Cruz Jonas Preposi, Estacio Joel C, Bagtang Cristeta E, Colet Paolo C
Nursing Department, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Shaqra University, Saudi Arabia.
Midwifery Department, Institute of Community Health and Allied Medical Sciences, Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University South Luzon Campus, La Union, Philippines.
Nurse Educ Today. 2016 Nov;46:121-126. doi: 10.1016/j.nedt.2016.09.001. Epub 2016 Sep 11.
With the continued emigration of Filipino nurses and increasing globalization, there is a need for globally competent nurses. Thus, the development of cultural competence among nursing students is critical in their preparation to assume their future responsibilities in the profession.
This study investigated the predictors of cultural competence among nursing students in the Philippines.
This is a descriptive, cross-section study.
This study included 332 Bachelor of Science in nursing students in three nursing schools situated in the northern Philippines.
The Cultural Capacity Scale was used to gather data from the respondents. The demographic characteristics and cultural background of the students were entered in a regression analysis to predict their cultural competence.
The respondents manifested appreciably good cultural competence with a mean score of 68.98±11.73. The ability to understand the beliefs of various cultural groups received the highest mean of 3.65±0.86, while the ability to identify the care needs of patients with diverse cultural backgrounds received the lowest (mean, 3.31±0.74). Living in an environment with culturally diverse people, prior diversity training, being in the latter years of the nursing program, and with experience of caring for patients from diverse cultures and special population groups, were identified as predictors, accounting for 68.1% of the variance of cultural competence.
Nursing education should devise strategies to ensure future culturally competent Filipino nurses. Considering the fact that most of the Filipino nurses will potentially work overseas, they should be well prepared to provide competent care that is culturally sensitive.
随着菲律宾护士持续外流以及全球化的不断加剧，对具备全球胜任能力的护士的需求日益凸显。因此，培养护生的文化胜任能力对于他们为未来职业责任做好准备至关重要。
本研究调查了菲律宾护生文化胜任能力的预测因素。
这是一项描述性横断面研究。
本研究纳入了菲律宾北部三所护理院校的332名护理学学士学生。
使用文化能力量表从受访者收集数据。将学生的人口统计学特征和文化背景纳入回归分析，以预测他们的文化胜任能力。
受访者表现出相当不错的文化胜任能力，平均得分为68.98±11.73。理解不同文化群体信仰的能力得分最高，平均分为3.65±0.86，而识别具有不同文化背景患者护理需求的能力得分最低（平均分3.31±0.74）。生活在文化多元的环境中、接受过先前的多元文化培训、处于护理课程的后期阶段以及有照顾来自不同文化和特殊人群患者的经历，被确定为预测因素，占文化胜任能力差异的68.1%。
护理教育应制定策略，以确保未来培养出具备文化胜任能力的菲律宾护士。鉴于大多数菲律宾护士可能会在海外工作，他们应做好充分准备，提供具有文化敏感性的胜任护理。
