Improving Japanese Nursing Education by Understanding “Intercultural Competence”

Taniguchi, Norihito; Okamoto, Miyoko; Mastuda, Yui; Nozaki, Manami

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“…Challenges arise not only when there is a language barrier, but also when there is a lack of understanding or an assumption about the other person's ability to speak and understand the language. One solution could be improving intercultural competence, especially intercultural communication among nurses (Taniguchi et al., 2018). Intercultural communication, interactions between people from different cultural backgrounds, intended to lead to shared understandings of messages (Oxford Reference, 2021), is not only about language.…”

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Healthcare needs and experiences of foreign residents in Japan by language fluency

Okamoto

Matsuda

Foronda

2021

Public Health Nursing

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Objective Two percent of the Japanese population is comprised of foreign residents with further increase expected due to immigration policy revisions. The purpose of this paper is to examine the healthcare needs and difficulties experienced by foreign residents in Japan by level of their Japanese language fluency. Design A quantitative, descriptive design was used. Sample We surveyed foreign residents in the greater Tokyo area (N = 209). Measurements The research team created the survey questions and the contents of the survey include foreign residents’ experiences during their visits or stays at medical and public health facilities in Japan. Results More than 90% of the participants or their families visited medical facilities in Japan regardless of Japanese language fluency; however, those with less Japanese language fluency experienced statistically significant uneasiness or inconvenience concerning communication compared to those with native Japanese language fluency (p = .000). Conclusions Nurses in Japan may benefit from additional training related to use of interpreters as well as education about diversity and cultural humility. Through better understanding of the specific communication barriers of foreign residents, nurses will be able to better anticipate difficulties and address them.

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Healthcare needs and experiences of foreign residents in Japan by language fluency

Okamoto

Matsuda

Foronda

2021

Public Health Nursing

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Self‑Assessment of the Intercultural Competences of Medical Doctors and Nurses in Poland in the Face of Current Refugee Challenges

Freund

2024

Folia Oeconomica

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Health care is one of the most important systems in both society and the economy. At the same time, it is a highly complex system that is subject to an increasing number of challenges in the contemporary world. For example, the health care system in Poland struggles primarily with inadequate numbers of nurses and medical doctors, as well as insufficient funding. A relatively new challenge is to provide for the health needs of refugees, whose number is increasing due to the war in Ukraine beyond Poland’s eastern border. This raises the question of the substantive preparation of nurses and medical doctors to work in a culturally diverse environment. Have they had the opportunity to train in intercultural competences? How do they assess their own intercultural competences? Do they see challenges in their interactions with foreigners? The aim of this paper is therefore to present a self‑assessment of the intercultural competences of medical doctors and nurses in Poland, in particular in the context of current refugee challenges. In order to achieve the assumed goal, a proprietary questionnaire form was created, and a nationwide survey was conducted among a group of professionally active medical doctors and nurses. The results of the research, in addition to providing valuable knowledge, were used to draw up specific recommendations for improving the continuing education of medical and nursing staff in the area of intercultural competences. Based on the research results, guidelines for better management in public health organisations were also created. This text may be of interest to researchers of management in public health care organisations, and in particular human resources management in health care institutions, as well as practitioners trying to deal with the current problems facing public health management.

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Improving Japanese Nursing Education by Understanding “Intercultural Competence”

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Healthcare needs and experiences of foreign residents in Japan by language fluency

Healthcare needs and experiences of foreign residents in Japan by language fluency

Self‑Assessment of the Intercultural Competences of Medical Doctors and Nurses in Poland in the Face of Current Refugee Challenges

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