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May 3, 2024 · This guide discusses cultural competence and how it relates to health equity in the U.S., and includes insights from nursing professionals on how both nurses and their patients can benefit from culturally competent care.
In this article, I will explain what cultural competence means and share my thoughts on the importance of cultural competence in nursing + 10 examples of how you can implement culturally sensitive and competent behaviors in your nursing practice.
AACN has taken the following steps to enhance diversity in the student pipeline and workforce: With funding from Johnson & Johnson, AACN launched the Building a Culture of Belonging in Academic Nursing in January 2022 to assist nursing schools in creating more inclusive learning environments.
- Setting and Participants
- Cultural Competence Training
- Data Collection
- Data Analysis
The study was conducted in one large primary care hospital in southern Finland in autumn 2017. This hospital was chosen because it is located in an area that has a large number of immigrants (1/4 of all immigrants living in Finland). In 2017, 16% of the population in this area were foreign-language speakers (compared with 7% in the total population...
Cultural awareness was chosen as the main construct for the training because self-reflection on one’s own culture can be seen as an important component of cultural competence, and understanding one’s own cultural features and values helps in understanding the beliefs, values and behaviour of others . Cultural awareness is one component of Campinha-...
After the final training session, three semi-structured small group interviews (n = 4 + 2 + 3) and one single interview (n = 1) were conducted in the hospital to explore the perceptions of the participants about training. Five (n = 5) of the interviewees had attended all of the training sessions, three (n = 3) had attended three sessions, and two (...
Qualitative content analysis with a conventional approach was used to analyse the data. The method is suitable for interview data collected from open-ended questions, and it allows the researcher(s) to explore personal perceptions without resorting to preconceived categories . First, the interview transcripts were read through several times to obta...
- Anu Marja Kaihlanen, Laura Hietapakka, Tarja Heponiemi
- 2019
Nursing education on cultural competency and workforce diversity is essential to improving clinical skills, attitudes and resource use in all nursing specialties and settings serving culturally diverse populations.
Jul 16, 2020 · While several theories and corresponding measures of cultural competency have been advanced and tried, much work remains, as many nursing professionals continue to call for greater evidence-based research and attention to patient perspectives and outcomes.
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Oct 25, 2016 · Implement cultural competence training as it increases cultural competence of healthcare providers and is associated with patient satisfaction. Develop valid and reliable standardized cultural competence assessment tools specific to the competencies of a given health profession.
