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Measuring Cultural Awareness of Nursing Students

A First Step Toward Cultural Competency

Barbara Krainovich-Miller, EdD, APRN-BC

New York University College of Nursing

Jennifer M. Yost, MA, RN

New York University College of Nursing

Robert G. Norman, PhD

New York University College of Dentistry

Carolyn Auerhahn, EdD, GPN-BC, NP-C, FAANP

New York University College of Nursing

May Dobal, PhD, RN

New York University College of Nursing

Mary Rosedale, PhD, APRN-BC, CNAA

New York University College of Nursing

Melissa Lowry, MS, RN

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Christine Moffa, MNEd, BA, RNC

New York University

This pilot study was designed to measure nursing students' level of cultural awareness. It replicated phase II of Rew, Becker, Cookston, Khosropour, & Martinez's (2003) methodological study that developed and tested a Cultural Awareness Scale (CAS). Using a cross-sectional design, the CAS was distributed to nursing students in three nursing programs' (bachelor's, master's, doctoral) beginning and end courses. Cronbach's alpha for the CAS Total instrument was 0.869, with subscale scores ranging from 0.687 to 0.902, comparable to the findings of Rew et al. Given the limitations of this study, results must be viewed with a degree of caution. Recommendations include further educational research in the form of psychometric testing of the CAS among nursing students, including refinement of both the CAS instrument and the demographic tool. The authors also recommend that studies be conducted to determine the validity and reliability of the CAS with nurses in the health care arena.

Key Words: cultural awareness • cultural competency • Cultural Awareness Scale (CAS) • Purnell Model for Cultural Competence

This version was published on July 1, 2008

Journal of Transcultural Nursing, Vol. 19, No. 3, 250-258 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/1043659608317451
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