ADVANCING CULTURAL COMPETENCE IN NURSING: A QUANTITATIVE EVALUATION OF TRANSCULTURAL TRAINING PROGRAMS AMONG NURSING STUDENTS IN KARACHI PAKISTAN
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cultural competence, transcultural training, nursing education, quantitative methods, healthcare, Pakistan
Abstract
Introduction: The internationalization and diversification of the world demand the healthcare systems to immediately adopt culturally sensitive practices. Researchers assessed a customized transcultural training initiative to determine how well it improves cultural competence skills among nursing students based in Karachi, Pakistan.
Methods: The study analyzed the program's impact on nursing students' cultural competencies through statistical techniques such as paired t-tests and regression analysis, combined with reliability tests across 120 participants. Assessment before the intervention demonstrated that nursing students started with an average scoring at the moderate level of cultural competence (mean = 52.38, SD = 8.67) but displayed significant areas for improvement. The cultural competence assessment produced elevated post-intervention scores (mean = 65.24, SD = 7.98) that demonstrated a significant 12.86-point change (t = 28.12, p < 0.001). The analysis through regression showed that nursing students with prior cultural exposure and older age demonstrated better improvement (B = 3.64, p < 0.001 and B = 0.35, p = 0.004, respectively). In contrast, gender did not show a significant change.
Results: The study found that teaching experiences alongside multicultural simulation cases throughout the nursing curriculum prepare students to deliver equitable medical care across diverse cultures.
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Syed Yousaf Shah
PhD student Lincoln university college Malaysia
Prof. Dr Faridah Binti Mohd Said
Faculty of Nursing Lincoln University College Malaysia
Rashid Hussain
PhD student Lincoln university college Malaysia
Nazneen Bano
PhD student Lincoln university college Malaysia
Liaquat Ali
Nursing Manager Northwest General Hospital and Research Center Peshawar Pakistan
Ayaz Khan
PhD students Lincoln university college Malaysia