Culturally Diverse Nurses and the Meaning of Cultural Competence

Nurses are expected to demonstrate cultural competence to provide the most appropriate care to culturally different patients all over the globe. Awareness to the impact that the nurses culture has on the nurse/patient interaction is imperative for that. This phenomenological study was designed to explore experiences of Ethiopian Origin Registered Nurses in caring for people who are from different cultures than their own. The focus of the research was on their self-awareness in a culturally ...