Intercultural readiness of nursing students: An integrative review of evidence examining cultural competence educational interventions

With the mounting reports of culturally insensitive care and the reported challenges nurses experience when caring for culturally diverse patients, developing the intercultural readiness of nursing students is a necessity. However, little is known as to the success of cultural competence educational...

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Published in:Nurse education in practice 2021-01, Vol.50, p.102966-102966, Article 102966
Main Authors: O'Brien, Elizabeth-Mary, O’ Donnell, Claire, Murphy, Jill, O’ Brien, Brid, Markey, Kathleen
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Beliefs
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Cultural competence
Cultural Competency
Cultural sensitivity
Curricula
Curriculum
Delivery of Health Care
Design
Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate
Educational interventions
Eligibility
Evidence
Humans
Information Seeking
Integrative literature review
Intervention
Keywords
Learning activities
Literature Reviews
Meta Analysis
Migration Patterns
Multiculturalism & pluralism
Nurses
Nursing
Nursing education
Nursing Students
Patient satisfaction
Patients
Search Strategies
Students
Students, Nursing
Study abroad
Teaching Methods
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Summary:With the mounting reports of culturally insensitive care and the reported challenges nurses experience when caring for culturally diverse patients, developing the intercultural readiness of nursing students is a necessity. However, little is known as to the success of cultural competence educational interventions in undergraduate nursing curricula and there remains a lack of consensus within the literature as to how it should be structured, organised and facilitated. Incorporating an integrative review method, this study synthesised international research on educational interventions used in preparing student nurses to care for culturally diverse patients. A systematic literature search of all published studies between 2013 and 2017, in CINAHL, Scopus, Medline, PubMed, Embase, Cochrane, Education Source and PsycINFO databases were performed. The PRISMA checklist was used to guide the review process. Six hundred and twenty-four studies were screened for eligibility and the analysis of the fourteen included studies are presented within two overarching themes; increasing knowledge and understanding and developing commitment and confidence. Engaging student nurses in learning activities that augment their understanding of, and commitment to, providing culturally competent care must include a variety of integrated culturally responsive pedagogical approaches made explicit and continuously developed across all learning opportunities. •Nurse educators needs to urgently examine ways of improving the intercultural readiness of new nursing graduates.•Engage students in activities that augment their understanding of cultural care, including a variety of integrated approaches.•Integrate cultural care in undergraduate nursing programmes to give opportunities for cross-cultural experiences.•Cultural competence should be paramount for students and nurse educators in all learning and teaching approaches.
ISSN:1471-5953
1873-5223
DOI:10.1016/j.nepr.2021.102966