title: Importance of integrating a cultural module in the community nursing curriculum.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The Bedouin Health module was one of the proposed interventions funded by the European Union in 2007-2008, with a focus on health services and utilisation of these services for the Bedouin people in the north of Jordan.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  This study aimed to evaluate the sustainability of integrating this module into the community health nursing courses at Al al-Bayt University, Jordan.
  
  
  METHODS
  Two focus group discussions were carried out with five faculty members and five students involved in the implementation of the Bedouin Health module. Leading questions were prepared for both groups.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Four main themes emerged across both focus groups: self-expression, sustainability, acceptance, and motivation.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The findings of this study identify how crucial it is for nursing students and faculty members to be culturally competent when practising community health care in the Bedouin community.
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Faculty of Nursing, Al al-Bayt University.
authors.forename: Noha
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Al-Shdayfat
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences, American University of Madaba, Jordan.
authors.forename: Fadia
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Hasna
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Renewable Engineering Department, Engineering Faculty, Al al-Bayt University.
authors.forename: Mohammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Al-Smairan
authors.affiliation: Professor of Social Sciences in Health and Co-Director of the Institute of Health, University of Warwick, Coventry, England.
authors.forename: Gillian
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lewando-Hundt
authors.affiliation: Lecturer, Department of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Al al-Bayt University, Jordan.
authors.forename: Tamador
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shudayfat
mesh_terms: D018912:Arabs / Q000193:education*; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000193:education*; D054521:Cultural Competency / Q000193:education*; D003479:Curriculum; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017144:Focus Groups; D006801:Humans; D007597:Jordan
keywords: Bedouin; Jordan; community health nursing; focus groups; nursing students