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Assessment of Patient Safety and Cultural Competencies among Senior Baccalaureate Nursing Students

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  • Seung Eun Lee

    (Mo-Im Kim Nursing Research Institute and Yonsei University College of Nursing, Seoul 03722, Korea)

  • Meen Hye Lee

    (School of Nursing, University of North Carolina Wilmington, Wilmington, NC 28401, USA)

  • Anya Bostian Peters

    (Susan and Alan Solomont School of Nursing, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA 01854, USA)

  • Seok Hyun Gwon

    (College of Nursing, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI 53211, USA)

Abstract

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.

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  • Seung Eun Lee & Meen Hye Lee & Anya Bostian Peters & Seok Hyun Gwon, 2020. "Assessment of Patient Safety and Cultural Competencies among Senior Baccalaureate Nursing Students," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(12), pages 1-10, June.
  • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:17:y:2020:i:12:p:4225-:d:371030
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    1. Nam‐Ju Lee & Haena Jang & Su‐Yeon Park, 2016. "Patient safety education and baccalaureate nursing students' patient safety competency: A cross‐sectional study," Nursing & Health Sciences, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 18(2), pages 163-171, June.
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