Cultural sensitivity education for nurses: a pilot study.
Health professionals need to be responsive to changing demographics, especially the growing Hispanic American population. This pilot project explored the effect that an education program about selected Hispanic health beliefs and practices had on nurses who provide care to this population. Seven white registered nurses employed at a small, rural health department completed a 10-item, researcher-designed instrument, termed the Lee Cultural Sensitivity Tool: Hispanic Version, before and after an educational intervention. Findings showed that the intervention increased knowledge of selected Hispanic health beliefs and practices.
Lee
Christine A
CA
Genesis Medical Center, Davenport, Iowa, USA.
Anderson
Mary Ann
MA
Hill
Pamela D
PD
D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel / Q000208:ethnology; D001294:Attitude to Health / Q000208:ethnology; D054521:Cultural Competency / Q000193:education*; D018864:Cultural Diversity; D003479:Curriculum; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000208:ethnology*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D015146:Midwestern United States; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000193:education* / Q000523:psychology; D009742:Nursing Theory; D010865:Pilot Projects; D015397:Program Evaluation; D019035:Rural Health Services; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016746:Transcultural Nursing / Q000193:education*; D044465:White People / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology