Heritage Assessment Tool
The RN to BSN program meets the requirements for clinical competencies as defined by CCNE and AACN using non-traditional experiences for practicing nurses.
These experiences come in the form of direct and indirect care
experiences in which licensed nursing students engage in learning within the context of their hospital
the organization, their specific care discipline, and their local communities.
The learning activity and corresponding assignment in this module requires students to perform a heritage
assessment with families selected by the student from their local community.
Click on https://wps.prenhall.com/wps/media/objects/663/679611/box_6_1.pdf in order to access the "Heritage
Assessment Tool."
Interview three families from different cultures. One family can be your own. Compare the differences in health
traditions between these cultures.
Assess three families using the Heritage Assessment Tool. In 1,000-1,500 words discuss the usefulness of applying
a heritage assessment to evaluate the needs of families and develop plans for health maintenance, health
protection, and health restoration.
Address:
Health maintenance
Health protection
Health restoration
1. Perform a heritage assessment on (3) families.
2. Complete the "Heritage Assessment Tool" ? (1) for each of the (3) families interviewed.
3. Identify common health traditions based on cultural heritage. Evaluate and discuss how the families subscribe
to these traditions and practices. Address health maintenance, health protection and health restoration as they
relate to your assessment.
