Merrill E B
Coppin State College Helene Fuld School of Nursing, Baltimore, Maryland. USA.
J Cult Divers. 1998 Summer;5(2):58-67.
Within the United States, the dominant culture is largely made up of Anglo Saxons whose values include the work ethic, thrift, success, independence, initiative, respect for others, privacy, cleanliness, youthfulness, attractive appearance, and a focus on the future (Spradley & Allender, 1996). For the last ten or more years, the number of international students enrolled in programs in health science within the U.S., including nursing, has increased more than 10% (Zikopoulos, 1990). Almost no data have been collected by schools of nursing on the difficulties they encounter while working with international students adjusting to and receiving an education in the U.S. (Colling & Liu, 1995). There are often many barriers that may influence culturally diverse and international students' success in nursing. These barriers may be environmental and located within the school of nursing or the college/university, or personal and student centered. The presence of appropriate support services on the college campus as well as within schools of nursing could enhance the success of culturally diverse students. Nursing and college/university faculty must become more aware of cultural difference in students and must use various strategies to retain these students.
在美国，主流文化主要由盎格鲁 - 撒克逊人构成，他们的价值观包括职业道德、节俭、成功、独立、主动性、尊重他人、隐私、清洁、年轻、外表有吸引力以及关注未来（斯普拉德利和阿林德，1996年）。在过去十年或更长时间里，在美国攻读包括护理在内的健康科学专业课程的国际学生数量增加了10%以上（齐科普洛斯，1990年）。护理学院几乎没有收集关于在与适应美国教育的国际学生合作过程中所遇到困难的数据（科林和刘，1995年）。通常存在许多可能影响文化多元的学生和国际学生在护理领域取得成功的障碍。这些障碍可能是环境方面的，存在于护理学院或学院/大学内部，也可能是个人的、以学生为中心的。大学校园以及护理学院内适当的支持服务的存在可以提高文化多元学生的成功率。护理和学院/大学的教师必须更加了解学生的文化差异，并且必须采用各种策略来留住这些学生。
