Exploring the cultural competency of Expatriate Nurses working in Saudi Arabia

Mohammad S Alshmemri; Nahla A Tayyib; Fatmah J Alsolami; Sanaa A Alsulami; Pushpamala Ramaiah; Hayam I Asfour; Grace M Lindsay

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Exploring the cultural competency of Expatriate Nurses working in Saudi Arabia

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Indian Journal of Science and Technology

DOI: 10.17485/IJST/v14i17.437

Year: 2021, Volume: 14, Issue: 17, Pages: 1347-1353

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Exploring the cultural competency of Expatriate Nurses working in Saudi Arabia

Mohammad S Alshmemri¹, Nahla A Tayyib¹, Fatmah J Alsolami¹, Sanaa A Alsulami¹, Pushpamala Ramaiah^1*, Hayam I Asfour¹,Grace M Lindsay¹

¹Faculty of Nursing, Umm Al-Qura University, Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Tel.: +966534318424

*Corresponding Author
Tel: +966534318424
Email: [email protected]

Received Date:13 March 2021, Accepted Date:22 April 2021, Published Date:12 May 2021

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Abstract

Objective: The research was to undertake a descriptive survey of International nurses working in a different hospital in Saudi Arabia to explore cultural competency. Methods: A prospective cross-sectional survey design was utilized. The convenient sample included 736 expatriate nurses working in several healthcare settings in Saudi Arabia, on one occasion using a prevalidated self-assessment questionnaire. Findings: Current study reported that most nurses were Indians and Philippino Nurses with 51.5% and 42.1%, respectively. Expatriate nurses have shown a higher-level competence in a. Awareness and sensitivity b. Behavior c. Patient-centered communication. A significant statistical association was found between cultural competence and the selected demographic characteristics. Novelty: Care provider and care receiver’s culture impacts the healthcare delivery system’s contemporary philosophy. The institutional guidelines and the appropriate professional support would be the core context of generating culturally competent care to enhance quality care management.

Keywords: Cultural diversity; quality care; competency; nurses; patient satisfaction

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