Evidence for contemporary nursing education
Importance of supporting registered nurses and nursing students from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds This is an education commentary on Martikainen, R. M., Kuivila, H. M., Koskenranta, M., Kamau, S., Oikarainen, A., Matinlompolo, N., Juntunen, J., & Mikkonen, K. (2024). Exploring the integration of culturally and linguistically diverse nurses and nurs- ing students in healthcare: A cross-sectional study. Nurse Education in Practice, 80, 104129. https://doi. org/10.1016/j.nepr.2024.104129
Background and purpose
10.1136/ebnurs-2024-104255
Despite the growing prevalence of multicultural working environments, cultural and lin- guistically diverse (CaLD) nurses and student nurses experience challenges in integrating with new healthcare systems, including perceived equality, communication difficulties and differences in working practices. 1 This study aimed to explore how CaLD nurses and student nurses integrate into healthcare systems and to understand their experience of integration.
1 Health Science, Faculty of Health Studies, University of Bradford, Bradford, UK 2 Faculty of Health Studies, University of Bradford, Bradford, UK
Methods
Correspondence to: Mrs Sobia Jabeen; s jabee13@ bradford.a c.uk
The study used a cross-sectional observation approach to explore the percep- tions and experience of integration among CaLD nurses and nursing students in Finland. Registered nurses from four organisations, and students from 15 uni- versities were invited to participate via email. Data were collected electronically and analysed using exploratory factor analysis and SPSS Statistics (V.28.0.1.1, IBM Corporation).
Findings
Fifteen nurses and 87 nursing students participated in the study. Most participants were women (78.4%) and Asian (42.1%). More than half of participants were edu- cated in their home country (55.9%) and considered themselves as beginners in their proficiency of Finnish language. Greater integration was experienced by international nurses and students who were educated in Finland, by those with clinical experience, and by participants with intermediate Finnish language proficiency. These participants experienced fewer incidents of discrimination. Language proficiency was strongly linked with integration, impacting on perceptions of competence, development oppor- tunities and building relationships. Support from colleagues, formal mentorship programmes and their employing organisation was essential in the integration process.
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