Indian Journal of Science and Technology
Year: 2021, Volume: 14, Issue: 17, Pages: 1347-1353
Original Article
Mohammad S Alshmemri1, Nahla A Tayyib1, Fatmah J Alsolami1, Sanaa A Alsulami1, Pushpamala Ramaiah1*, Hayam I Asfour1,Grace M Lindsay1
1Faculty of Nursing, Umm Al-Qura University, Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Tel.: +966534318424
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Received Date:13 March 2021, Accepted Date:22 April 2021, Published Date:12 May 2021
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
© 2021 Alshmemri et al.This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Published By Indian Society for Education and Environment (iSee)
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