Educational interventions designed to develop nurses’ cultural competence: A systematic review

Clinical mentors' experiences of their intercultural communication competence in mentoring culturally and linguistically diverse nursing students: A qualitative study

“…Due to high levels of immigration (Bhopal, 2014), cultural competence is seen in many countries to be a major future competence area of society. Cultural diversity offers rich opportunities for creativity and innovation, but also requires new leadership practices, development of new skills in the professional context, and continuous education on cultural knowledge (Mikkonen et al, 2017;Oikarainen et al, 2019). Culturally competent nurses are a necessity in today's healthcare, they play a critical role in improving health outcomes and decreasing health disparities.…”

“…Nurses and nursing students need to have a deeper understanding of how to apply cultural competence while conducting patient assessments and delivering treatment options (Alpers and Hanssen, 2014). The development of cultural competence continues to be a challenge, particularly among professionals such as educators or healthcare providers who work in professions requiring communication across cultural boundaries (Oikarainen et al, 2019). A key assumption of education is that cultural competence contains cognitive, affective and behavioral dimensions, which can be developed through participation in well-designed educational programs (Spitzberg and Changnon, 2009).…”

Culturally and linguistically diverse healthcare students’ experiences of the clinical learning environment and mentoring: A qualitative study

“…CALD nursing students can overcome challenges and take responsibility of their own learning when mentored by competent mentors. The role of a mentor for CALD nursing students is challenging and previous studies indicate the need for evidence-based educational interventions to enhance mentors' competence in mentoring especially in regards to cultural and linguistic diversity (Oikarainen et al, 2019).…”

“…Cultural competence is built through a cycle of cultural awareness, cultural knowledge and cultural sensitivity. Cultural competence is integrated into clinical and professional skills (Alizadeh & Chavan, 2016) associated with cultural diversity and having competence to address prejudice, discrimination and stereotyping (Papadopoulos et al, 2008;Oikarainen et al, 2019).…”

Knowing ourselves: Self‐awareness and culturally competent care

“…Due to a steady rise in cultural and linguistic diversity in healthcare settings in Japan and challenges associated with this diversity, there is a need to address the cultural competency of nurses (Oikarainen et al, 2019). In Japan, previously considered to have a homogeneous culture, because of the isolated geographical location and former restrictive immigration policy (Makimoto, Adachi, Satake, Hizume, & Mikawa, 2005), there has been a sharp increase in the number of residents with culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.…”