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