• Int Emerg Nurs · Oct 2014

    Evaluation of staff cultural awareness before and after attending cultural awareness training in an Australian emergency department.

    • Rose Chapman, Catherine Martin, and Tammy Smith.
    • Monash Health, Victoria, 135 David Street, Dandenong, Vic 3175, Australia; Australian Catholic University, 115 Victoria Parade, Fitzroy, Vic 3065, Australia. Electronic address: rose.chapman@southernhealth.org.au.
    • Int Emerg Nurs. 2014 Oct 1; 22 (4): 179-84.

    IntroductionCultural awareness of emergency department staff is important to ensure delivery of appropriate health care to people from all ethnic groups. Cultural awareness training has been found to increase knowledge about other cultures and is widely used as a means of educating staff, however, debate continues as to the effectiveness of these programs.AimTo determine if an accredited cultural awareness training program affected emergency department staff knowledge, familiarity, attitude of and perception towards Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.MethodOne group pre-test and post-test intervention study compared the cultural awareness of 44 emergency department staff towards Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people before and after training. The cultural awareness training was delivered in six hours over three sessions and was taught by an accredited cultural awareness trainer.ResultsThe cultural awareness training changed perception but did not affect attitude towards Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in this group.ConclusionFuture strategies to improve staff cultural awareness need to be investigated, developed, implemented and evaluated.Copyright © 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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