Educational outcomes of an online educational intervention teaching cultural competency to graduate nursing students. 2020

Melissa J Mokel, and Lucinda Canty
University of Saint Joseph, West Hartford, CT, USA. Electronic address: mmokel@usj.edu.

Cultural competency has become an increasingly important learning outcome for advanced practice nursing students. Yet, despite a broad focus on teaching these skills, learning outcomes and student experiences. The purpose of this study was to describe the learning outcomes of a brief educational intervention used to teach cultural competency online to post-graduate students completing their master's degrees. A qualitative descriptive approach was used to analyze data obtained through course activities using Leininger's Sunrise Enabler to conduct a cultural assessment in a 15-week online course. It was found that Leininger's enabler has relevance in the online classroom and can be used to teach students to improve their knowledge, awareness, and ability to promote health through addressing culturally contextualized information. While it can be challenging to create meaningful online learning experiences, they can help improve patient-provider communication and provide opportunities for students to improve their clinical competence.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007858 Learning Relatively permanent change in behavior that is the result of past experience or practice. The concept includes the acquisition of knowledge. Phenomenography
D004511 Education, Nursing, Graduate Those educational activities engaged in by holders of a bachelor's degree in nursing, which are primarily designed to prepare them for entrance into a specific field of nursing, and may lead to board certification or a more advanced degree. Education, Nursing, Postgraduate,Nursing Education, Graduate,Nursing Education, Postgraduate,Postgraduate Nursing Education,Graduate Nursing Education,Education, Graduate Nursing,Education, Postgraduate Nursing
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D013338 Students, Nursing Individuals enrolled in a school of nursing or a formal educational program leading to a degree in nursing. Nurses, Pupil,Pupil Nurses,Nursing Student,Nursing Students,Student, Nursing,Nurse, Pupil,Pupil Nurse
D015402 Nursing Education Research Investigations into the problems of integrating research findings into nursing curricula, developing problem solving skills, finding approaches to clinical teaching, determining the level of practice by graduates from different basic preparations, etc. Education Research, Nursing,Nursing Research, Educational,Research, Nursing Education,Educational Nursing Research,Research, Educational Nursing,Education Researchs, Nursing,Educational Nursing Researchs,Nursing Education Researchs,Nursing Researchs, Educational,Researchs, Educational Nursing,Researchs, Nursing Education
D015403 Nursing Evaluation Research Research carried out by nurses that uses interviews, data collection, observation, surveys, etc., to evaluate nursing, health, clinical, and nursing education programs and curricula, and which also demonstrates the value of such evaluation. Evaluation Research, Nursing,Nursing Program Evaluation,Program Evaluation, Nursing,Research, Nursing Evaluation,Evaluation Studies, Nursing,Evaluation, Nursing Program,Evaluation Researchs, Nursing,Evaluation Study, Nursing,Evaluations, Nursing Program,Nursing Evaluation Researchs,Nursing Evaluation Studies,Nursing Evaluation Study,Nursing Program Evaluations,Program Evaluations, Nursing,Researchs, Nursing Evaluation,Studies, Nursing Evaluation,Study, Nursing Evaluation
D054521 Cultural Competency Cultural and linguistic competence is a set of congruent behaviors, attitudes, and policies that come together in a system, agency, or among professionals that enables effective work in cross-cultural situations. Competence implies the capacity to function effectively as an individual and an organization within the context of the cultural beliefs, behaviors, and needs presented by consumers and their communities. Cultural Sensitivity,Cultural Competence,Competence, Cultural,Competency, Cultural,Cultural Competencies,Cultural Sensitivities,Sensitivities, Cultural,Sensitivity, Cultural
D020375 Education, Distance Education via communication media (correspondence, radio, television, computer networks) with little or no in-person face-to-face contact between students and teachers. (ERIC Thesaurus, 1997) Correspondence Courses,Distance Education,Distance Learning,Online Education,Online Learning,Correspondence Course,Course, Correspondence,Education, Online,Learning, Distance,Learning, Online,Online Educations

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