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Determination of Intercultural Sensitivity Among Nurses

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This descriptive study was carried out between July 2017 and August 2017 in an Obstetrics/Gynecology and Children Hospital affiliated to Gaziantep provincial directorate of health. The study population consisted of 363 nurses working in the aforementioned Obstetrics/Gynecology and Children Hospital, and the non-probability sampling method was implemented to reach them. Of the nurses included in the study population, 183 who volunteered to participate in the study comprised the sample of the study. The data were collected from the nurses who filled in the data collection forms given by the researchers using the paper pencil technique. To collect the study data, the Personal Information Form questioning the participants’ socio-demographic characteristics, and the Intercultural Sensitivity Scale (ISS) were used. The mean scores the participants obtained from the Intercultural Sensitivity Scale and its subscales are as follows: 24.18 ± 3.87 for the Interaction Engagement subscale, 20.68 ± 4.41 for the Respect for Cultural Differences subscale, 17.10 ± 3.27 for the Interaction Confidence subscale, 10.27 ± 2.81 for the Interaction Enjoyment subscale, 10.64 ± 2.06 for the Interaction Attentiveness subscale and 82.62 ± 12.83 for the overall Intercultural Sensitivity Scale. In conclusion, the cultural sensitivity levels of the nurses in this study were above average.

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  1. Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, SANKO University, Gaziantep, Turkey

    Betül Aktaş, Türkan Pasinlioğlu & Meryem Kılıç

  2. Cengiz Gökçek Gynecology and Obstetrics Hospital, Gaziantep, Turkey

    Ayşegül Özaslan

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Aktaş, B., Pasinlioğlu, T., Kılıç, M. et al. Determination of Intercultural Sensitivity Among Nurses. J Relig Health 60, 112–121 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-019-00902-x

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