Summary: Cultural Competence In Nursing Education

Teachers with an awareness of cultural diversity are better equipped to adopt culturally responsive teaching practices to meet the needs of diverse students. Furthermore, culturally responsive teachers support learning for all students regardless of race, socioeconomic status, disability, or gender.More students in all walks of life and all ages are into online learning. Cultural competence is critical in both online and classroom environments. Without cultural competence, teachers cannot teach the diverse students effectively. Culturally competent care is the goal and the priority as educators guide distance students to integrate cultural competence into patient care (Arbour, Kasper, and Teall, 2015). Cultural competence has been an area of debate over the years. Nursing education once considered the domain of brick and mortar institutions is now offered online. The need for cultural competence for nurses is the focus of many discussions and studies. There have been few studies

Ume-Nwagbo and Renaeu (2012) noted that it is difficult for the faculty who are not culturally competent to deliver cultural education content to their students. Ume-Nwagbo and Renaeu (2012) found that the faculty's own inability to practice cultural competence makes it difficult for them to impart these skills to their students. The understanding of differences and strategies assist instructors in implementing educational content. Nurse educators encounter challenges in delivering the cultural competence education (Dewan & Dewan, 2013). Ume-Nwagbo and Renaeu (2012) noted that it is difficult for the faculty who are not culturally competent to deliver cultural education content to their students. Reneau's (2012) study showed the clear evidence that it is highly significant for both online and on-campus faculty to be culturally