TY - JOUR
T1 - Measuring Cultural Awareness of Nursing Students
T2 - A First Step Toward Cultural Competency
AU - Krainovich-Miller, Barbara
AU - Yost, Jennifer M.
AU - Auerhahn, Carolyn
AU - Norman, Robert G.
AU - Dobal, May
AU - Rosedale, Mary
AU - Lowry, Melissa
AU - Moffa, Christine
PY - 2008/7
Y1 - 2008/7
N2 - This pilot study was designed to measure nursing students’ level of cultural awareness. It replicated phase II of Rew, Becker, Cookston, Khosropour, & Martinez's (2003) methodological study that developed and tested a Cultural Awareness Scale (CAS). Using a cross-sectional design, the CAS was distributed to nursing students in three nursing programs’ (bachelor's, master's, doctoral) beginning and end courses. Cronbach's alpha for the CAS Total instrument was 0.869, with subscale scores ranging from 0.687 to 0.902, comparable to the findings of Rew et al. Given the limitations of this study, results must be viewed with a degree of caution. Recommendations include further educational research in the form of psychometric testing of the CAS among nursing students, including refinement of both the CAS instrument and the demographic tool. The authors also recommend that studies be conducted to determine the validity and reliability of the CAS with nurses in the health care arena.
AB - This pilot study was designed to measure nursing students’ level of cultural awareness. It replicated phase II of Rew, Becker, Cookston, Khosropour, & Martinez's (2003) methodological study that developed and tested a Cultural Awareness Scale (CAS). Using a cross-sectional design, the CAS was distributed to nursing students in three nursing programs’ (bachelor's, master's, doctoral) beginning and end courses. Cronbach's alpha for the CAS Total instrument was 0.869, with subscale scores ranging from 0.687 to 0.902, comparable to the findings of Rew et al. Given the limitations of this study, results must be viewed with a degree of caution. Recommendations include further educational research in the form of psychometric testing of the CAS among nursing students, including refinement of both the CAS instrument and the demographic tool. The authors also recommend that studies be conducted to determine the validity and reliability of the CAS with nurses in the health care arena.
KW - Cultural Awareness Scale (CAS)
KW - Purnell Model for Cultural Competence
KW - cultural awareness
KW - cultural competency
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U2 - 10.1177/1043659608317451
DO - 10.1177/1043659608317451
M3 - Article
C2 - 18445761
AN - SCOPUS:45349088942
SN - 1043-6596
VL - 19
SP - 250
EP - 258
JO - Journal of Transcultural Nursing
JF - Journal of Transcultural Nursing
IS - 3
ER -