Evaluating the Effectiveness of a New Curriculum for Transcultural Nursing Education

Hacettepe University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Cultural Competence; Cultural Sensitivity; Nursing Education

Treatments: Behavioral: Transcultural Nursing Course (new curriculum)

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06615180

2021/07

Details and patient eligibility

About

In recent years, limited studies have evaluated the development of cultural awareness, sensitivity, skills, communication, and competence among nursing students using different models and curricula. This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a new internationally developed curriculum for transcultural nursing education. This mixed methods study was conducted on nursing students (n=83) who attended a transcultural nursing course from 2021-2022 during the fall semester.

Enrollment: 83 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Over 18 years of age
• Volunteering to participate in the research
• Being enrolled in the Transcultural Nursing Course in the fall semester 2021-2022

Exclusion criteria

• Not meeting the criteria for inclusion in the study

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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83 participants in 1 patient group

Transcultural Nursing Course (new curriculum)

Other group

Description:

The Transcultural Nursing Course is a 25-hour elective designed to promote cultural competence in nursing students. It consists of 8 hours of theoretical instruction and 17 hours of practical training. The course is based on Madeleine Leininger's Culture Care Theory and incorporates models such as the Purnell, Campinha-Bacote, and Papadopoulos Models of Cultural Competence. It is aimed at enabling students to provide culturally appropriate nursing care for individuals, families, and communities.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Transcultural Nursing Course (new curriculum)