TY - JOUR
T1 - A Multicountry Perspective on Cultural Competence Among Baccalaureate Nursing Students
AU - Cruz, Jonas Preposi
AU - Aguinaldo, Alexis Nacionales
AU - Estacio, Joel Casuga
AU - Alotaibi, Abdullelah
AU - Arguvanli, Sibel
AU - Cayaban, Arcalyd Rose Ramos
AU - John Cecily, Helen Shaji
AU - Machuca Contreras, Felipe Aliro
AU - Hussein, Adraa
AU - Idemudia, Erhabor Sunday
AU - Mohamed, Shihab Aldeen Mourtada
AU - Sebaeng, Jeanette
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 Sigma Theta Tau International
PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - Purpose: To assess cultural competence among nursing students from nine countries to provide an international perspective on cultural competence. Design: A descriptive, cross-sectional design. Methods: A convenience sample of 2,163 nursing students from nine countries was surveyed using the Cultural Capacity Scale from April to November 2016. Results: The study found a moderate range of cultural competence among the students. The ability to teach and guide other nursing colleagues to display culturally appropriate behavior received the highest competence rating, while the ability to discuss differences between the client's health beliefs or behaviors and nursing knowledge with each client received the lowest competence rating. Differences in cultural competence were observed between students from different countries. Country of residence, gender, age, year of study, attendance at cultural-related training, the experience of taking care of patients from culturally diverse backgrounds and patients belonging to special population groups, and living in a multicultural environment were identified as factors affecting cultural competence. Conclusions: The international perspective of cultural competence among nursing students provided by this study serves as a vital preview of where nursing education currently stands in terms of providing the necessary preparatory competence in the cultural aspect of care. The variation of cultural competence among nursing students from different nations should serve as a cue for designing a focused yet multimodal nursing education program in guiding them to be culturally sensitive, culturally adaptive, and culturally motivated. Clinical Relevance: The training of nursing students in providing competent culturally appropriate care should be ensured considering that adequate preparation of nursing students guarantees future competent nursing practice, which can positively impact the nursing profession in any part of the globe.
AB - Purpose: To assess cultural competence among nursing students from nine countries to provide an international perspective on cultural competence. Design: A descriptive, cross-sectional design. Methods: A convenience sample of 2,163 nursing students from nine countries was surveyed using the Cultural Capacity Scale from April to November 2016. Results: The study found a moderate range of cultural competence among the students. The ability to teach and guide other nursing colleagues to display culturally appropriate behavior received the highest competence rating, while the ability to discuss differences between the client's health beliefs or behaviors and nursing knowledge with each client received the lowest competence rating. Differences in cultural competence were observed between students from different countries. Country of residence, gender, age, year of study, attendance at cultural-related training, the experience of taking care of patients from culturally diverse backgrounds and patients belonging to special population groups, and living in a multicultural environment were identified as factors affecting cultural competence. Conclusions: The international perspective of cultural competence among nursing students provided by this study serves as a vital preview of where nursing education currently stands in terms of providing the necessary preparatory competence in the cultural aspect of care. The variation of cultural competence among nursing students from different nations should serve as a cue for designing a focused yet multimodal nursing education program in guiding them to be culturally sensitive, culturally adaptive, and culturally motivated. Clinical Relevance: The training of nursing students in providing competent culturally appropriate care should be ensured considering that adequate preparation of nursing students guarantees future competent nursing practice, which can positively impact the nursing profession in any part of the globe.
KW - Cultural competence
KW - multicountry study
KW - nursing students
KW - transcultural nursing
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U2 - 10.1111/jnu.12350
DO - 10.1111/jnu.12350
M3 - Article
C2 - 28960801
AN - SCOPUS:85030633496
SN - 1527-6546
VL - 50
SP - 92
EP - 101
JO - Journal of Nursing Scholarship
JF - Journal of Nursing Scholarship
IS - 1
ER -