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Exploring the extent of cultural sensitivity among the nursing students doing the four year diploma at Addington hospital in KwaZulu-Natal province.

dc.contributor.advisorKhanyile, Thembisile.
dc.contributor.advisorMoletsane, Relebohile.
dc.contributor.authorMafanya, Busisiwe Benedicta.
dc.date.accessioned2012-06-08T05:08:17Z
dc.date.available2012-06-08T05:08:17Z
dc.date.created2000
dc.date.issued2000
dc.descriptionThesis (M.Cur.)- University of Natal, Durban, 2000.en
dc.description.abstractThis study was undertaken to explore the extent of cultural sensitivity among the nursing students of Kwa Zulu - Natal Province. A qualitative. ethnographic, explorative design was utilized. A quantitative approach was also used. Subjects were second, third and fourth year students registered for the four year Comprehensive Diploma in Nursing leading to registration as a Nurse (General, Psychiatry, Community Health) and Midwife. To ensure measures of trustworthiness, Guba's model in (Krefting 1991) was implemented. Narrative statements in the form of scenarios and questionnaires were employed to explore, to examine and to describe the extent to which the nursing students are sensitive towards cultures of groups that are different from theirs. The data was analyzed based on the developmental stages of cultural sensitivity by (Bennett 1986). Tesch's method was used to analyze the qualitative data and the Statistical Analysis System (SAS) was used to analyze the quantitative data. Based on the findings. the following conclusions were drawn:- Some students were unable to acknowledge variations that exist among cultures. Problems emanating from cultural differences still exist between nurses and patients due to the ethnocentric views held by some nurses. The study revealed that the students were at varying stages of levels of development of cul tural sensitivity, which means that they ranged from lack of cultural sensitivity to cultural sensitivity. Nursing students, therefore. need more preparation by their program in order to provide culturally congruent nursing care to all.en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10413/5438
dc.language.isoenen
dc.subjectEthnopsychology.en
dc.subjectNursing--Cross cultural studies.en
dc.subjectCulture.en
dc.subjectNursing--Study and teaching--KwaZulu Natal.en
dc.subjectNursing--Social aspects.en
dc.subjectAddington hospital (Durban)en
dc.subjectTheses--Nursing.en
dc.titleExploring the extent of cultural sensitivity among the nursing students doing the four year diploma at Addington hospital in KwaZulu-Natal province.en
dc.typeThesisen

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