TY - JOUR
T1 - Cultural desire need not improve with cultural knowledge
T2 - A cross-sectional study of student nurses
AU - Isaacs, Anton Neville
AU - Raymond, Anita Gay
AU - Jacob, Elisabeth R
AU - Jones, Janet Mary
AU - McGrail, Matthew Richard
AU - Drysdale, Marlene Mary
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - Cultural desire is considered to be a prerequisite for developing cultural competence. This study explored cultural desire among student nurses towards Aboriginal peoples and its association with participation in a one-semester unit on Aboriginal health through a cross-sectional survey. Our main outcome, cultural desire, was measured using two items level of agreement with Aboriginal health being an integral component of the nursing curriculum and an expressed interest in Aboriginal health. 220 (74.58%) student nurses completed the survey. Completing the Aboriginal Health and wellbeing unit did not influence students’ opinions on inclusion of the unit as part of the nursing curriculum (odds ratio OR 0.73, 95% CI 0.43–1.29) or their overall cultural desire (mean difference = −0.69, 95% CI −1.29 to −0.08, p = 0.026). Students who completed the unit reported a higher understanding of Aboriginal health (OR = 2.35, 95% CI = 1.35–4.08) but lower interest levels in the subject (OR = 0.45, 95% CI: 0.24–0.84). Further research is necessary to explore how and when cultural desire might develop in nurses who are trained in cultural competence particularly in the contexts of post-colonial disparities and political conflict.
AB - Cultural desire is considered to be a prerequisite for developing cultural competence. This study explored cultural desire among student nurses towards Aboriginal peoples and its association with participation in a one-semester unit on Aboriginal health through a cross-sectional survey. Our main outcome, cultural desire, was measured using two items level of agreement with Aboriginal health being an integral component of the nursing curriculum and an expressed interest in Aboriginal health. 220 (74.58%) student nurses completed the survey. Completing the Aboriginal Health and wellbeing unit did not influence students’ opinions on inclusion of the unit as part of the nursing curriculum (odds ratio OR 0.73, 95% CI 0.43–1.29) or their overall cultural desire (mean difference = −0.69, 95% CI −1.29 to −0.08, p = 0.026). Students who completed the unit reported a higher understanding of Aboriginal health (OR = 2.35, 95% CI = 1.35–4.08) but lower interest levels in the subject (OR = 0.45, 95% CI: 0.24–0.84). Further research is necessary to explore how and when cultural desire might develop in nurses who are trained in cultural competence particularly in the contexts of post-colonial disparities and political conflict.
KW - Nurse education
KW - Curriculum
KW - Aboriginal australians
KW - Transcultural nursing
KW - Cultural competence
KW - Nurse-patient relations
KW - Health services accessibility
UR - http://www.nurseeducationinpractice.com/article/S1471-5953(16)30038-5/abstract
U2 - 10.1016/j.nepr.2016.05.009
DO - 10.1016/j.nepr.2016.05.009
M3 - Article
SN - 1471-5953
VL - 19
SP - 91
EP - 96
JO - Nurse Education in Practice
JF - Nurse Education in Practice
ER -