Krainovich-Miller Barbara, Yost Jennifer M, Norman Robert G, Auerhahn Carolyn, Dobal May, Rosedale Mary, Lowry Melissa, Moffa Christine
New York University College of Nursing, USA.
J Transcult Nurs. 2008 Jul;19(3):250-8. doi: 10.1177/1043659608317451. Epub 2008 Apr 29.
This pilot study was designed to measure nursing students' level of cultural awareness. It replicated phase II of Rew, Becker, Cookston, Khosropour, & Martinez's (2003) methodological study that developed and tested a Cultural Awareness Scale (CAS). Using a cross-sectional design, the CAS was distributed to nursing students in three nursing programs' (bachelor's, master's, doctoral) beginning and end courses. Cronbach's alpha for the CAS Total instrument was 0.869, with subscale scores ranging from 0.687 to 0.902, comparable to the findings of Rew et al. Given the limitations of this study, results must be viewed with a degree of caution. Recommendations include further educational research in the form of psychometric testing of the CAS among nursing students, including refinement of both the CAS instrument and the demographic tool. The authors also recommend that studies be conducted to determine the validity and reliability of the CAS with nurses in the health care arena.
这项试点研究旨在衡量护理专业学生的文化意识水平。它重复了Rew、Becker、Cookston、Khosropour和Martinez（2003年）方法学研究的第二阶段，该研究开发并测试了一种文化意识量表（CAS）。采用横断面设计，将CAS分发给三个护理项目（学士、硕士、博士）的护理专业学生的入门课程和结业课程。CAS总工具的克朗巴哈系数为0.869，子量表得分在0.687至0.902之间，与Rew等人的研究结果相当。鉴于本研究的局限性，结果必须谨慎看待。建议包括以对护理专业学生进行CAS心理测量测试的形式开展进一步的教育研究，包括完善CAS工具和人口统计学工具。作者还建议开展研究，以确定CAS在医疗保健领域护士中的有效性和可靠性。
