Developing a Culturally Competent Work Force: An Opportunity for Collaboration.

Jones, Mary Elaine; Bond, Mary Lou; Mancini, Mary E.

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ERIC Number: EJ571441

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1998

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ISSN: ISSN-8755-7223

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Developing a Culturally Competent Work Force: An Opportunity for Collaboration.

Jones, Mary Elaine; Bond, Mary Lou; Mancini, Mary E.

Journal of Professional Nursing, v14 n5 p280-87 Sep-Oct 1998

To meet the health-care needs of a growing Hispanic population in Dallas, a nursing school used two strategies: short-term cultural immersion (language and cultural experiences in Mexico) and a nurse exchange program with a Mexican hospital. The importance of cultural-competence training for health-care personnel was affirmed. (SK)

Descriptors: Community Cooperation, Community Health Services, Cross Cultural Training, Foreign Countries, Health Personnel, Higher Education, Intercultural Communication, International Educational Exchange, Mexican Americans, Nursing Education

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Mexico

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