Cultural competence among nursing students in Saudi Arabia: a cross‐sectional study

Abstract

With the country's Saudization policy in health care (replacing foreign nurses with Saudi nurses), the findings can be used in designing training and interventions to meet the needs of Saudi nursing students regarding cultural competence development, which is integral in their preparation to assume their future roles as nurses. Policy guidelines, such as including cultural competency training and foreign languages training as mandatory continuing education for nurses, as well as integrating cultural competency and foreign languages in the prelicensure curriculum, should be developed and implemented in Saudi Arabia and other countries.

A Multicountry Perspective on Cultural Competence Among Baccalaureate Nursing Students

“…Other variables, such as age, gender, and years of study, also played important roles in the determination of cultural proficiency. These findings are congruent with the findings of earlier studies (Cruz, Alquwez, et al., ; Reyes, Hadley, & Davenport, ). However, such variables should not form a reference or an excuse for lack of cultural competence.…”

“…Another interesting finding is that Saudi and Indian nursing students had significantly lower cultural competence than students from almost all of the remaining countries. Transcultural nursing is not extensively covered in baccalaureate nursing programs in these countries, which may explain this finding (Cruz, Alquwez, et al., ; Indian Nursing Council, ). Although the students learn to take care of patients from culturally diverse backgrounds through practice in clinical areas, they are not equipped with a strong theoretical base, which is critical in practicing culturally competent care.…”

Workplace incivility and its influence on professional quality of life among nurses from multicultural background: A cross‐sectional study

“…Another highlight of the study is that nurses’ experiences of patient/visitor incivility increase their burnout and secondary traumatic stress. Such finding is consistent with previous studies that argued that patients’ numerous concerns towards caring for Muslim patients lead to patients’ incivility (Alosaimi & Ahmad, ; Cruz et al., ). Concerns such as the incapability to sustain nursing obligations because of religious and cultural factors (e.g., fasting and prayer) and language barriers might lead to stressful working condition and burnout (Alosaimi & Ahmad, ).…”

Psychometric assessment of the cultural capacity scale Spanish version in Chilean nursing students

“…Incorporating cultural competence topics in the pre‐licensure curriculum will ensure the continuous development of the cultural competence of nursing students, thus facilitating the provision of culturally sensitive and competent care of nursing students to their patients (Cruz et al. ). With the use of this tool, nurse educators can follow through the development of the students’ cultural competence.…”

“…Universities in Chile offering nursing programme should collaborate and create a national nursing policy that would mandatorily integrate local and international cultural-related concepts in the nursing curriculum both in the theoretical and practical aspects of nursing throughout the nursing programme. Incorporating cultural competence topics in the pre-licensure curriculum will ensure the continuous development of the cultural competence of nursing students, thus facilitating the provision of culturally sensitive and competent care of nursing students to their patients (Cruz et al 2017a). With the use of this tool, nurse educators can follow through the development of the students' cultural competence.…”