CULTURAL DIVERSITY ASSIGNMENT:
Objectives: To have an increased exposure to numerous cultural groups in regard to practices
surrounding maternal-newborn issues, to indicate nursing interventions that would be
implemented and to present knowledge gained to the clinical group.
1. Each student will be assigned a specific culture.
2. Discuss an aspect of maternity care related to the assigned culture.
3. The paper should include, but not be limited to, information on superstitions, family
roles, nutrition, pain and contraception methods.
4. Be sure to explain how the information obtained applies to nursing care.
5. All information should be pertinent to nursing practice here in the United States.
6. This paper is to be typed (APA format). Include a title page, abstract, introduction,
conclusion and reference page. The body of the paper must be 3 – 5 pages.
7. Plagiarism will not be tolerated. Please make sure all information is properly
documented (APA format).
8. Use at least 3 peer-reviewed professional references from the past three years.
9. Each student will do an oral presentation on their assigned culture to the clinical group.
The presentation is not to be read from the paper.