Measuring Cultural Awareness of Nursing Students

Krainovich-Miller, Barbara; Yost, Jennifer; Norman, Robert G.; Auerhahn, Carolyn; Dobal, May T.; Rosedale, Mary; Lowry, Melissa; Moffa, Christine

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“…These results indicated the questions correlated appropriately within each subscale and were consistent with the findings of Rew et al [14]. This data contributed to the dependability and supported the reliability of the CAS [15]. The statistical data from the previous research and the CAS total instrument reliability of ≥ 0.70, led to the conclusion the instrument was suitable for this study.…”

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Cultural Awareness in Nursing is a Progressive Growth

Martin-Thornton¹

2017

J Comm Pub Health Nurs

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During the past four decades, researchers have developed strategies used in nursing programs to promote cultural awareness. Minimal research has focused on the graduating associate degree-nursing students to determine if a relationship existed between the use of an integrated cultural curriculum and the nursing student's level of cultural awareness. The associate degree-nursing program accreditation, statistical and benchmark reports mandated the integration of diversity content, local, national and worldwide perspectives in the curricula. Additionally societal and cultural patterns must be integrated across the entire nursing school curricula.In this study, a correlational approach was implemented to determine if relationships existed between the integrated cultural curriculum and level of cultural awareness in graduating associate degree nursing students in a large metropolitan area, such as in Los Angeles. In addition, the focus was to determine if differences existed in the level of cultural awareness among the graduating associate degree-nursing students based on demographic factors (gender, ethnicity and age). The Cultural Awareness Scale (CAS) was used during this study. Based on the results of the 51 participants surveyed in this study, the cultural awareness level may be attributed to several factors, including the integrated cultural curricula. The nursing student's learning style, perception of faculty, personal experiences and cultural encounters may also contribute to the cultural awareness level.

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“…Krainovich-Miller et al [15] reported a Cronbach's alpha for the CAS total instrument of 0.869, with subscale scores ranging from 0.687 to 0.902. These results indicated the questions correlated appropriately within each subscale and were consistent with the findings of Rew et al [14].…”

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Cultural Awareness in Nursing is a Progressive Growth

Martin-Thornton¹

2017

J Comm Pub Health Nurs

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“…This scale is originally designed in English (with 36 items) and has been used in several studies for measuring the cultural awareness and cultural competence among nursing students. [32,33] The reliable and validated CAS is also available in Swedish with 35 items. [31] In the Swedish version, one item was removed due to the lack of validity and reliability.…”

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Measuring nursing students’ cultural awareness: A cross-sectional study among three universities in southern Sweden

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Hultsjö³

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JNEP

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Background/Objective: Cultural awareness refers to when someone is aware of his/her own and other people's cultural values. Academic nursing education should promote students' ability to analyze, understand, and respect people's cultural backgrounds and their values to be able provide equitable care in a multicultural society. This essential competence for nursing students can be obtained through learning and practicing to prioritize people's greatest needs. The aim of this study was to explore students' cultural awareness related to their nursing education by considering their socio-demographic background. Methods: This quantitative study was conducted by means of a pre-designed Cultural Awareness Scale. In total, 215 students participated in this study. Descriptive statistics were used to report the distribution of the data, and regression analysis was carried out to assess the statistical significance of the association between the variables. Results: The results indicated moderately high cultural awareness among nursing students related to their general education, cognitive awareness, comfort with interaction, and clinical practice/patient care. Nevertheless, no statistically significant correlation was identified between the socio-demographic factors (sex, age, and experience of living abroad). However, being a first generation immigrant was significantly associated with better cultural awareness in terms of Patient Care/Clinical Issue. Conclusions: In Sweden, universities are free to design their educational programs since there is no universal curriculum that applies to all the universities; nonetheless, the relatively high level of cultural awareness remained the same for the universities under investigation. This finding suggests that the importance of cultural awareness in nursing education is recognized in this context.

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“…They were asked to rate statements on a scale of 1 to 4 based on their level of agreement, where 1 represented strongly disagree and 4 represented strongly agree. 17,24,[27][28][29] Raw scores were calculated and then categorized to determine if a student was culturally incompetent (20-44), aware (45-63), competent (64-74), or proficient (75-80). The cumulative score, not the category, was the dependent variable used for analysis.…”

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“…1,13 Researchers have provided many different variations of the definition of cultural competence, but all agree that it is an ongoing process in which individuals gain knowledge, experience, and comfort in dealing with patients who are different from themselves. 11,13,[15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22] Currently, the majority of research on cultural competence is being performed with physicians and nurses. 23 Results of these studies have provided interesting information on current perceptions of cultural competence.…”

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Perceived Cultural Competence Levels in Undergraduate Athletic Training Students

Volberding

2013

Athletic Training Education Journal

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Context: As the patient population continues to diversify, it is essential that athletic training students (ATSs) are educated to provide culturally competent care. This high-quality health care within the context of a patient's race, ethnicity, language, religious beliefs, or behaviors is a foundation of professional practice.Objective: Determine undergraduate ATSs' levels of cultural competence and their variability by gender, race, and year in school.Design: Cross-sectional design.Setting: Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education-accredited undergraduate athletic training programs.Patients or Other Participants: ATSs enrolled in their programs' professional-education phase (N ¼ 421), of which 366 were Caucasian and 55 were students of color.Intervention: Students completed a 20-question online Likert survey using Qualtrics. Items were based on prior research and a nursing measurement tool, rated on a 1 to 4 scale (from strongly disagree to strongly agree, respectively; maximum score of 80), and found to be reliable (Cronbach a ¼ 0.721). Main Outcome Measurements:Overall cultural competence score, means, and standard deviations were calculated for all students by gender, race/ethnicity, and year. One-way analyses of variance also compared each category.Results: Higher scores on the research tool demonstrate higher levels of cultural competence. There were no significant differences found between gender and year in school. Students of color showed higher overall cultural competence scores than Caucasians (F 1,420 ¼ 29.509, P , .01). The mean overall cultural competence score was 58.36 6 5.26.Conclusions: Students of color demonstrated higher levels of cultural competence, which is possibly because of their personal history and experiences. The current study demonstrates that athletic training programs must seek to better educate students on providing culturally competent care.

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Measuring Cultural Awareness of Nursing Students

Cited by 38 publications

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Cultural Awareness in Nursing is a Progressive Growth

Cultural Awareness in Nursing is a Progressive Growth

Measuring nursing students’ cultural awareness: A cross-sectional study among three universities in southern Sweden

Perceived Cultural Competence Levels in Undergraduate Athletic Training Students

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