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National Review of Nursing Education

Multicultural Nursing Education 

Maurice Eisenbruch
Professor of Multicultural Health
University of New South Wales

With the scientific collaboration of
Arie Rotem, Professor of Medical Education, University of New South Wales
Donna Waters, Research Fellow, Nursing and Health Services Research Consortium
Rosemary Snodgrass, Health Care Consultant
Reta Creegan, Visiting Professor in Health Services Management, University of Technology Sydney

December 2001

Higher Education Division
Department of Education, Training and Youth Affairs© Commonwealth of Australia 2000

ISBN 0 642 77246 0  (Online version)
DEST No. 6795.HERC01A

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This research was commissioned by the National Review of Nursing Education funded by the Department of Education, Science and Training and the Department of Health and Ageing.

The views expressed in this report do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of Education, Science and Training or the Department of Health and Ageing

Contents

• 1. Preamble
  • 1.1 National Review of Nursing Education
  • 1.2 Context of the consultation
  • 1.3 Scope of the project
• 2. Aims
• 3. Method
  • 3.1 Phase I: Review of the literature
  • 3.2 Phase II: Project reference group
  • 3.3 Phase III: Survey of Universities and Colleges
    • 3.3.1 Survey Themes
  • 3.4 Phase IV: In-depth interviews and focus groups
  • 3.5 Phase V: Collection of supporting data
  • 3.6 Phase VI: Collation of responses
  • 3.7 Phase VII: Dissemination of results
• 4. Nursing in multicultural context
  • 4.1 History
  • 4.2 The New Agenda for a Multicultural Australia
  • 4.3 Chapter summary
• 5. Australian nursing education today
  • 5.1 Current models of multicultural education
  • 5.2 Education and curriculum
    • 5.2.1 Culture in undergraduate training
    • 5.2.2 International exchange
  • 5.3 The overseas born student
    • 5.3.1 International literature
  • 5.4 Implications for future models
  • 5.5 Chapter summary
• 6. Nursing in the healthcare system
  • 6.1 The healthcare system and the community
    • 6.1.1 International literature
    • 6.1.2 The Australian setting
  • 6.2 Diversity in the healthcare system
    • 6.2.1 Productive diversity and diversity management in Australia
    • 6.2.2 Benefits for industry
    • 6.2.3 Diversity in the health workforce
  • 6.3 Regulation of nursing practice
    • 6.3.1 Nursing practice in a culturally diverse Australian society
    • 6.3.2 Nursing Registration Boards and Professional Colleges
    • 6.3.3 Nursing registration as a driver for cultural competence
  • 6.4 Chapter summary
• 7. The Australian nurse
  • 7.1 Nursing education in multicultural context
    • 7.1.1 Implications for Australian nursing faculties and universities
    • 7.1.2 Attracting the new nurse
    • 7.1.3 Career pathways and educational needs
    • 7.1.4 Attracting the returning or overseas qualified nurse
  • 7.2 Diversity of staff
    • 7.2.1 International literature
    • 7.2.2 The Australian data
  • 7.3 Diversity of indigenous students
  • 7.4 Diversity of other students with culturally diverse backgrounds
  • 7.5 Links with cultural competence in medical education
  • 7.6 Links between nursing education and research
  • 7.7 Chapter summary
• 8. Conclusion
• 9. Recommendations
• 10. References
• 11. Appendix A: Contributors
• 12. Appendix B: Sample of data on diversity of nursing graduates, NSW 1997-2000
• 13. Appendix C: Diversity of patients in multicultural Australia

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