Abstract
The increasingly diverse student nursing population reflects the cultural composition of the United States and makes it imperative to promote cultural awareness among faculty and students. Nurse educators need to have a commitment to promoting cultural competence. Not only are our patients diverse but also the nurses caring for our patients. According to M.R. Jeffreys (2004), the term nontraditional refers to any student who meets 1 or more of the following criteria: aged 25 years or older, commutes to school, enrolled part time, is male, is a member of a racial or ethnic group, speaks English as a 2nd or additional language, has dependent children, and holds a general equivalency diploma or has required remedial classes (H. Bednarz, S. Schim, and A. Doorenboos, 2010, p. 253). Clearly, many nursing students fit this definition of a nontraditional student.
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