Cultural competence: Gaps in knowledge of navy healthcare personnel during global health engagement missions

Abstract

Military medical personnel assigned to United States (US) Naval hospital ships perform global health engagement missions worldwide. This abstract will highlight the need for targeted in depth cultural education to enhance cultural competence of future military nurses, physicians, corpsmen, and leaders who participate in global health engagement missions.

Authors

Heather Cuniff King
Natalie Todd
Patricia Watts Kelley

Author Details

Heather Cuniff King, PhD, Clinical Investigations Department, Naval Medical Center San Diego, San Diego, California, USA; Natalie Todd, BA, Clinical Investigations Department, Naval Medical Center San Diego, San Diego, California, USA; Patricia Watts Kelley, PhD, School of Nursing, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Sigma Membership

Unknown

Type

Poster

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

N/A

Research Approach

N/A

Keywords:

Cultural Competence, Experiential Knowledge, Global Health Engagement

Recommended Citation

King, Heather Cuniff; Todd, Natalie; and Kelley, Patricia Watts, "Cultural competence: Gaps in knowledge of navy healthcare personnel during global health engagement missions" (2017). INRC (Congress). 484.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/inrc/2017/posters_2017/484

Conference Name

28th International Nursing Research Congress

Conference Host

Sigma Theta Tau International

Conference Location

Dublin, Ireland

Conference Year

2017

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