Cultural Competence of the Nurses in the Emergency Departments of the Hospitals Affiliated to Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
akhlāq-i pizishkī i.e., Medical Ethics,
Vol. 17 No. 48 (1402),
21 August 2023
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Page 1-10
https://doi.org/10.22037/mej.v17i48.44288
Abstract
Background and Aim: Iranian society has a multi-ethnic, cultural, linguistic and religious structure. Due to the fact that cultural differences affect the perception of patient data and the quality of the care provided by nurses, it can be concluded that care provision of care by culturally qualified nurses improves the health conditions of patients with different cultures. Considering that no study has been conducted regarding the cultural competence of emergency nurses in Mashhad, the present study was conducted with the aim of investigating the level of nurse’s cultural competence in emergency department
Methods: The research is a descriptive cross-sectional study conducted in 2023 on 139 nurses working at the emergency departments of the hospitals affiliated to Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, selected through convenience sampling. The nurses meeting the inclusion criteria were selected and informed consents were obtained from them. Then they were asked to complete nurses' cultural competency questionnaires. After data collection, the data was entered into SPSS 16 and statistical analysis was performed through independent t-test and Pearson's correlation coefficient. P<0.05 was considered as the significant level
Ethical Considerations: This study was conducted after observing ethical principles of conducting and publishing research
Results: The mean score of nurses' cultural competence was reported to be high, 76.8±58.24. The mean score of cultural competence in the married nurses was significantly higher than that of the single ones (p=0.047). Furthermore, the relationships between nurses' cultural competence scores with age (r=0.322, p<0.001), general work experience (r=0.325, p<0.001) and Working experience in at the emergency department (r=0.189, p<0.05) were significant
Conclusion: Despite the high score of nurses' cultural competence in this study, it is possible to enhance the cultural competence of emergency nurses from the existing appropriate state to a desirable and ideal state through proper educational programs
- Nurse
- Cultural Competency
- Emergency Department
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