J Psychosoc Nurs Ment Health Serv. 2022 Nov;60(11):33-39. doi: 10.3928/02793695-20220428-03. Epub 2022 May 9.
Israel's diverse culture presents challenges to the nation's health care system; lack of culturally appropriate care adversely affects overall quality of care. Therefore, cultural competence needs strengthening, especially among mental health nurses, for whom communication is the essence of treatment. The current study aimed to examine and evaluate the degree of cultural competence of mental health nurses in Israel. We sought to determine whether demographic variables, such as age, sex, and other characteristics, have effects on cultural competence. This study used a structured self-report questionnaire to survey 107 Israeli mental health nurses about their perceptions of their own cultural competence. Most participants attributed great importance to sociocultural aspects of patient care (mean score = 4, = 0.628) and were knowledgeable, but a majority (mean score = 3, = 0.83) reported difficulties implementing their knowledge during treatment. Cultural knowledge and awareness correlated with personal characteristics, such as sex and country of origin. There were gaps between cultural knowledge and the ability to apply existing knowledge in practice. A need exists not only for ongoing training in and maintenance of cultural knowledge, but also for tools to implement culturally appropriate care. [(11), 33-39.].
以色列多元化的文化对其医疗保健系统提出了挑战；缺乏文化适宜的护理会对整体护理质量产生不利影响。因此，需要加强文化能力，特别是在精神科护士中，因为沟通是治疗的本质。本研究旨在检查和评估以色列精神科护士的文化能力程度。我们试图确定人口统计学变量（如年龄、性别和其他特征）是否对文化能力产生影响。本研究使用结构化的自我报告问卷对 107 名以色列精神科护士进行了调查，了解他们对自己文化能力的看法。大多数参与者非常重视患者护理的社会文化方面（平均得分为 4， = 0.628），并且知识渊博，但大多数人（平均得分为 3， = 0.83）报告在治疗过程中实施其知识存在困难。文化知识和意识与个人特征（如性别和原籍国）相关。文化知识与在实践中应用现有知识的能力之间存在差距。不仅需要持续进行文化知识的培训和维护，还需要实施文化适宜护理的工具。[（11），33-39.]。
