Influence of Nurse Characteristics on the Acquisition of Cultural Competence

Abstract

This study examined how nurses' personal and professional characteristics influenced their response to an educational intervention to improve their cultural knowledge and cultural competence. A one-group repeated measures design was used to evaluate the effectiveness of the intervention, which 76 public health nurses (PHNs) attended. Regression analysis showed that nurses with fewer years of nursing experience and higher level of education had a weak association with increased cultural knowledge and cultural competence but learning style and age were not associated with the outcomes.