Browsing by Author "Cruz, Jonas Preposi"

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    A multicountry perspective on cultural competence among baccalaureate nursing students
    (Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 2018-01) Cruz, Jonas Preposi; Aguinaldo, Alexis Nacionales; Estacio, Joel Casuga; Alotaibi, Abdullelah; Arguvanli, Sibel; Cayaban, Arcalyd Rose Ramos; Cecily, Helen Shaji John; Contreras, Felipe Aliro Machuca; Hussein, Adraa; Idemudia, Erhabor Sunday; Mohamed, Shihab Aldeen Mourtada; Sebaeng, Jeanette
    To assess cultural competence among nursing students from nine countries to provide an international perspective on cultural competence. Design: A descriptive, cross-sectional design. Methods: A convenience sample of 2,163 nursing students from nine countries was surveyed using the Cultural Capacity Scale from April to November 2016. Results: The study found a moderate range of cultural competence among the students. The ability to teach and guide other nursing colleagues to display culturally appropriate behavior received the highest competence rating, while the ability to discuss differences between the client's health beliefs or behaviors and nursing knowledge with each client received the lowest competence rating. Differences in cultural competence were observed between students from different countries. Country of residence, gender, age, year of study, attendance at cultural-related training, the experience of taking care of patients from culturally diverse backgrounds and patients belonging to special population groups, and living in a multicultural environment were identified as factors affecting cultural competence. Conclusions: The international perspective of cultural competence among nursing students provided by this study serves as a vital preview of where nursing education currently stands in terms of providing the necessary preparatory competence in the cultural aspect of care. The variation of cultural competence among nursing students from different nations should serve as a cue for designing a focused yet multimodal nursing education program in guiding them to be culturally sensitive, culturally adaptive, and culturally motivated.
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    Predictors of cultural competence among nursing students in the Philippines:
    (Churchill Livingstone, 2016-11) Cruz, Jonas Preposi; Estacio, Joel C; Bagtang, Cristeta E; Colet, Paolo C.
    Background With the continued emigration of Filipino nurses and increasing globalization, there is a need for globally competent nurses. Thus, the development of cultural competence among nursing students is critical in their preparation to assume their future responsibilities in the profession. Objectives This study investigated the predictors of cultural competence among nursing students in the Philippines. Design This is a descriptive, cross-section study. Participants and Setting This study included 332 Bachelor of Science in nursing students in three nursing schools situated in the northern Philippines. Methods The Cultural Capacity Scale was used to gather data from the respondents. The demographic characteristics and cultural background of the students were entered in a regression analysis to predict their cultural competence. Findings The respondents manifested appreciably good cultural competence with a mean score of 68.98 ± 11.73. The ability to understand the beliefs of various cultural groups received the highest mean of 3.65 ± 0.86, while the ability to identify the care needs of patients with diverse cultural backgrounds received the lowest (mean, 3.31 ± 0.74). Living in an environment with culturally diverse people, prior diversity training, being in the latter years of the nursing program, and with experience of caring for patients from diverse cultures and special population groups, were identified as predictors, accounting for 68.1% of the variance of cultural competence. Conclusions Nursing education should devise strategies to ensure future culturally competent Filipino nurses. Considering the fact that most of the Filipino nurses will potentially work overseas, they should be well prepared to provide competent care that is culturally sensitive.