The Impact of Culture Diversity in Nursing Care among Students

Cultural diversity has increasingly become a fundamental basis, especially in populated educational institutions where international students strive for cultural adaptability and growth. This study aims to investigate international student cultural experiences with nursing care, challenges, and adaptability and in culturally diverse settings. A qualitative-phenomenological research design was used. The study covers 16 international students’ nurses who participated in the study, using a semi-structured interview guide. The researchers recorded and transcribed the interview using Collaizi’s phenomenological descriptive method. The findings showed that international students’ nurses, aged 19 to 24, primarily encountered challenging moments that stemmed from their cultural competence, a factor that positively impacts their clinical practice. They experienced cultural bilingualism, and this tends to be a feature that unites international students as they accept their differences and embrace their similarities. They embraced the local cultural difference, though it was a challenging moment for the international students. The international students also experienced self-culturation and growth. Critical thinking and problem solving were also important factors for the international students, as they are considered a fundamental basis for dealing with academic issues. The result also revealed that awareness and cultural diversity were the features embraced by the international students. Cultural integration into the educational syllabus can significantly help students deal with cultural diversity, according to the findings. The cultural diversity among international nursing students has presented a challenging moment for them. They experienced a challenging period, grappling with issues related to cultural competence, cultural bilingualism, self-culturation and growth, critical thinking and problem solving, as well as awareness and cultural diversity. The international student nurses who embraced cultural integration into the educational syllabus can significantly help students deal with cultural diversity, according to the findings. Thus it is recommended that the students are required to have a common aim and also to learn how to apply their learning competency skills which they have acquired to solve health problems,that they have to have an effective communication wih their clients in order to have a fair view of how their clients are faing.