Self-perceived cultural competence: a cross-sectional study about nurses' awareness and behavior.
Ann Ig
; 35(2): 127-135, 2023.
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ABSTRACT
Background:
Cultural competence is a valuable and intangible heritage of knowledge, relationships and identity. Cultural competence is fundamental in nursing sharing the objectives of all patients - not only foreigners - promotes patient's participation in healthcare and supports nurses' professional development, enhancing the intellectual capital that guides quality care. The aim of this study is to evaluate nurses' self-perceived cultural competence. StudyDesign:
This is a cross-sectional study.Methods:
A self-administered cultural-competence questionnaire was used. Nurses working in hospitals and territorial healthcare settings in Rome, Italy, were involved in this study, from March 2017 to February 2018.Results:
This study involved 192 nurses. The mean age was 46.2 ± 7.9. Most of the nurses (77.6%) were women. The nurses' mean work experience was 21.4 ± 8.8 years; 65.1% of them had never attended any type of course concerning multiculturalism. The mean score of the nurses' cultural competence was 4.19 ± 0.57 (range = 2.75-5.71). In all, 41.7% of the nurses did not consider themselves neither competent nor incompetent.Conclusion:
The results show that nurses have an acceptable level of cultural competence, slightly higher in the territorial context.Palabras clave
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Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Competencia Cultural
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Enfermeras y Enfermeros
Tipo de estudio:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Qualitative_research
Límite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Región como asunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Ann Ig
Asunto de la revista:
MICROBIOLOGIA
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SAUDE PUBLICA
Año:
2023
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Italia