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June 10, 2015Nursing Forum

Culture and Cultural Competence in Nursing Education and Practice: The State of the Art

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LHLinda HarkessMKMahmoud Kaddoura

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The review compares recent studies on cultural competency in nursing education, suggesting a need for improved patient outcomes.

Key Points

  • This paper evaluates the effectiveness of cultural competency measures in nursing education and practice.
  • Compared nine studies from 2008-2013 related to cultural competency in nursing education.
  • Utilized appraisal methods by Hawker et al. to assess the studies' findings.
  • Reviewed various teaching strategies, including phenomenological, study abroad, online, and service learning.
  • Studies indicated a general improvement in cultural competency among nursing students, achieving only cultural awareness levels.
  • Limitations across studies included variability in application of cultural competency models like Campinha-Bacote's IAPCC.
  • Emphasized the need for a deeper understanding of culture to enhance competency outcomes.

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Harkess et al. (2015) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a128cf6965b758138671c4ehttps://doi.org/10.1111/nuf.12140
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