title: Cultural competence among staff nurses who participated in a family-centered geriatric care program.
abstract: The purpose of this training program was to prepare nursing staff in family-centered geriatric care that emphasizes providing culturally competent care to hospitalized elders at two major tertiary hospitals in New York. This research report corresponds to the first phase of a 3-year project. In this research project, a descriptive exploratory design was used to identify the levels of cultural awareness and cultural competence of nursing staff who participated in a family-centered geriatric care training program.
authors.affiliation: Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Salman
authors.forename: Donna
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: McCabe
authors.forename: Tara
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Easter
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Callahan
authors.forename: Deborah
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Goldstein
authors.forename: Thomas D
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Maureen T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: White
authors.forename: Joyce J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Fitzpatrick
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001364:Awareness; D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards*; D018864:Cultural Diversity; D003479:Curriculum; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004521:Educational Measurement; D022143:Family Nursing; D005851:Geriatric Nursing / Q000193:education*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training / Q000458:organization & administration; D009518:New York; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education* / Q000523:psychology; D018802:Patient-Centered Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016746:Transcultural Nursing / Q000193:education*