Abstract

• A 4-week culture immersion course, ‘Culture and Nursing’, is developed for undergraduate nursing students to promote their cultural competency in providing nursing care for clients of different cultures and positive learning experiences.
• Students will be guided to explore the relationship between culture, health and nursing through the use of different learning activities and assessments including:
  1. video conferences and cultural exchange discussion with 4 overseas institutions;
  2. virtual field trips in transcultural settings;
  3. multicultural workshops by guest speakers;
  4. written reflection on the influence of culture on health and nursing; and
  5. experiential learning opportunities to promote culturally appropriate health advice for clients.
• It is expected that this course can facilitate students’ understanding of the theories and concepts about culture that are relevant to nursing and enable them to provide person-centred care in a multicultural healthcare context.
• The effect of the 4-week culture immersion course will be examined for the improvement in cultural competency and positive learning experiences of undergraduate nursing students.