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Jui-Chin Hsu1, Min-Shu Wang2, Pao-Yu Wang3
1Department of Nursing, Cheng Hsin General Hospital, Taipei City 112, Taiwan.
Abstract:
The rise in the number of hemodialysis (HD) patients underscores the importance of culturally competent HD nurses. This study aimed to examine the effectiveness of a situated simulation program on HD nurses' cultural competence. This was a quasi-experimental pilot study with a total of 40 participants who met the inclusion criteria from an HD center in northern Taiwan. Participants took part in two separate 3 h education programs. The first program focused on the basic concepts of cultural competence, while the second program involved situated simulations utilizing the Gather-Analyze-Summarize (GAS) method of debriefing. The generalized estimating equations (GEEs) were employed to estimate the intervention effect. The baseline scores were divided into low-score and high-score groups using the median score for subgroup analysis. The subgroup analysis revealed that a significant group-time interaction was identified regarding cultural competence and subscale, verifying the situated simulation's immediate effect. In this study, an integration of the GAS method of debriefing and situated simulation teaching was implemented. The results showed that this approach empowered HD nurses with the ability to foster positive attitudes and demonstrate professional expertise in an organized manner when facing similar clinical scenarios in the future.
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