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Teaching transcultural nursing in a transcultural setting
Summary
This study applied Leininger's Culture Care Theory to a transcultural nursing curriculum on the Texas-Mexico border. It identified challenges and assessed strategies for nursing education in diverse cultural settings.
Area of Science:
- Transcultural nursing education
- Nursing curriculum evaluation
- Cultural diversity in healthcare
Background:
- Leininger's Theory of Culture Care Diversity and Universality provides a framework for understanding cultural nuances in healthcare.
- Transcultural nursing education is essential for preparing nurses to work in diverse global settings.
- The Texas-Mexico border presents a unique transcultural, transnational environment for nursing practice and education.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate a transcultural nursing curriculum using Leininger's Culture Care Theory.
- To explore the cultural encounter between the nurse-patient-community system and baccalaureate nursing education.
- To identify challenges and assess approaches in a transcultural nursing educational setting.
Main Methods:
- Application of Leininger's Culture Care Theory as a theoretical framework.
- Evaluation of the first semester of a transcultural nursing curriculum.
- Dialogue analysis between students and faculty regarding nursing education and practice.
- Assessment of the effectiveness of approaches within the context of Leininger's three modes of action (preservation, accommodation, repatterning).
Main Results:
- Identification of specific challenges encountered during the cultural encounter in nursing education.
- Assessment of the effectiveness of various approaches to address these challenges.
- Application of Leininger's Culture Care Theory to analyze the transcultural nursing curriculum's first semester.
- Faculty and students at Texas A&M International University School of Nursing in Laredo engaged in evaluating the curriculum.
Conclusions:
- Leininger's Culture Care Theory offers a robust framework for evaluating transcultural nursing curricula.
- Understanding and addressing cultural challenges is crucial for effective transcultural nursing education.
- The study provides insights into preserving, accommodating, and repatterning care in diverse healthcare settings.