<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><sec><h3>Objective</h3><p>Cultural competence has gradually attracted attention from many countries, including China. This study was undertaken to determine the cultural competence of registered nurses in Shanghai, China, and to identify the cultural competence among registered nurses in Pudong New Area, Shanghai.</p></sec><sec><h3>Methods</h3><p>Qualitative interviews were conducted in combination with a quantitative survey. Fifteen clinical nurses were interviewed, and 1088 clinical nurses were recruited for the survey with cultural competence scale for registered nurses, based on the results of the qualitative and quantitative studies.</p></sec><sec><h3>Results</h3><p>The overall level of cultural competence among registered nurses in Shanghai's Pudong New Area was moderate. Among the seven dimensions, cultural encounter had the highest score, followed by cultural practice, cultural awareness, cultural desire, cultural skill, cultural experience, and cultural knowledge. Age, level of hospital care, mastery of secondary level, and studying overseas were the influencing factors.</p></sec><sec><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>Hospitals and universities should be aware of the importance of studying cultural competence. Cultural competence-related courses should be increased, and various forms of training should be undertaken to enhance the interest of nurses.</p></sec></abstract>

ObjectiveCultural competence has gradually attracted attention from many countries, including China. This study was undertaken to determine the cultural competence of registered nurses in Shanghai, China, and to identify the cultural competence among registered nurses in Pudong New Area, Shanghai.MethodsQualitative interviews were conducted in combination with a quantitative survey. Fifteen clinical nurses were interviewed, and 1088 clinical nurses were recruited for the survey with cultural competence scale for registered nurses, based on the results of the qualitative and quantitative studies.ResultsThe overall level of cultural competence among registered nurses in Shanghai's Pudong New Area was moderate. Among the seven dimensions, cultural encounter had the highest score, followed by cultural practice, cultural awareness, cultural desire, cultural skill, cultural experience, and cultural knowledge. Age, level of hospital care, mastery of secondary level, and studying overseas were the influencing factors.ConclusionsHospitals and universities should be aware of the importance of studying cultural competence. Cultural competence-related courses should be increased, and various forms of training should be undertaken to enhance the interest of nurses.

Cultural competence of nurses in Pudong New Area, Shanghai: a mixed-method study

Shanghai East Hospital, School of Medicine

Shanghai Maternity and Infant Hospital, School of Medicine

Frontiers of Nursing

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ObjectiveCultural competence has gradually attracted attention from many countries, including China. This study was undertaken to determine the cultural...

Cultural competence of nurses in Pudong New Area, Shanghai: a mixed-method study

Article Category: Original article

Published Online: Jul 14, 2020

Page range: 119 - 128

Received: May 29, 2019

Accepted: Aug 13, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/fon-2020-0030

Keywords
cultural competence, China, education, health care, hospital, nurse

© 2020 Li-Li Ma et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Cultural competence of nurses in Pudong New Area, Shanghai: a mixed-method study

Article Category: Original article

Published Online: Jul 14, 2020

Page range: 119 - 128

Received: May 29, 2019

Accepted: Aug 13, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/fon-2020-0030

Keywordscultural competence, China, education, health care, hospital, nurse

© 2020 Li-Li Ma et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
cultural competence, China, education, health care, hospital, nurse