What is the demographic make-up of your community

Lincoln, Ch. 3 & 4;

Ch. 3 Who lives here…works here…?

• What is the demographic make-up of your community?
• Is this a change from ten or twenty years ago?
• Do you have an immigrant or refugee population?

Immigrants in your community

• Who are the immigrants in your community?
• What ways does it challenge you to care for this population?
• What resources are available…for you…for your patients?
• Has your organization provided you with continuing education programs about caring for diverse populations?

Ch. 4

List your first positive and negative thoughts after reading each one:

• African American- college- male- dreadlocks
• Asian- math- herbs- driving
• White- pregnant- poverty- alone
• Native American- overweight- casino- pride
• Woman- executive- African American- new
• Elderly- new hire- thrifty- organized

On the scale of 1-5…where are you on the river…?

• In the clinical setting:       1   2   3   4   5
• In the staff meeting:          1   2   3   4   5
• At the supermarket:          1   2   3   4   5
• At the family gathering:   1   2   3   4   5

Summary: The purpose of the weekly reflective journal exercises is to allow for analysis, synthesis and evaluation of nursing theory using guided questions. Reflection has been referred to as a process that happens internally, privately or in isolation (Hill & Watson, 2011).  Also a useful definition of reflection has been referred to as the examination of an issue of concern, as a consequence of experience, creating clarity and meaning in terms of self, and which results in a change of perspective ( Boyd & Fales, 1983).

Directions: Complete the Reflective Journal questions presented in your Lincoln (Weeks 1-6) and Dayer-Berenson (Weeks 6-8) text as defined in the course outline.  Post the responses to the questions in the D2L dropbox.