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Cultural competence course for nursing students in Taiwan: A longitudinal study

, 2016
Background Culturally competent care is an essential ability for nursing students. However, little is known about the effects of educational intervention on attitudes or behavior changes with regard to cultural competence in Taiwan. Purpose This study
Lin, Chia-Jung;Chang, Pei-rong;Wang, Ling-Hua;Huang, Mei-Chih
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Respiratory Organ‐on‐a‐Chip for Disease Modeling: From Architecture to Functional Integration

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Respiratory organ‐on‐a‐chip (ROC) models capture key mechanical and cellular cues of the human respiratory system, enabling quantitative dissection of disease mechanisms. This review links ROC architectures to disease modeling, functional integration, and commercialization, and proposes a decision framework that aligns model complexity with mechanistic
Jinzhuo Hu, Yongjie Tang, Sidi Liu, Tao Xu, Qian Liu   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cultural competence and its related factors in health care providers working in comprehensive health centers affiliated with Tehran university of medical sciences

حیات, 2022
Background & Aim: Cultural competence is one of the main components of health care. Attention to cultural competence is essential to reduce healthcare inequalities and identify potential for improving healthcare delivery.
Leila Nafar, Reza Negarandeh, Naeimeh Sarkhani, Nasrin Nikpeyma   +3 more
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Review of the Literature on Cultural Competence and End-of-Life Treatment Decisions: The Role of the Hospitalist

, 2009
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether any associations exist between cultural (racial/ethnic, spiritual/religious) competence and end-of-life treatment decisions in hospitalized patients and the potential impact of those associations on hospitalists' provision
Mitchell, Leauna C, Mitchell, Bruce L, Bruce L. Mitchell, Leauna C. Mitchell   +3 more
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Functional Blood‐Brain Barrier Crossing by Biomimetic M13 Phage Vectors for Targeted Neuronal Delivery

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
This study investigates the M13 bacteriophage as a biomimetic nanovector capable of crossing in vitro models of the blood–brain barrier. By exploiting peculiar transcellular pathways, M13 avoids lysosomal degradation and preserves its structural integrity and functionality.
Silvia Vercellino, Lucia Pappagallo, Francesca De Chirico, Luca Boselli, Hazem Ahmed, Luca Spagnoletti, Giovanni Pittaluga, Paolo Emidio Costantini, Matteo Calvaresi, Pier Paolo Pompa, Alberto Danielli, Fabio Benfenati, Valentina Castagnola   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Measuring Cultural Competence in Nursing: A Review Study

Journal of Client-centered Nursing Care, 2020
Background: Cultural competence is an essential factor in providing effective services to care seekers. Providing cultural care is a necessity in nursing; thus, measuring cultural competence in nurses is of great importance.
Safoura Yadollahi, Abbas Ebadi, Marziyeh Asadizaker   +2 more
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Understanding cultural competence in a multicultural nursing workforce : registered nurses’ experience in Saudi Arabia

, 2014
Purpose\ud \ud In Saudi Arabia, the health system is mainly staffed by expatriate nurses from different cultural and linguistic backgrounds. Given the potential risks this situation poses for patient care, it is important to understand how cultural ...
Gardner, Glenn E., Almutairi, Adel, McCarthy, Alexandra L.   +2 more
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Standardized Effect Measures Informing Next‐Generation Strategies for Mechanical Stimulation in Cartilage Tissue Engineering

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
This systematic review quantitatively compares conventional mechanical stimulation strategies in cartilage tissue engineering across 85 heterogeneous in vitro studies. Applying standardized effect measures, meta‐analysis reveals that combined compression and shear loading optimally promotes cartilage matrix development.
Jiaqi K. Shen, Tony B. Huang, Catherine E. Davey, Elias Salzer, Gerjo J. V. M. Van Osch, Sandra J. Shefelbine, Marcus G. Pandy, Kathryn S. Stok   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Longitudinal Assessment of Cultural Competencies in Nursing Education: Insights From Students and Nurse Educators

Nursing Open
Aim This study aims to evaluate the cultural competencies of undergraduate nursing students and nurse educators and identify associated factors. Design Observational, descriptive, longitudinal study conducted in Malta. Method Online questionnaires, based
Ermira Tartari, Monique Sciortino, Maria Cassar, Laura Visiers‐Jimenez, Maria Isabel Baeza‐Monedero, Josef Trapani, CCA‐EUnurse consortium   +6 more
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Being intercultural: Young people, experiencing change and developing competence in an international school [PDF]

, 2005
Despite the increasing mobility of some families, it is rare to find studies that examine the intercultural competence of young people within changeable and culturally diverse settings.
Dray, Kim S.
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