Teaching Online Graduate Nursing Students Cultural Diversity From an Ethnic and Nonethnic Perspective

Introduction: Nursing programs requiring a short-term cultural diversity immersion experience can impose financial, family, and work schedule hardships for graduate students. This study aimed to measure changes in cultural practice, awareness, sensitivity, and behaviors before and after completing a...

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Published in:Journal of transcultural nursing 2020-03, Vol.31 (2), p.202-208
Main Author: Levey, Janet A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Cultural Competency - education
Cultural Competency - psychology
Cultural Diversity
Education, Nursing, Graduate - methods
Education, Nursing, Graduate - standards
Education, Nursing, Graduate - trends
Educational Measurement - methods
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Multiculturalism & pluralism
Nursing
Nursing education
Online instruction
Students, Nursing - psychology
Teaching methods
Transcultural nursing
Transcultural Nursing - education
Universities - organization & administration
Universities - statistics & numerical data
University students
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Summary:Introduction: Nursing programs requiring a short-term cultural diversity immersion experience can impose financial, family, and work schedule hardships for graduate students. This study aimed to measure changes in cultural practice, awareness, sensitivity, and behaviors before and after completing an online cultural diversity course without travel. Methodology: A quasi-experimental pretest/posttest design collected data from a convenience sample of graduate nursing students (n = 37) enrolled in a 16-week online course using the Cultural Competency Assessment (CAS/CCB), Culturally Congruent Care for Advanced Nursing Course Objectives (CCCAN-CLO) and Teaching/Assignment Inventory tools. Results: There was a statistically significant increase in graduate nursing students’ cultural competency postcourse scores: CAS, t(36) = −5.16, p < .001; CCB, t(36) = −5.42, p < .001; CCCAN-CLO, t(36) = −6.21, p < .001. Students identified conducting cultural interviews and online discussions as the most effective teaching strategies and assignments for learning cultural diversity content. Conclusion: Effective approaches for teaching graduate nursing students’ cultural diversity for practice are available for online learners.
ISSN:1043-6596
1552-7832
DOI:10.1177/1043659619868760