An analysis of the cultural problems encountered during caregiving by the nurses working in two different regions of Turkey

Abstract

The aim of this study was to identify the cultural problems encountered during caregiving by the nurses working in two university hospitals located in western and eastern Turkey. This descriptive, comparative study was conducted between July 2008 and October 2009 with 338 nurses who volunteered to take part in the study. The study data were collected using an individual description questionnaire consisting of 10 questions and another questionnaire consisting of 14 questions to identify the cultural problems encountered by nurses when giving care. The study showed with respect to training received on transcultural nursing that only 59 nurses had this training, but the percentage was higher in the nurses working at the hospital in the west (54.2%) (P > 0.05). It was found that a large number of nurses in the sample group (n = 286) gave care to at least one individual from another culture, but the percentage was significantly higher in the nurses working in the west (56.7%) than in the nurses working in the east (43.3%) (P < 0.05). When the problems experienced by the nurses during caregiving because of cultural characteristics of patients were explored, it was found that they experienced problems mostly in 'communication', and the percentage of those having problems was higher in the nurses working in the west (60.8%) (P > 0.05). The problem experienced in this area was mostly because of the fact that patients 'did not speak Turkish' (63.8%). In conclusion, the nurses gave care to patients from different cultures, and most of them had trouble when giving care to patients from different cultures.

Difficulties encountered by hospitalized Syrian refugees and their expectations from nurses

“…Even people who speaking same language may have problems in terms of perception; thus, it is natural that those who are speaking different languages will have more problems understanding each other (Parlar Kılıç et al. ; Sagar ). Lack of cultural awareness and difficulty with communication constitute barriers to understanding between nurses and patients from different cultures (Stimpson & Martin ).…”

Hemşirelik Öğrencilerinin Kültürlerarası Duyarlılıkları ile Empati Düzeyleri Arasındaki İlişki

“…Discussion: According to the findings of the research, a statistically significant relationship was determined between the mean of "Empathy Tendency Scale" and "Intercultural Sensitivity Scale" (r = 0.228, p <0.05). In the studies of EgelioğluCetişli et al (2016), Parlar et al (2014, Dikmen et al (2016), andKurtüncü et al (2018), it was found that the relationship between the averages of the "Empathy Tendency Scale" and the averages of the "Intercultural Sensitivity" was found a positive relationship. These findings are in same with this study.…”