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St. Catherine University

Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects

Theses/Dissertations

2012

Cultural awareness

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Accessing The Development Of Undergraduate Nursing Students On Their Cultural Awareness Journey, Victoria Kyarsgaard Dec 2012

Accessing The Development Of Undergraduate Nursing Students On Their Cultural Awareness Journey, Victoria Kyarsgaard

Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects

In the United States there is an ever-increasing diversity of the populations receiving health care service. The newly graduated nurse needs to be prepared to step into a variety of roles quickly, armed with the understanding of what is needed to provide effective care, including cultural awareness. Nursing education programs must provide the education that students require to be equipped to effectively meet the needs of patients related to their diverse characteristics.

Understanding of the nature and process of human learning is critical to the development of educational curricula. The purpose of this systems change project was to better understand …