Lecturer, Nursing Department, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Shaqra University, Al Dawadmi, Saudi Arabia.
Nurse Supervisor, Ilocos Training and Regional Medical Center, La Union, Philippines.
J Nurs Scholarsh. 2018 Jan;50(1):92-101. doi: 10.1111/jnu.12350. Epub 2017 Sep 29.
To assess cultural competence among nursing students from nine countries to provide an international perspective on cultural competence.
A descriptive, cross-sectional design.
A convenience sample of 2,163 nursing students from nine countries was surveyed using the Cultural Capacity Scale from April to November 2016.
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.
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.
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.
评估来自 9 个国家的护理学生的文化能力，为文化能力提供国际视角。
描述性、横断面设计。
2016 年 4 月至 11 月，采用文化能力量表对来自 9 个国家的 2163 名护理学生进行了便利抽样调查。
研究发现学生的文化能力处于中等范围。教授和指导其他护理同事表现出文化上适当行为的能力获得了最高的能力评分，而与每个客户讨论客户的健康信念或行为与护理知识之间的差异的能力获得了最低的能力评分。来自不同国家的学生之间的文化能力存在差异。居住国、性别、年龄、学习年限、参加文化相关培训、照顾来自不同文化背景的患者和特殊人群患者的经验以及生活在多元文化环境中被确定为影响文化能力的因素。
本研究提供的护理学生文化能力的国际视角，是对护理教育在提供护理文化方面必要预备能力方面现状的重要预览。来自不同国家的护理学生文化能力的差异应作为设计重点但多模式护理教育计划的线索，以指导他们具有文化敏感性、文化适应性和文化动力。
应确保护理学生在提供有能力的、文化上适当的护理方面得到培训，因为护理学生的充分准备保证了未来有能力的护理实践，这可以积极影响全球任何地区的护理专业。
