The Development Model for Cultural Competency of Thai Nursing Students

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Kamonroj Wongchanhan
Jitima Wannasri

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This research mainly aims to develop models for cultural competency for Thai nursing students. The study consisted of 3 steps as follows: The 1st step involved the investigation on cultural competency and its development models for Thai nursing student. The 2nd step focused on creation of development models for cultural competency for Thai nursing students. The 3rd step emphasized the feasibility of application of those development models for cultural competency for Thai nursing students. The research revealed that 1) The cultural competency for Thai nursing students were 6 competencies: cultural diversity realization, cultural diversity knowledge, nursing skills for patient of different culture, relationship in caring patient of different culture, response to service recipient, and protection of rights of service recipient. 2) The process for competency development included 4 steps as follows: evaluate the need of competency development, make competency development plan, implement competency development plan, and evaluate the result of competency development. There were 14 methods applied in competency development. The method that can be developed in all competencies included authentic learning. 3) The suitability and the possibility of development models for cultural competency for Thai nursing students was rated at highest level and the feasibility of the models was rated at high level.

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