Abstract
Racism has been implicated as one of the causes of health disparities in non-White population groups in the United States. The purpose of this study was to explore and describe cultural competence and racist attitudes of direct patient care registered nurses (DPC RNs) in a Midwestern state. The researcher hypothesized that racist attitudes impacted cultural competence, compromised the nurse-patient interaction, and potentially led to less than optimal patient outcomes. Critical Social Theory and Leininger's Theory of Culture Care Diversity and Universality served as the framework for this quantitative, descriptive correlational dissertation research. Cultural competence was measured with the Cultural Competence Assessment (CCA) instrument and racist attitudes were measured with two subscales of the Quick Discrimination Index (QDI).
Sigma Membership
Nu Rho at-Large
Type
Dissertation
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
Descriptive/Correlational
Research Approach
Quantitative Research
Keywords:
Racial Inequality in Health Care, Minority Nursing, Unequal Care
Advisor
Faye I. Hummel
Degree
PhD
Degree Grantor
University of Northern Colorado
Degree Year
2011
Recommended Citation
Hardy, Linda Kay, "Cultural competence and racist attitudes of direct patient care registered nurses in a Midwestern state" (2020). Dissertations. 164.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/dissertations/164
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Review Type
None: Degree-based Submission
Acquisition
Proxy-submission
Date of Issue
2020-02-20
Full Text of Presentation
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Description
This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 3464866; ProQuest document ID: 886777781. The author still retains copyright.