Cultural competence among nursing students and nurses working in acute care settings: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The increasing cultural diversity in healthcare in European countries, including Austria, has highlighted the need to enhance nurses' cultural competence. Assessing cultural competence and identifying relevant influencing factors can help to improve culturally competent care. The aim of this study was to assess the cultural competence of nurses and nursing students working in Austrian acute care settings and to identify influencing factors using the Cultural Competence Assessment scale.

Methods

A cross-sectional design was used. Data collection was carried out in March 2021 with nurses and nursing students in the last year of their studies who were working in Austrian acute care settings. Descriptive analysis was applied to display the general characteristics of t

SUBMITTER: Osmancevic S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9890795 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature