Department of Medical Radiation Science, University of Canberra, University Drive, Bruce, ACT 2617, Australia.
Department of Health and Care Professions, University of Exeter, College of Medicine and Health, Room 1.32, South Cloisters, UK.
Radiography (Lond). 2023 May;29 Suppl 1:S96-S102. doi: 10.1016/j.radi.2023.03.001. Epub 2023 Mar 17.
Cultural competency and safety are essential components to consider in the provision of person-centred equitable healthcare. Therefore, student radiographers' learning should include the necessary knowledge, skill sets and competence to recognise the patient's unique characteristics to enable culturally competent and safe medical imaging services. Therefore, this study explored undergraduate and postgraduate diagnostic radiography students' perspectives on cultural competency and safety.
A qualitative phenomenological design with a hermeneutic phenomenological approach was followed to explore student perspectives. Student radiographers (second and third-year undergraduate and first and second-year postgraduate) from the study site were purposively and conveniently recruited to participate in focus group interviews. Fifteen focus group interviews were conducted, recorded and transcribed verbatim before undergoing thematic analysis.
Thematic analysis identified two themes. Theme one centred around the cultural competence and safety learnt by student radiographers at university and the second theme cultural competence and safety learnt in workplace learning.
This study demonstrated the importance of cultural competence and safe practice in examining patients of different cultures. It highlights the importance of creating awareness among students of their own abilities and capabilities of cultural sensitivity and safe practice as part of their learning. Future health professionals should be empowered to address and respond to patients' unique needs in a competent, safe and professional manner to reduce health disparities.
Cultural competence and safety are integral to person-centred care. Including these concepts in radiography education is therefore vital to ensure optimal patient outcomes.
文化能力和安全是提供以患者为中心的公平医疗保健的重要组成部分。因此，学生放射技师的学习应包括必要的知识、技能和能力，以识别患者的独特特征，从而实现文化能力和安全的医学影像服务。因此，本研究探讨了本科和研究生诊断放射技师对文化能力和安全的看法。
采用定性现象学设计和解释现象学方法，探讨学生的观点。从研究现场有目的地和方便地招募了本科二年级和三年级以及研究生一年级和二年级的放射技师学生参加焦点小组访谈。进行了 15 次焦点小组访谈，逐字记录并转录，然后进行主题分析。
主题分析确定了两个主题。主题一是围绕学生放射技师在大学所学的文化能力和安全，主题二是围绕在工作场所学习的文化能力和安全。
本研究表明，在检查不同文化的患者时，文化能力和安全实践至关重要。它强调了在学生学习中提高对自身文化敏感性和安全实践能力的认识的重要性。未来的医疗保健专业人员应该有能力以有能力、安全和专业的方式满足患者的独特需求，从而减少健康差距。
文化能力和安全是以人为本的护理的重要组成部分。因此，将这些概念纳入放射学教育至关重要，以确保患者获得最佳结果。
