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Perceptions of the critical cultural competence of registered nurses in Canada

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Title
Perceptions of the critical cultural competence of registered nurses in Canada
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BMC Nursing, August 2017
DOI 10.1186/s12912-017-0242-2
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Adel F. Almutairi, Abdallah A. Adlan, Maliha Nasim

Abstract

Cultural diversity often leads to misunderstandings, clashes, conflicts, ethnocentrism, discrimination, and stereotyping due to the frequent intersection of many variables, such as differences in traditions, behaviours, ethical and moral perspectives, conceptions of health and illness, and language barriers. The root of the issue is related to the way people conceptualise differences and the unique cultural and historical circumstances that have shaped different groups' heritages. In this study, therefore, we aimed to investigate the perceptions of critical cultural competence (CCC) of registered nurses working in various hospitals across the province of British Columbia, Canada. Data were collected using Almutairi's Critical Cultural Competence Scale (CCC Scale) with a random sample of 170 registered nurses. This scale measures four essential multidimensional components of the CCC model: critical awareness, critical knowledge, critical skills, and critical empowerment. Data were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics (Kruskal-Wallis test). The data revealed that participants' perceptions of CCC were positive with a mean score of 5.22 out of 7.00 for the total number of items (n = 43) and a standard deviation of 0.54. The mean scores for the CCC subscales ranged from 4.76 (for critical skills) to 5.42 (for critical empowerment). The results indicated a statistical difference in CCC perceptions based on participants' age and country of birth with p = 0.05 < 0.05 and 0.029 < 0.05, respectively. Nurses' age (experience) and country of birth may influence their perceptions of CCC as gaining cultural competence requires exposure to caring for patients from various cultures and countries, and is associated with cultural knowledge and awareness. Therefore, this finding reveals that healthcare organizations must provide ongoing cultural education programs to increase their nursing staff's level of cultural competence so they are better able to deal with the difficulties that might arise during cross-cultural interactions.

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Unknown 160 100%

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Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 29 18%
Student > Bachelor 24 15%
Student > Ph. D. Student 14 9%
Researcher 10 6%
Lecturer 10 6%
Other 31 19%
Unknown 42 26%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Nursing and Health Professions 66 41%
Medicine and Dentistry 14 9%
Business, Management and Accounting 7 4%
Social Sciences 6 4%
Psychology 5 3%
Other 17 11%
Unknown 45 28%
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