Achieving culturally competent mental health care: A mixed-methods study drawing on the perspectives of UK nursing students
Authors: Tee, S., Üzar-Özçetin, Y.S. and Trenoweth, S.
Journal: Perspectives in Psychiatric Care
Volume: 58
Issue: 4
Pages: 1267-1280
eISSN: 1744-6163
ISSN: 0031-5990
DOI: 10.1111/ppc.12926
Abstract:Purpose: This study aimed to examine the degree of cross-cultural competency among UK mental health student nurses, and the care delivery challenges arising from their internalized cultural assumptions. Design and Methods: This study adopted a mixed-methods design. Participants were final-year nursing students in the United Kingdom. Findings: The results revealed participants had a moderate level of cultural awareness and competency but highlighted many challenges to providing cross-cultural care arising from the meanings, enablers, and values they attributed to culturally competent mental health care. Practice Implications: As cultural competency is considered an essential characteristic of effective nursing care, greater attention should be paid to how student nurses assimilate cultural awareness to develop confidence in their day-to-day practice.
https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/35822/
Source: Scopus