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Learning Objective 1: The learner will be able to list and describe three forms of cultural competence curricula currently available to baccalaureate nursing students.
Learning Objective 2: The learner will be able to identify the most effective way to teach cultural competence and confidence to baccalaureate nursing students.
Methods: This study utilized a quantitative methodology with an exploratory, between-groups, cross-sectional and correlational research design to measure cultural competence and confidence in baccalaureate nursing students across three different forms of curricula and three different academic levels. A convenience sample of 759 baccalaureate nursing students across six schools of nursing participated in the study.
Results: Only the students in the Nursing Culture Course Program reached a level of cultural competence. Cultural competence and confidence increased significantly from freshman to junior year in all three programs, but not from junior to senior year. Cultural competence and confidence levels showed a positive correlation. As cultural competence increased, confidence increased as well.
Conclusion: Educators may need to revise curricula to include a Nursing Culture Course, taught by nursing faculty and consider including methods to incorporate a patient’s culture into their plan of care for patients. More research is necessary to confirm these results and to explore faculty perceptions regarding the importance of incorporating cultural competence education in baccalaureate nursing curricula and whether or not pseudo immersion would facilitate greater cultural competence and confidence levels in junior and senior year students.