Effects of Transcultural Nursing Education on the Professional Values, Empathic Skills, Cultural Sensitivity and Intelligence of Students


YÜKSEL KAÇAN C., ÖRSAL Ö.

JOURNAL OF COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING, vol.37, no.2, pp.65-76, 2020 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 37 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2020
  • Doi Number: 10.1080/07370016.2020.1736374
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, ASSIA, Agricultural & Environmental Science Database, CINAHL, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Psycinfo, Public Affairs Index
  • Page Numbers: pp.65-76
  • Bursa Uludag University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Purpose: To examine the effect of Transcultural Nursing education on nursing students' Professional Values, Empathic Skills, Cultural Sensitivity and Intelligence. Design: A posttest quasi-experimental study with a control group. Methods: The participants were second year nursing students (n = 125). The experiment group was composed of students who had enrolled in the Transcultural Nursing course (n = 65). The control group consisted of students who did not enroll in this course (n = 60). Findings: The posttest scores of the experiment group in the scales were significantly higher than those in the control group (p < .01). Conclusion: Transcultural nursing course is an effective method to increase the professional values, empathic skills, cultural sensitivity and intelligence of students.