
This course format consistently meets the same quality, assessment, learning outcomes and
requirements of the traditional semester offering of this course.
Course Content:
1. Transcultural theory/models(s) (e.g., Giger & Davidhizar’s elements of communication, time,
space, social organization, environmental control, and biological variations)
2. Ethnography/Ethnographic interview process
3. Cultural considerations related to health education and literacy
,NUR 309: International/Transcultural Perspectives in Healthcare
Student Learning Outcomes:
Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to:
1. Describe health-related economic, political, social, gerontological, genomic, and cultural issues
for a minimum of 2 sub-cultural groups in the United States (1) and internationally (1). (CSLOs
4, 7, 11)
2. Compare differences and similarities of health -related values, beliefs, and practices of sub-
cultural groups. (CSLO 4)
3. Analyze personal cultural values and practices as related to health, health care, and illness.
(CSLOs 3, 12)
4. Apply transcultural theory in the care of clients in health care relationships. (CSLO 4)
5. Develop a culturally congruent professional intervention for one sub-cultural group. (CSLOs 4,
5)
6. Access international/cultural information through accepted Internet sources. (CSLOs 1, 6)
Required Text/Materials:
Fadiman, A. (1997). The spirit catches you and you fall down. New York, NY: Farrar, Straus
& Giroux. (or latest printing)
Author. (2009). Concise rules of APA style (7th ed.). Washington, DC: American
Psychological Association (or current edition).
Note: Students starting the RN to BSN program in Spring 2020, need to utilize the APA
Manual 7th edition. Students PRIOR to Spring 2020 may continue to utilize the APA
Manual 6th edition
Movie: Warner’s Brothers Pictures. (2008). Gran Torino. (rent or watchstream on TV,
mobile device)
Course Packet-Vital Source Link in Bb: Newman-Giger, J. (2013). Transcultural nursing:
Assessment and intervention (6th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Mosby. (Chapters 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, and 7)
The following activities are required in this course:
1. Ethnographic Interview and Analysis
2. Cultural Experiences: Ethnographic Narrative Project Presentation
3. Culturally Appropriate Teaching Tool
4. Bb Discussion Forum Participation
5. Online Cultural Education Module
Teaching/Learning Methods:
Online Lecture/Discussion
Literature
Media
Guest Speaker
Oral Presentations
Ethnographic Interview
Cultural Experiences
Note: This Syllabus is Subject to Change. Flexibility is appreciated. 2
, NUR 309: International/Transcultural Perspectives in Healthcare
Student Assessment Criteria: 100% / 100 points
1. Ethnographic Narrative Project Presentation (Cultural Experience #1 and #2) 40%
2. Culturally Appropriate Teaching Tool 20%
4. Interaction with International Guest (Experience #3) 5%
5. Bb Discussion Forum Participation 16%
6. Online Cultural Education Module (Culturally Competent Nursing Care Link) 19%
Rubrics provided in Bb for specific course assignments.
Grading Scale:
A = 94-100% C = 74-76%
A- = 90-93% C- = 70-73%
B+ = 87-89% D+ = 67-69%
B = 84-86% D = 64-66%
B- = 80-83% D- = 60-63%
C+ = 77-79% F = <60%
Each student must attain a minimum grade of “C” (74%) as a final grade in each nursing course to
progress in the nursing program.
Program/Department Student Learning Outcomes Assessed
Institutional SLOs College SLOs Course SLO
Intellectual Development 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12 1,2,3,4,5,6
Ethical Development 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12 1,2,3,4,5,6,
Civic Engagement 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12 1,2,3,4,5,6,
Global and Intellectual 4,5, 8, 11 1, 2, 4, 5
Competence
E-mail: Students are expected to check their Ashland University e-mail daily because faculty will
provide direction, information, and instructions related to classroom assignments and college
communications.
E-mail Etiquette: It is expected that all e-mail correspondence to the instructor will be conducted
in a professional manner. When utilizing e-mail for course communications, students shall utilize
the following:
include the course name in the e-mail subject heading;
address the recipient in an appropriate manner (Dr. Wilford); )
utilize proper spelling, grammar, capitalization, and punctuation;
close with your full name.
Academic Integrity Policy
Ashland University community strives to model leadership that is based upon Christian
beliefs and virtues and that will encourage, develop and sustain men and women of
character to serve their professions, their communities, and the world (AU Statement of
Ethical Leadership). As members of Ashland University, students hold themselves to the
highest standards of academic, personal, and social integrity (Ashland University Campus
Note: This Syllabus is Subject to Change. Flexibility is appreciated. 3
Ashland University
Dwight Schar College of Nursing & Health Sciences
Online RN to BSN program
Spring 2021
March 15, 2021 to May 2, 2021
Course number & title: NUR 309 OASB (185594): International/Transcultural Perspectives
in Healthcare
Department: Nursing
Credit hours: 3 credits didactic (37.5 contact hours)
Prerequisites: None
Course Faculty: Barbara Wilford, DNP, MSN, MBA/HCA, RN
Faculty Title: Adjunct Professor of Nursing
Office Location: Schar College of Nursing & Health Sciences,
No office on Campus- Virtual Office
Cell Phone: 440-610-2347 (cell)
May call or text between hours of 9AM to 8PM
Mondays, Tuesday’s, Thursday’s
TEXT ONLY ON Wednesday’s and Friday’s
Due to homeschooling)
Email:
Office Hours: Virtual office hours: Flexible times online via Zoom.
Class Time: Online/asynchronous
Catalog Description:
The focus of this course is to gain an international perspective of health care issues. Through small
group work, students will compare health related values, beliefs, and practices in selected countries
outside the United States with health-related values, beliefs, and practices within the United States.
Incorporating this knowledge, students will then develop appropriate professional interventions for
a specific sub-cultural group.
This course format consistently meets the same quality, assessment, learning outcomes and
requirements of the traditional semester offering of this course.
Course Content:
1. Transcultural theory/models(s) (e.g., Giger & Davidhizar’s elements of communication, time,
space, social organization, environmental control, and biological variations)
2. Ethnography/Ethnographic interview process
3. Cultural considerations related to health education and literacy
,NUR 309: International/Transcultural Perspectives in Healthcare
Student Learning Outcomes:
Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to:
1. Describe health-related economic, political, social, gerontological, genomic, and cultural issues
for a minimum of 2 sub-cultural groups in the United States (1) and internationally (1). (CSLOs
4, 7, 11)
2. Compare differences and similarities of health -related values, beliefs, and practices of sub-
cultural groups. (CSLO 4)
3. Analyze personal cultural values and practices as related to health, health care, and illness.
(CSLOs 3, 12)
4. Apply transcultural theory in the care of clients in health care relationships. (CSLO 4)
5. Develop a culturally congruent professional intervention for one sub-cultural group. (CSLOs 4,
5)
6. Access international/cultural information through accepted Internet sources. (CSLOs 1, 6)
Required Text/Materials:
Fadiman, A. (1997). The spirit catches you and you fall down. New York, NY: Farrar, Straus
& Giroux. (or latest printing)
Author. (2009). Concise rules of APA style (7th ed.). Washington, DC: American
Psychological Association (or current edition).
Note: Students starting the RN to BSN program in Spring 2020, need to utilize the APA
Manual 7th edition. Students PRIOR to Spring 2020 may continue to utilize the APA
Manual 6th edition
Movie: Warner’s Brothers Pictures. (2008). Gran Torino. (rent or watchstream on TV,
mobile device)
Course Packet-Vital Source Link in Bb: Newman-Giger, J. (2013). Transcultural nursing:
Assessment and intervention (6th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Mosby. (Chapters 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, and 7)
The following activities are required in this course:
1. Ethnographic Interview and Analysis
2. Cultural Experiences: Ethnographic Narrative Project Presentation
3. Culturally Appropriate Teaching Tool
4. Bb Discussion Forum Participation
5. Online Cultural Education Module
Teaching/Learning Methods:
Online Lecture/Discussion
Literature
Media
Guest Speaker
Oral Presentations
Ethnographic Interview
Cultural Experiences
Note: This Syllabus is Subject to Change. Flexibility is appreciated. 2
, NUR 309: International/Transcultural Perspectives in Healthcare
Student Assessment Criteria: 100% / 100 points
1. Ethnographic Narrative Project Presentation (Cultural Experience #1 and #2) 40%
2. Culturally Appropriate Teaching Tool 20%
4. Interaction with International Guest (Experience #3) 5%
5. Bb Discussion Forum Participation 16%
6. Online Cultural Education Module (Culturally Competent Nursing Care Link) 19%
Rubrics provided in Bb for specific course assignments.
Grading Scale:
A = 94-100% C = 74-76%
A- = 90-93% C- = 70-73%
B+ = 87-89% D+ = 67-69%
B = 84-86% D = 64-66%
B- = 80-83% D- = 60-63%
C+ = 77-79% F = <60%
Each student must attain a minimum grade of “C” (74%) as a final grade in each nursing course to
progress in the nursing program.
Program/Department Student Learning Outcomes Assessed
Institutional SLOs College SLOs Course SLO
Intellectual Development 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12 1,2,3,4,5,6
Ethical Development 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12 1,2,3,4,5,6,
Civic Engagement 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12 1,2,3,4,5,6,
Global and Intellectual 4,5, 8, 11 1, 2, 4, 5
Competence
E-mail: Students are expected to check their Ashland University e-mail daily because faculty will
provide direction, information, and instructions related to classroom assignments and college
communications.
E-mail Etiquette: It is expected that all e-mail correspondence to the instructor will be conducted
in a professional manner. When utilizing e-mail for course communications, students shall utilize
the following:
include the course name in the e-mail subject heading;
address the recipient in an appropriate manner (Dr. Wilford); )
utilize proper spelling, grammar, capitalization, and punctuation;
close with your full name.
Academic Integrity Policy
Ashland University community strives to model leadership that is based upon Christian
beliefs and virtues and that will encourage, develop and sustain men and women of
character to serve their professions, their communities, and the world (AU Statement of
Ethical Leadership). As members of Ashland University, students hold themselves to the
highest standards of academic, personal, and social integrity (Ashland University Campus
Note: This Syllabus is Subject to Change. Flexibility is appreciated. 3
