[Solved] Journal Question:6_DNP875

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**Journal Question:6_dnp875**

**files (2)**

– ## JournalQuestion_6.docx

– ## Module_Journal_RUBRIC.docx

**## JournalQuestion_6.docx**

**Journal Question:**

Provide a cohesive and objective argument on the correlation between cultural competency training and improving health equity. Particularly, what are the benefits and/or disadvantages of providing cultural competency training for healthcare staff? Furthermore, discuss if workplace policies should align with and address health equity concepts. Why or why not?

**Journal Response Expectations**

**Each short-answer Journal response will be a minimum of 300 words; no citation, reference, or APA style is necessary.**

**Learning Materials**

Nash, D. B., Skoufalos, A., Fabius, R. J., & Oglesby, W. H. (2021).
_Population health:_ _Creating A culture of wellness_ (3rd ed.). Jones & Bartlett. ISBN: 9781284166606. Review chapter 3 & read chapter 7. (20 pages)

University of Kansas. (n.d.) Community toolbox.
[https://ctb.ku.edu/en](https://ctb.ku.edu/en)

Iowa Legislature. (2022).
_Rule Writer Handbook: Part B Rule Writing Guide_.

[https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/ACOD/1231030.pdf](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/ACOD/1231030.pdf)

[https://lsa.inc/7-steps-to-equitable-insurance-access-for-non-native-english-speakers/](https://lsa.inc/7-steps-to-equitable-insurance-access-for-non-native-english-speakers/)

Joint Commission (2014).
_A crosswalk of the National Standards for_

_Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) in Health and Health Care to the Joint Commission Ambulatory Health Care Accreditation Standards_.
[https://lsa.inc/7-steps-to-equitable-insurance-access-for-non-native-english-speakers/](https://lsa.inc/7-steps-to-equitable-insurance-access-for-non-native-english-speakers/)

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (2022).
_Healthy People_

_2030._ [www.health.gov/healthypeople](https://www.health.gov/healthypeople)

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (n.d.).
_National Standards_

_for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) in Health and Health Care._ [https://thinkculturalhealth.hhs.gov/assets/pdfs/EnhancedNationalCLASStandards.pdf](https://thinkculturalhealth.hhs.gov/assets/pdfs/EnhancedNationalCLASStandards.pdf)

**## Module_Journal_RUBRIC.docx**

Graduate Journal Rubric v1.

Criteria

**Does Not Meet**

**Expectations**

**Approaches**

**Expectations**

**Meets**

**Expectations**

**Exceeds**

**Expectations**

**Criterion Score**

Claim/Quali

ty of

Information

Weight:

40

%

/ 8

Developme

nt/Connecti

on Weight:

%

40

/ 8

0

points

**(0**

**pts**

**)**

Response to

quiz question is

missing or inac

–

curate. Answer

is inaccurate

and does not

address the

prompt.

points

2.5

**pts**

**(5.6**

**)**

Response to

quiz question is

missing key el

–

ements.

Answer is par

–

tially inaccu

–

rate and misses

elements in the

prompt. Claims

are lacking in

–

formation to

be fully

thought out.

points

6.4

**(6.4**

**)**

**pts**

Response to

quiz question is

appropriate

and accurate.

Answer is ap

–

propriate and

responses to

the prompt.

Claims are

appropriate.

8

points

**(8**

**pts**

**)**

Response to

quiz question is

thorough and

detailed.

Answer is clear

and concise

and responses

to all aspects

of the prompt.

Claims are jus

–

tified and

plausible.

0

points

**pts**

**)**

**(0**

Connections

are either miss

–

ing or inaccu

–

rate in the

discussion.

5.6

points

**(5.6**

**pts**

**)**

Connections

are included by

missing key in

–

formation in

the discussion.

points

6.4

**)**

**pts**

**(6.4**

Connections

are appropri

–

ately and accu

–

rately

discussed.

8

points

**)**

**pts**

**(8**

Connections

are insightful,

reflective, and

completely

discussed.

Total

/ 20

Criteria

**Does Not Meet**

**Expectations**

**Approaches**

**Expectations**

**Meets**

**Expectations**

**Exceeds**

**Expectations**

**Criterion Score**

Writing &

Mechanics

Weight:

%

20

/ 4

0

points

**)**

**pts**

**(0**

Style is inap

–

propriate or

does not ad

–

dress given

purpose.

Inconsistent

grammar, spell

–

ing, and

punctuation.

2.8

points

**pts**

**)**

**(2.8**

Style is some

–

what appropri

–

ate to purpose.

Repetitive me

–

chanical errors

distract the

reader.

Inconsistencies

in language,

sentence struc

–

ture, and/or

word choice

are present.

points

3.2

**(3.2**

**pts**

**)**

Style is appro

–

priate to the

given purpose.

Word choice is

specific and

purposeful, and

somewhat var

–

ied throughout.

Minimal me

–

chanical, typo

–

graphical, are

present, but

are not overly

distracting.

points

4

**pts**

**(4**

**)**

Style shows

originality and

creativity.

Word choice is

dynamic and

varied. Free of

mechanical, ty

–

pographical,

errors.

**Overall Score**

**Level 1**

0

points minimum

**Level 2**

14

points minimum

**Level 3**

16

points minimum

**Level 4**

20

points minimum

2/2

**## Module_Journal_RUBRIC.docx**

Graduate Journal Rubric v1.

Criteria

**Does Not Meet**

**Expectations**

**Approaches**

**Expectations**

**Meets**

**Expectations**

**Exceeds**

**Expectations**

**Criterion Score**

Claim/Quali

ty of

Information

Weight:

40

%

/ 8

Developme

nt/Connecti

on Weight:

%

40

/ 8

0

points

**(0**

**pts**

**)**

Response to

quiz question is

missing or inac

–

curate. Answer

is inaccurate

and does not

address the

prompt.

points

2.5

**pts**

**(5.6**

**)**

Response to

quiz question is

missing key el

–

ements.

Answer is par

–

tially inaccu

–

rate and misses

elements in the

prompt. Claims

are lacking in

–

formation to

be fully

thought out.

points

6.4

**(6.4**

**)**

**pts**

Response to

quiz question is

appropriate

and accurate.

Answer is ap

–

propriate and

responses to

the prompt.

Claims are

appropriate.

8

points

**(8**

**pts**

**)**

Response to

quiz question is

thorough and

detailed.

Answer is clear

and concise

and responses

to all aspects

of the prompt.

Claims are jus

–

tified and

plausible.

0

points

**pts**

**)**

**(0**

Connections

are either miss

–

ing or inaccu

–

rate in the

discussion.

5.6

points

**(5.6**

**pts**

**)**

Connections

are included by

missing key in

–

formation in

the discussion.

points

6.4

**)**

**pts**

**(6.4**

Connections

are appropri

–

ately and accu

–

rately

discussed.

8

points

**)**

**pts**

**(8**

Connections

are insightful,

reflective, and

completely

discussed.

Total

/ 20

Criteria

**Does Not Meet**

**Expectations**

**Approaches**

**Expectations**

**Meets**

**Expectations**

**Exceeds**

**Expectations**

**Criterion Score**

Writing &

Mechanics

Weight:

%

20

/ 4

0

points

**)**

**pts**

**(0**

Style is inap

–

propriate or

does not ad

–

dress given

purpose.

Inconsistent

grammar, spell

–

ing, and

punctuation.

2.8

points

**pts**

**)**

**(2.8**

Style is some

–

what appropri

–

ate to purpose.

Repetitive me

–

chanical errors

distract the

reader.

Inconsistencies

in language,

sentence struc

–

ture, and/or

word choice

are present.

points

3.2

**(3.2**

**pts**

**)**

Style is appro

–

priate to the

given purpose.

Word choice is

specific and

purposeful, and

somewhat var

–

ied throughout.

Minimal me

–

chanical, typo

–

graphical, are

present, but

are not overly

distracting.

points

4

**pts**

**(4**

**)**

Style shows

originality and

creativity.

Word choice is

dynamic and

varied. Free of

mechanical, ty

–

pographical,

errors.

**Overall Score**

**Level 1**

0

points minimum

**Level 2**

14

points minimum

**Level 3**

16

points minimum

**Level 4**

20

points minimum

2/2

**## JournalQuestion_6.docx**

**Journal Question:**

Provide a cohesive and objective argument on the correlation between cultural competency training and improving health equity. Particularly, what are the benefits and/or disadvantages of providing cultural competency training for healthcare staff? Furthermore, discuss if workplace policies should align with and address health equity concepts. Why or why not?

**Journal Response Expectations**

**Each short-answer Journal response will be a minimum of 300 words; no citation, reference, or APA style is necessary.**

**Learning Materials**

Nash, D. B., Skoufalos, A., Fabius, R. J., & Oglesby, W. H. (2021).
_Population health:_ _Creating A culture of wellness_ (3rd ed.). Jones & Bartlett. ISBN: 9781284166606. Review chapter 3 & read chapter 7. (20 pages)

University of Kansas. (n.d.) Community toolbox.
[https://ctb.ku.edu/en](https://ctb.ku.edu/en)

Iowa Legislature. (2022).
_Rule Writer Handbook: Part B Rule Writing Guide_.

[https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/ACOD/1231030.pdf](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/ACOD/1231030.pdf)

[https://lsa.inc/7-steps-to-equitable-insurance-access-for-non-native-english-speakers/](https://lsa.inc/7-steps-to-equitable-insurance-access-for-non-native-english-speakers/)

Joint Commission (2014).
_A crosswalk of the National Standards for_

_Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) in Health and Health Care to the Joint Commission Ambulatory Health Care Accreditation Standards_.
[https://lsa.inc/7-steps-to-equitable-insurance-access-for-non-native-english-speakers/](https://lsa.inc/7-steps-to-equitable-insurance-access-for-non-native-english-speakers/)

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (2022).
_Healthy People_

_2030._ [www.health.gov/healthypeople](https://www.health.gov/healthypeople)

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (n.d.).
_National Standards_

_for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) in Health and Health Care._ [https://thinkculturalhealth.hhs.gov/assets/pdfs/EnhancedNationalCLASStandards.pdf](https://thinkculturalhealth.hhs.gov/assets/pdfs/EnhancedNationalCLASStandards.pdf)

**## Module_Journal_RUBRIC.docx**

Graduate Journal Rubric v1.

Criteria

**Does Not Meet**

**Expectations**

**Approaches**

**Expectations**

**Meets**

**Expectations**

**Exceeds**

**Expectations**

**Criterion Score**

Claim/Quali

ty of

Information

Weight:

40

%

/ 8

Developme

nt/Connecti

on Weight:

%

40

/ 8

0

points

**(0**

**pts**

**)**

Response to

quiz question is

missing or inac

–

curate. Answer

is inaccurate

and does not

address the

prompt.

points

2.5

**pts**

**(5.6**

**)**

Response to

quiz question is

missing key el

–

ements.

Answer is par

–

tially inaccu

–

rate and misses

elements in the

prompt. Claims

are lacking in

–

formation to

be fully

thought out.

points

6.4

**(6.4**

**)**

**pts**

Response to

quiz question is

appropriate

and accurate.

Answer is ap

–

propriate and

responses to

the prompt.

Claims are

appropriate.

8

points

**(8**

**pts**

**)**

Response to

quiz question is

thorough and

detailed.

Answer is clear

and concise

and responses

to all aspects

of the prompt.

Claims are jus

–

tified and

plausible.

0

points

**pts**

**)**

**(0**

Connections

are either miss

–

ing or inaccu

–

rate in the

discussion.

5.6

points

**(5.6**

**pts**

**)**

Connections

are included by

missing key in

–

formation in

the discussion.

points

6.4

**)**

**pts**

**(6.4**

Connections

are appropri

–

ately and accu

–

rately

discussed.

8

points

**)**

**pts**

**(8**

Connections

are insightful,

reflective, and

completely

discussed.

Total

/ 20

Criteria

**Does Not Meet**

**Expectations**

**Approaches**

**Expectations**

**Meets**

**Expectations**

**Exceeds**

**Expectations**

**Criterion Score**

Writing &

Mechanics

Weight:

%

20

/ 4

0

points

**)**

**pts**

**(0**

Style is inap

–

propriate or

does not ad

–

dress given

purpose.

Inconsistent

grammar, spell

–

ing, and

punctuation.

2.8

points

**pts**

**)**

**(2.8**

Style is some

–

what appropri

–

ate to purpose.

Repetitive me

–

chanical errors

distract the

reader.

Inconsistencies

in language,

sentence struc

–

ture, and/or

word choice

are present.

points

3.2

**(3.2**

**pts**

**)**

Style is appro

–

priate to the

given purpose.

Word choice is

specific and

purposeful, and

somewhat var

–

ied throughout.

Minimal me

–

chanical, typo

–

graphical, are

present, but

are not overly

distracting.

points

4

**pts**

**(4**

**)**

Style shows

originality and

creativity.

Word choice is

dynamic and

varied. Free of

mechanical, ty

–

pographical,

errors.

**Overall Score**

**Level 1**

0

points minimum

**Level 2**

14

points minimum

**Level 3**

16

points minimum

**Level 4**

20

points minimum

2/2

**## JournalQuestion_6.docx**

**Journal Question:**

Provide a cohesive and objective argument on the correlation between cultural competency training and improving health equity. Particularly, what are the benefits and/or disadvantages of providing cultural competency training for healthcare staff? Furthermore, discuss if workplace policies should align with and address health equity concepts. Why or why not?

**Journal Response Expectations**

**Each short-answer Journal response will be a minimum of 300 words; no citation, reference, or APA style is necessary.**

**Learning Materials**

Nash, D. B., Skoufalos, A., Fabius, R. J., & Oglesby, W. H. (2021).
_Population health:_ _Creating A culture of wellness_ (3rd ed.). Jones & Bartlett. ISBN: 9781284166606. Review chapter 3 & read chapter 7. (20 pages)

University of Kansas. (n.d.) Community toolbox.
[https://ctb.ku.edu/en](https://ctb.ku.edu/en)

Iowa Legislature. (2022).
_Rule Writer Handbook: Part B Rule Writing Guide_.

[https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/ACOD/1231030.pdf](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/ACOD/1231030.pdf)

[https://lsa.inc/7-steps-to-equitable-insurance-access-for-non-native-english-speakers/](https://lsa.inc/7-steps-to-equitable-insurance-access-for-non-native-english-speakers/)

Joint Commission (2014).
_A crosswalk of the National Standards for_

_Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) in Health and Health Care to the Joint Commission Ambulatory Health Care Accreditation Standards_.
[https://lsa.inc/7-steps-to-equitable-insurance-access-for-non-native-english-speakers/](https://lsa.inc/7-steps-to-equitable-insurance-access-for-non-native-english-speakers/)

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (2022).
_Healthy People_

_2030._ [www.health.gov/healthypeople](https://www.health.gov/healthypeople)

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (n.d.).
_National Standards_

_for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) in Health and Health Care._ [https://thinkculturalhealth.hhs.gov/assets/pdfs/EnhancedNationalCLASStandards.pdf](https://thinkculturalhealth.hhs.gov/assets/pdfs/EnhancedNationalCLASStandards.pdf)

**## Module_Journal_RUBRIC.docx**

Graduate Journal Rubric v1.

Criteria

**Does Not Meet**

**Expectations**

**Approaches**

**Expectations**

**Meets**

**Expectations**

**Exceeds**

**Expectations**

**Criterion Score**

Claim/Quali

ty of

Information

Weight:

40

%

/ 8

Developme

nt/Connecti

on Weight:

%

40

/ 8

0

points

**(0**

**pts**

**)**

Response to

quiz question is

missing or inac

–

curate. Answer

is inaccurate

and does not

address the

prompt.

points

2.5

**pts**

**(5.6**

**)**

Response to

quiz question is

missing key el

–

ements.

Answer is par

–

tially inaccu

–

rate and misses

elements in the

prompt. Claims

are lacking in

–

formation to

be fully

thought out.

points

6.4

**(6.4**

**)**

**pts**

Response to

quiz question is

appropriate

and accurate.

Answer is ap

–

propriate and

responses to

the prompt.

Claims are

appropriate.

8

points

**(8**

**pts**

**)**

Response to

quiz question is

thorough and

detailed.

Answer is clear

and concise

and responses

to all aspects

of the prompt.

Claims are jus

–

tified and

plausible.

0

points

**pts**

**)**

**(0**

Connections

are either miss

–

ing or inaccu

–

rate in the

discussion.

5.6

points

**(5.6**

**pts**

**)**

Connections

are included by

missing key in

–

formation in

the discussion.

points

6.4

**)**

**pts**

**(6.4**

Connections

are appropri

–

ately and accu

–

rately

discussed.

8

points

**)**

**pts**

**(8**

Connections

are insightful,

reflective, and

completely

discussed.

Total

/ 20

Criteria

**Does Not Meet**

**Expectations**

**Approaches**

**Expectations**

**Meets**

**Expectations**

**Exceeds**

**Expectations**

**Criterion Score**

Writing &

Mechanics

Weight:

%

20

/ 4

0

points

**)**

**pts**

**(0**

Style is inap

–

propriate or

does not ad

–

dress given

purpose.

Inconsistent

grammar, spell

–

ing, and

punctuation.

2.8

points

**pts**

**)**

**(2.8**

Style is some

–

what appropri

–

ate to purpose.

Repetitive me

–

chanical errors

distract the

reader.

Inconsistencies

in language,

sentence struc

–

ture, and/or

word choice

are present.

points

3.2

**(3.2**

**pts**

**)**

Style is appro

–

priate to the

given purpose.

Word choice is

specific and

purposeful, and

somewhat var

–

ied throughout.

Minimal me

–

chanical, typo

–

graphical, are

present, but

are not overly

distracting.

points

4

**pts**

**(4**

**)**

Style shows

originality and

creativity.

Word choice is

dynamic and

varied. Free of

mechanical, ty

–

pographical,

errors.

**Overall Score**

**Level 1**

0

points minimum

**Level 2**

14

points minimum

**Level 3**

16

points minimum

**Level 4**

20

points minimum

2/2