Original Research Article
Year: 2016 | Month: November | Volume: 6 | Issue: 11 | Pages: 202-208
Determination of Intercultural Sensitivity of Nursing Students in Turkey
Sinan Aslan1*, Dilek Yılmaz2**, Mert Kartal2***, Firdevs Erdemir4#, Hacı Yusuf Güleç5##
1ResearchAssistant, 2Lecturer, 3Professor, 4MSc Student,
*Department of Nursing, School of Health, Adiyaman University, Adiyaman, Turkey.
**Department of Nursing, School of Health, UludagUniversity, Bursa, Turkey.
***Department of Nursing, Faculty of HealthSciences, Harran University, Sanliurfa, Turkey.
#Department of Midwifery, School of Health,AdiyamanUniversity, Adiyaman, Turkey.
##Department of Nursing, School of Health, Mersin University, Mersin, Turkey.
Corresponding Author: Dilek Yılmaz
ABSTRACT
Background:This research was conducted to determine the intercultural sensitivity of nursing students which are receiving education in Turkey’s Eastern and Western regions, and factors which affect their sensitivity levels.
Methodology: This research, which was planned as a descriptive study, was conducted on 779 nursing students who were studying at Adiyaman University and Harran University, which are in the South-eastern Anatolia region and Uludag University, which is in the South Marmara region. Data was collected by the researchers using a Student Introductory Information Form and an Intercultural Sensitivity Scale.
Results:It was found that the students who were studying at the three different universities had high intercultural sensitivity. A statistically meaningful difference was found between the students’ mean scores on the intercultural sensitivity scale and their current universities, genders, preferences for nursing, familiarity with foreign languages and attendance of exchange programs.
Conclusions:It is foundedthatthe students which are studying three different university have a high intercultural sensitiveness.
Key words: Intercultural sensitiveness, intercultural nursing, nursing students.