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Transforming Students' Educational Experience Through Cultural Mindedness, Peer Mentoring, and Student Input
The Journal of Nursing Education
|April 4, 2020
Summary
Nursing education must embrace diversity by training staff in cultural mindfulness and implementing peer mentoring. This approach values student perspectives to foster an inclusive environment.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Education
- Higher Education
- Cultural Competency
Background:
- Increasing diversity in nursing schools necessitates adapting educational environments to address student challenges and cultural differences.
- Recognizing the need for enhanced support systems tailored to diverse student populations.
Purpose of the Study:
- To implement cultural mindfulness training for faculty, staff, and administrators in nursing education.
- To augment student support through peer mentoring and establish channels for student feedback to administration.
- To co-design inclusive educational approaches based on student perspectives.
Main Methods:
- Cultural mindfulness training was delivered to nursing school personnel.
- A peer mentoring program was established to enhance student support.
- A novel method was developed for students to share their educational experiences with administration.
Main Results:
- The initiative heightened awareness of student perspectives' critical role in fostering inclusion.
- Increased sensitization to the importance of student voices in shaping nursing education.
Conclusions:
- A sustainable model for continuous cultural humility education was developed for nursing school staff.
- A new structure for student peer mentoring and input was created to ensure diversity is supported, recognized, and respected.
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