Innovative Game-Based Teaching Methods for Promoting Nursing Students' Cultural Competence and Attitudes Toward...

Area of Science:

• Nursing Education
• Transcultural Nursing
• Refugee Health

Background:

• Cultural competence in nursing is vital for quality refugee care.
• Game-based teaching is effective for clinical skills but understudied for refugee care.
• This study evaluates game-based methods' impact on nursing students' cultural competence and attitudes toward refugees.

Purpose of the Study:

• To assess the effect of innovative game-based teaching methods on nursing students' cultural competence.
• To evaluate changes in nursing students' attitudes toward refugees.
• To explore the utility of game-based learning in preparing nurses for refugee care.

Main Methods:

• Explanatory sequential mixed-methods design.
• Conducted between March and May 2023 with 141 nursing students.
• Utilized the Outgroup Threat Perception Scale and Cultural Competence Assessment Scale.

Main Results:

• No significant differences in overall cultural competence or threat perception scores between groups.
• Students reported increased awareness and empathy regarding refugee health issues.
• Qualitative data likely contributed to understanding nuanced changes in perception.

Conclusions:

• Game-based teaching effectively enhanced nursing students' awareness of refugee health challenges.
• The study recommends integrating updated transcultural nursing content on migration into curricula.
• Further research may explore specific game mechanics for improving measurable cultural competence.