Assessment of Patient Safety and Cultural Competencies among Senior Baccalaureate Nursing Students. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2020 Jun 13;17(12)
Date
06/18/2020Pubmed ID
32545746Pubmed Central ID
PMC7346008DOI
10.3390/ijerph17124225Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85086685635 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 21 CitationsAbstract
This descriptive, correlational, cross-sectional study examined nursing students' educational experiences on self-reported perceptions of patient safety and cultural competence in terms of curriculum content and learning venues. We performed descriptive analyses and a one-way analysis of variance with a sample of senior-year nursing students (N = 249) attending three state universities in the United States. We used the Nurse of the Future Nursing Core Competency Model, the Patient Safety Competency Self-Evaluation Tool for Nursing Students, and The Cultural Competence Assessment Instrument. Overall, participants reported that patient safety and cultural competencies were addressed in their curricula primarily through classroom activities as opposed to laboratory/simulation or clinical settings. Among the required patient safety knowledge topics, elements of highly reliable organizations were covered the least. For patient safety competency, participants reported higher scores for attitude and lower scores for skill and knowledge. For cultural competency, participants scored much higher for cultural awareness and sensitivity than behavior. There was no statistically significant difference between scores for patient safety and cultural competencies by nursing school. The results support the need for curriculum development to include all important aspects of patient safety and cultural competencies in various teaching/learning venues.
Author List
Lee SE, Lee MH, Peters AB, Gwon SHAuthor
Seok Hyun Gwon Phd, RN Assistant Professor in the Nursing department at University of Wisconsin - MilwaukeeMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AdolescentAdult
Clinical Competence
Cross-Sectional Studies
Cultural Competency
Curriculum
Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate
Female
Gender Identity
Humans
Male
Patient Safety
Students, Nursing
Young Adult
