Table 1 Summary of study findings
Themes | Sub-themes |
|---|---|
1. Nursing students’ exposure of different cultural practices and beliefs through transcultural nursing. | 1.1. Communication practices during transcultural nursing 1.2. Role of gender and age in caring for a sick person experienced during transcultural nursing 1.3. Health care practices and beliefs related to western and traditional care systems. |
2. Personal feelings experienced by nursing students during transcultural nursing | 2.1. Positive feelings during transcultural nursing 2.2. Negative feelings during transcultural nursing. |
3. Challenges experienced by nursing students during transcultural nursing | 3.1. Language barriers during transcultural nursing 3.2. Lack of awareness on cultural practices, values and norms. 3.3. Cultural expectation of patients and resistance to health care interventions |
4. Nursing students’ coping mechanisms during transcultural nursing | 4.1. Being culturally competent 4.2. Peers support during transcultural nursing 4.3. Role of patients’ Charters of Rights during transcultural nursing |