European intensive care nurses' cultural competency: An international cross-sectional survey
Language English Country Netherlands Media print-electronic
Document type Journal Article, Multicenter Study
PubMed
32536518
DOI
10.1016/j.iccn.2020.102892
PII: S0964-3397(20)30095-1
Knihovny.cz E-resources
- Keywords
- Critical care nurses, Cross-sectional survey, Cultural competency, Europe,
- MeSH
- Adult MeSH
- Internationality * MeSH
- Cultural Competency * MeSH
- Middle Aged MeSH
- Humans MeSH
- Critical Care Nursing methods standards statistics & numerical data MeSH
- Cross-Sectional Studies MeSH
- Surveys and Questionnaires MeSH
- Nurses psychology standards statistics & numerical data MeSH
- Check Tag
- Adult MeSH
- Middle Aged MeSH
- Humans MeSH
- Male MeSH
- Female MeSH
- Publication type
- Journal Article MeSH
- Multicenter Study MeSH
- Geographicals
- Europe MeSH
OBJECTIVES: To determine the level of cultural competence of European critical care nurses. DESIGN: A multi-country survey performed in 2017 as a part of the European project Multicultural Care in European Intensive Care Units. METHOD: Online survey of critical care nurses in 15 European countries (n = 591) using the Healthcare Provider Cultural Competence Instrument consisting of 49 items divided into five subscales: awareness and sensitivity, behaviour, patient-centred orientation, practice orientation and self-assessment. Descriptive and correlational analyses were performed. RESULTS: Critical care nurses scored highest for 'awareness and sensitivity' (M = 5.09, SD = 0.76), and lowest for 'patient-centred communication' (M = 3.26, SD = 0.94). Nurses from northern and southern Europe scored higher across all subsets of the cultural competence instrument (all subsets, p < 0.001) than nurses from central Europe. Speaking other languages significantly correlated with higher scores in all subscales (all > 0.05) except 'practice orientation'. Previous education on multicultural nursing significantly correlated with higher scores in all subscales (all > 0.01) except patient-centred communication; and visits to other countries was negatively correlated with all subscales (all, p > 0.001) except patient-centred communication. CONCLUSION: Being exposed to cultural diversity in different ways, like living in a multicultural country, speaking a second language and visiting other countries may influence development of cultural competence. Therefore, programmes which facilitate multicultural clinical practice are strongly recommended in nursing education.
College of Nursing in Celje Celje Mariborska cesta 7 3000 Celje Slovenia
College of Nursing in Celje Mariborska cesta 7 3000 Celje Slovenia
Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Danderyd Hospital 18882 Stockholm Sweden
Hadassah Hebrew University Medical Center Jerusalem Israel
Vice dean for Education College of Nursing in Celje Mariborska cesta 7 3000 Celje Slovenia
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