CULTURAL DIVERSITY IN NURSING EDUCATION

Cultural Diversity in Nursing Education

Abstract

Increasing diversity in the classroom challenges nursing educators to identify issues that complicate teaching, analyze barriers for themselves and their students, and select new strategies for working with nontraditional students. This article identifies concerns arising from attitudes and values within nursing and common approaches to diversity education, and then discusses key issues in nursing education that relate to human nature, culture, faculty workload, and student demographics. Finally, some strategies are proposed for increasing the effectiveness of professional preparation with diverse students through a focus on culturally congruent education and development of faculty cultural competence.

Table of Content

Introduction5

Problem Statement5

The Significance of the Study6

Creating Significant Learning Experiences6

Literature Review7

The Theoretical Framework7

Initiatives to Expand the Nursing Pool7

Practices8

The Challenges of Higher Education: The Mirror for Nursing Education8

Nursing Desires and Challenges11

Sociopolitical Factors Affecting Nursing Education11

Strategies to Enhance Diversity in Nursing Education12

Historical Construction12

Analysis Review14

From Service Delivery to Solution Delivery14

Cross-Cultural Communication15

Health Sector Reform and Implications for Nursing16

Cultural Diversity in Nursing Education: Issues and Concerns16

Methodology17

Research Design17

Instruments17

Demographic Questionnaire18

Subjects and Sampling19

Data Analysis19

Discussion and Analysis20

Enhancing Diversity in the Nursing Workforce25

Conclusion25

References27

Cultural Diversity in Nursing Education

Introduction

These ideas are part of the struggle for the con- construction of the emancipation of nations and have been our path in the countries of Latin American. The exclusion of significant group education cannot of the population is expressed in lack of access, high premature dropout rates, poor quality of the education, inadequate organization of curricula, content and methodology and incorrect process continuing education of teachers. Furthermore, the de- successful political and administrative infrastructure of the authoritarianism schools play in relations with students, families and communities.

Education in our region, besides being marked by exclusion, has been one of the mechanisms we responsible for the social, cultural and economic. The investment of resources in education de- shows inadequate policies in social also have an impact on the health, housing, public transport, leisure and sports (Kaufman, 2006).

Although it is clear to see that nursing supports and embraces the need for cultural diversity in nursing education, Leininger (1995) asserts that, "the major question for nurse educators worldwide is how best to educate nearly 5 million nurses in the world so they will be effective in responding to and providing culturally congruent care". There are many concerns and issues to consider when answering this question.

Problem Statement

The paper identifies the Issues and concerns in answering the question on how to best nurses educate to provide culturally competent care.

The Significance of the Study

It is seen a new approach to information, manager, technical renew, working team and continuous education. There are topics related with nursing Education about the right to the health, ethic, technical modernization and management, But the epidemiological Changes and styles of life are important to the Population of Obtain the best results.

Creating Significant Learning Experiences

Current educational research has altered previous conceptions about learning and has shifted the instructional focus to the importance of learning with understanding (Fink, 2003). As noted earlier, Fink urged faculty to create learning-centered courses, as opposed to ...