Teaching Cultural Competence in Nursing and Health Care : Inquiry, Action, and Innovation

Winner of an AJN Book of the Year Award! Preparing nurses and other health professionals to provide quality health care amid the increasingly multicultural and global society of the 21st century requires a new, comprehensive approach that emphasizes cultural competence education throughout professional education and professional practice. Written in response to this need, Teaching Cultural Competence in Nursing and Health Care is intended as a primary resource for educators and graduate students in academic settings, health care institutions, and professional associations. It is the only book that presents a research-supported conceptual model and a valid, reliable corresponding questionnaire to guide educational strategy design, implementation, and evaluation. Teaching Cultural Competence in Nursing and Health Care provides readers with valuable tools and strategies for cultural competence education that can easily be adapted by educators at all levels. Cover......Page 1 TOC Contents......Page 7 List of Figures, Tables, and Boxes......Page 9 Preface......Page 13 Acknowledgments......Page 19 PART I. Tools to Get Started......Page 21 CH 1. Overview of Key Issues and Concerns......Page 23 CH 2. A Model to Guide Cultural Competence Education......Page 44 CH 3. A Tool for Measurement and Evaluation......Page 59 CH 4. A Guide for Interpreting Learners’ Perceptions, Identifying At-Risk Individuals, and Avoiding Pitfalls......Page 77 PART II. Educational Activities for Easy Application......Page 93 CH 5. Academic Settings......Page 95 CH 6. Health Care Institutions......Page 136 CH 7. Professional Associations......Page 164 CH 8. New Priorities: Challenges and Future Directions......Page 175 Appendix A: Transcultural Self-Efficacy Tool (TSET)......Page 183 Appendix B: Cognitive Subscale: Item Overview......Page 191 Appendix C: Practical Subscale: Item Overview......Page 192 Appendix D: Affective Subscale: Item Overview......Page 193 Appendix E: Scoring Information......Page 195 Appendix F: Sample Methods for Categorizing Low, High, and Medium Groups......Page 197 Appendix G: Sample Demographic Data Potentially Relevant for Collection With the Transcultural Self-Efficacy Tool: Nursing Students......Page 199 Appendix H: Sample Demographic Data Potentially Relevant for Collection With the Transcultural Self-Efficacy Tool: Registered Nurses......Page 201 Appendix I: Sample Permission Letter......Page 203 References......Page 205 IDX Index......Page 223 Intended for educators and graduate students in academic settings, health care institutions, and professional associations. This book presents a research-supported conceptual model and a corresponding questionnaire to guide educational strategy design, implementation, and evaluation. It provides readers with tools and strategies.