Cultural nursing care: the planning, development, and implementation of a learning experience.
"Cultural diversity" is a nursing education buzz word. Many facilities are adding cultural care competencies and learning experiences to the orientation curriculum. Designing a program to assist nurses to increase their knowledge of cultural issues should be based on a solid theoretical framework and adult learning theories in order to promote a higher level of critical thinking. In this article, the author explains the planning, development, and implementation of such a learning experience.