Cultural competence among staff nurses who participated in a family-centered geriatric care program.

نویسندگان

  • Ali Salman
  • Donna McCabe
  • Tara Easter
  • Barbara Callahan
  • Deborah Goldstein
  • Thomas D Smith
  • Maureen T White
  • Joyce J Fitzpatrick
چکیده

The purpose of this training program was to prepare nursing staff in family-centered geriatric care that emphasizes providing culturally competent care to hospitalized elders at two major tertiary hospitals in New York. This research report corresponds to the first phase of a 3-year project. In this research project, a descriptive exploratory design was used to identify the levels of cultural awareness and cultural competence of nursing staff who participated in a family-centered geriatric care training program.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Journal for nurses in staff development : JNSD : official journal of the National Nursing Staff Development Organization

دوره 23 3  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2007