Comparative analysis of cultural competence of senior and junior nursing students

Abstract

BackgroundCultural diversity is increasing globally, and it is a challenge for health care providers, especially nurses, to provide competent care to diverse populations. Nursing care should be individualised and based on the cultural, racial, and ethnic diversity of patients and their families [1]. According to historical evidence, the concept of cultural competence in the nursing profession could be drawn from the 19th century in the days of Florence Nightingale, who developed a growing concern for cultural needs in healthcare system delivery. This was evident when English nurses carried out health delivery services in India in the 1950s. They absorbed the cultural lifestyle of the Indian patients, resulting in the introduction of a transcultural nursing system as a major area of study for the practice of nursing by providing culturally appropriate care and love for their patients [2]. Cultural competence starts with the knowledge of understanding other people's cultural practices and