title: Intercultural education of nurses and health professionals in Europe (IENE).
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The study aimed to explore the perceived learning and teaching needs of students and practitioners of health-care professions in relation to preparation for working in another European country and/or in a multicultural environment. The participating countries were: Belgium, Bulgaria, Germany, Romania and the UK.
  
  
  METHODS
  Questionnaires, consisting of open questions, were completed by a total of 118 participants. Data analysis adopted both a priori and inductive approaches. The predetermined constructs of cultural awareness, cultural knowledge, cultural sensitivity and cultural competence were used to structure suggestions for theoretical input and practical activities and experiences. Inductive analysis revealed other emergent themes that underpin all four of these constructs.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Practical experiences form a fundamental part of preparation for labour mobility and/or for practice within a multicultural environment. However, health-care practitioners need to be adequately prepared for such experiences and value the opportunity to learn about culture, to explore values and beliefs, and to practise intercultural skills within the safe environment of an educational establishment, facilitated by skilled teachers.
authors.affiliation: Research Centre for Transcultural Studies in Health, School of Health and Social Sciences, Highgate Hill, London, UK. g.taylor@mdx.ac.uk
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Taylor
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Papadopoulos
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Dudau
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Maerten
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Peltegova
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ziegler
mesh_terms: D001530:Belgium; D002031:Bulgaria; D054521:Cultural Competency / Q000193:education*; D004506:Education, Nursing; D005858:Germany; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D012383:Romania; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D006113:United Kingdom