Abstract

In diverse populations, health inequities can exist, thereby contributing to health disparities. A lack of knowledge regarding unfamiliar cultural patterns and practices by health care providers can contribute to miscommunication and mistrust. The willingness to adopt the practices of self-awareness and self-reflection with critique is cultural humility. This concept may help to reduce health inequities and suboptimal health outcomes when a mutual respect for culture and diversity is present.

A foundational, qualitative descriptive study was proposed to investigate cultural humility as perceived by nursing faculty. The purpose of this study was to describe the concept of cultural humility from the perspective of nursing faculty in the educational process of baccalaureate students. An atheoretical approach was adopted for this study. A snowball sampling technique was used to recruit nursing faculty who teach baccalaureate nursing students. Participants were recruited from different universities within Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and South Carolina. Online synchronous focus group sessions were conducted for data collection with participants using a web-based software technology program on a secure server.

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This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 22615140; ProQuest document ID: 2287611657. The author still retains copyright.

Author Details

Linda Webster, PhD, RN

Sigma Membership

Kappa Chi

Type

Dissertation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Descriptive/Correlational

Research Approach

Qualitative Research

Keywords:

Nursing Education, Cultural Humility, Diversity, Self-Reflection, Self-Awareness, Health Disparities

Advisor

Esther Brown

Second Advisor

Barbara Patterson

Third Advisor

Shirlee Drayton-Brooks

Degree

PhD

Degree Grantor

Widener University

Degree Year

2019

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Review Type

None: Degree-based Submission

Acquisition

Proxy-submission

Date of Issue

2021-08-31

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