Craft a short paper by identifying and comparing your role on an interdisciplinary healthcare team in the United States with the same role in two other countries of your choice.

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IHP 501 Module Eight Activity Guidelines and Rubric

Overview

Through collaborative efforts with other healthcare professionals, interdisciplinary teams focus on improving individual, family, and community well-being. Therefore, your role within this

interdisciplinary team becomes crucial. To be prepared to participate in a global setting, an understanding of your role as a healthcare provider functioning as a member of an interdisciplinary

team is required.

By investigating scholarly literature, you will answer the questions: What are the professional requirements and scope of practice of a person who ful�lls your role on an interdisciplinary team

in the speci�ed country? What do you need to prepare to function in your role competently? What actions would be performed by your role on an interdisciplinary team? What is your role in

an international context?

Prompt

Craft a short paper by identifying and comparing your role on an interdisciplinary healthcare team in the United States with the same role in two other countries of your choice. Note that you

should cite at least three scholarly sources from your investigation. The evidence should not be older than �ve years. To access the Shapiro Library Guide: Nursing—Graduate, go to the Start

Here section of the course.

Speci�cally, you must address the following rubric criteria:

1. United States of America: Analyze your role in the United States in terms of its function and required preparation, as well as its importance in supporting a culturally competent,

interdisciplinary healthcare team.

Function: Describe the professional requirements and scope of practice of a person who ful�lls your role on the interdisciplinary team in the speci�ed country. In other words, what

is the function of your role on the interdisciplinary team? What tasks can be anticipated, and how might those actions facilitate the function of the team?

Preparation: Consider the preparation required to function in your role competently. In other words, what skills and supplies are required to perform the role appropriately in the

speci�ed culture?

Cultural Competence: Assess your role as a culturally competent health worker on the interdisciplinary health team in the speci�ed country. What is required for a person in your

role to be culturally competent? For example, what are the unique cultural characteristics that should inform your practice? Describe the impact of a culturally competent

interaction among healthcare workers on the team. How might a lack of cultural awareness or sensitivity negatively impact team function?

2. Country A: Analyze your role in your selected country in terms of its function and required preparation, as well as its importance in supporting a culturally competent, interdisciplinary

healthcare team. Be sure to address the aspects of function, preparation, and cultural competence in your analysis.

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3. Country B: Analyze your role in your selected country in terms of its function and required preparation, as well as its importance in supporting a culturally competent, interdisciplinary

healthcare team. Be sure to address the aspects of function, preparation, and cultural competence in your analysis.

4. Comparison: Compare your role in the United States to your two selected countries of interest. Provide evidence-based discussion about the similarities and differences between the

role expressed in each country compared to the United States.

What to Submit

Your short paper must be a 2- to 3-page Word document, not including the title page and references. It must be written in APA format. Use double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font,

and one-inch margins. All references must be cited in APA format.

Module Eight Activity Rubric

Criteria Exemplary (100%) Pro�cient (90%) Needs Improvement (70%) Not Evident (0%) Value

United States of America Exceeds pro�ciency in an

exceptionally clear and

insightful manner, using

industry-speci�c language

Analyzes the role in terms of its

function and required

preparation, as well as its

importance in supporting a

culturally competent,

interdisciplinary healthcare

team in the United States

Shows progress toward

pro�ciency, but with errors or

omissions

Does not attempt criterion 15

Country A Exceeds pro�ciency in an

exceptionally clear and

insightful manner, using

industry-speci�c language

Analyzes the role in terms of its

function and required

preparation, as well as its

importance in supporting a

culturally competent,

interdisciplinary healthcare

team in the selected country

Shows progress toward

pro�ciency, but with errors or

omissions

Does not attempt criterion 15

Country B Exceeds pro�ciency in an

exceptionally clear and

insightful manner, using

industry-speci�c language

Analyzes the role in terms of its

function and required

preparation, as well as its

importance in supporting a

culturally competent,

interdisciplinary healthcare

team in the selected country

Shows progress toward

pro�ciency, but with errors or

omissions

Does not attempt criterion 15

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Criteria Exemplary (100%) Pro�cient (90%) Needs Improvement (70%) Not Evident (0%) Value

Comparison Exceeds pro�ciency in an

exceptionally clear and

insightful manner, using

industry-speci�c language

Compares the role in the

United States to two other

countries by illustrating the

similarities and differences

Shows progress toward

pro�ciency, but with errors or

omissions

Does not attempt criterion 30

Articulation of Response Exceeds pro�ciency in an

exceptionally clear and

insightful manner

Clearly conveys meaning with

correct grammar, sentence

structure, and spelling,

demonstrating an

understanding of audience and

purpose

Shows progress toward

pro�ciency, but with errors in

grammar, sentence structure,

and spelling, negatively

impacting readability

Submission has critical errors in

grammar, sentence structure,

and spelling, preventing

understanding of ideas

10

Scholarly Sources Incorporates more than three

scholarly, current (within the

last �ve years) sources, or use

of sources is exceptionally

insightful

Incorporates three scholarly,

current (within the last �ve

years) sources that support

claims

Incorporates fewer than three

scholarly, current (within the

last �ve years) sources, or not

all sources support claims

Does not incorporate sources 10

APA Style Formats in-text citations and

reference list according to APA

style with no errors

Formats in-text citations and

reference list according to APA

style with fewer than �ve

errors

Formats in-text citations and

reference list according to APA

style with �ve or more errors

Does not format in-text

citations and reference list

according to APA style

5

Total: 100%