title: Evaluating cultural competence in the clinical practicum.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The main purpose is to introduce a tool for evaluating the extent of culturally specific care provided for a diverse clientele, the frequency of cultural assessments, and the development of culturally sensitive and professionally appropriate attitudes, values, and beliefs.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  Legal, ethical, and accreditation mandates demand theoretically based, valid, comprehensive tools to assess aspects of culturally specific care; yet no relevant ones existed.
  
  
  METHODS
  The Cultural Competence Clinical Evaluation Tool (CCCET) was administered at the end of a second semester medical-surgical nursing course (n = 161).
  
  
  RESULTS
  The Content Validity Index (CVI) was 0.91. The reliability coefficients provided evidence for internal consistency.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Student and teacher ratings were relatively close, suggesting that respondents took the task of CCCET completion seriously and honestly, that cultural competence was a visible theme throughout the course, and that students and instructors worked closely together in the clinical practicum setting to achieve learning objectives (including cultural competence).
authors.affiliation: City University of New York Graduate College, Staten Island, New York, USA. marianne.jeffreys@csi.cuny.edu
authors.forename: Marianne R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Jeffreys
authors.forename: Enis
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Dogan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D054521:Cultural Competency / Q000193:education*; D018864:Cultural Diversity; D004506:Education, Nursing / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D004521:Educational Measurement / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016294:Models, Nursing; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D016746:Transcultural Nursing / Q000193:education* / Q000592:standards