Using Simulation to Educate Rural NP students About Cultural Congruence

Abstract

Between 2000 and 2010, the Hispanic population grew by 44% in rural areas. This community faces barriers to health care. Future nurse practitioners must be educated to provide culturally competent care for patients and families in a primary care setting. A simulation-based learning experience was used evaluate learning modules regarding rural health and Spanish language and culture. A “1 group: pretest–posttest” preexperimental design using the Transcultural Self-Efficacy Tool (TSET) was used to obtain quantitative and qualitative data from nurse practitioner students participating in a simulation-based learning experience to measure students’ self-perceptions of cross-cultural competence. All TSET measures achieved Cronbach’s alpha values of 0.98 or higher.