Exploring the Impact of a 3D Simulation on Nursing Students' Intention to Provide Culturally Competent Care
RIS ID
138447
Abstract
Background: Culturally competent health care professionals have a positive influence on patient care. This article profiles a study that evaluated the impact of a cultural empathy simulation on nursing students' intention to practice in culturally competent manner. Method: We designed the Theory of Planned Behaviour: Cultural Competence Questionnaire and used it to measure differences in behavioural intentions, attitudes, subjective norms, and perceived behavioural between a control and an experimental group. Results: Participants in the experimental group (n = 241) had higher attitude and behavioural intention scores than those in the control group (n = 219). However, differences between groups for perceived behavioural control and social norm scores were not significant. Conclusions: As the Theory of Planned Behaviour posits that intention scores provide a proxy for actual behaviour, and that attitude is the strongest predictor of intention, these results are encouraging. However, further research is required to examine factors that influence these variables.
Publication Details
Levett-Jones, T., Everson, N. & Lapkin, S. (2019). Exploring the Impact of a 3D Simulation on Nursing Students' Intention to Provide Culturally Competent Care. Clinical Simulation in Nursing, 36 22-29.