Cultural Awareness and Cultural Effectiveness in Nurses

The Case of Istanbul City Hospitals

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ID7161553
AuthorsMakbule Yılmaz (0000-0001-7333-2872, Istanbul Medipol University, Turkiye), Gülay Türk (0000-0001-7075-9483, Istanbul Medipol University, Turkiye), Nevin Al (0000-0002-3664-0144, Istanbul Medipol University, Turkiye, corresponding author), Esra Eren (0000-0001-5036-9322, Istanbul Medipol University, Turkiye), Sema Kuğuoğlu (0000-0002-2794-1068, Istanbul Medipol University, Turkiye), Pelin Ilhan (0000-0001-9143-7512, Sakarya University, Türkiye), Oğuzhan Karaman (0000-0002-2943-1571, Koç University, Istanbul, Türkiye)
Year2026
Volume37
Issue1
Pages148-158
Publication date2026-01-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Transcultural Nursing (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1043-6596 • E-ISSN: 1552-7832
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/10436596251363086
PMID41006962
OpenAlexW4414559774
LanguageEN
References cited18

Introduction: The aim of this study is to determine the cultural awareness and cultural effectiveness levels of nurses who care for patients from different cultures, as well as the correlation between them. Methods: This descriptive cross sectional study was completed with a total of 335 nurses. Results: As a result of regression analysis done to determine the cause-and-effect relationship between the intercultural awareness and intercultural effectiveness total scores of the participants, significance was determined ( p < .001). When the correlation analysis between intercultural effectiveness total score and intercultural awareness total score averages were analyzed, a moderate correlation was found ( r = .473; p < .001). Discussion: It was determined that the participants’ intercultural effectiveness scores and intercultural awareness scores were affected by different personal variables. It may be recommended to plan and implement intercultural nursing education and training strategies in the future to raise nurses’ intercultural awareness and intercultural effectiveness levels

Cultural Competency in Health Care · Global Health Workforce Issues · International Student and Expatriate Challenges

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