Lowe and Archibald (2009) stated in their article, Cultural Diversity: The Intention of Nursing, that the overall purpose of nursing was seen as a discipline that grips, assimilates, and pervades the diversity of a cultural which has always been challenged and assessed. Variations in the ethnic and cultural arrangement of the US population, according to Lowe and Archibald (2009) continuously produces challenges for nurses on a daily basis, which often time hindered them from incorporating the diverse needs of their clients into their practice. Such has prevented the delivery of quality nursing care while facing a shortage of sufficient qualified staff to meet those needs. Society according to Lowe and Archibald …show more content…
Also suggested by Lowe and Archibald (2009), such hypothesizing will allow for the implementation of the nursing assessment where categories of beliefs and practices of cultural characteristics can be developed. The future of nursing according to Lowe and Archibald, (2009), is depending on nurses being taught to apply cultural diversity within their clinical setting. It is important for clinicians to confront the shortage of diversity among faculties within the education program so that students may obtain a different role model that will address the various needs of the students which are more descriptive in …show more content…
Reading and sharing professional journals, books or blogs related to anti-bias and inclusive education can augment professional development" (p. 22). It is crucial for maintaining cultural background and to using assessment criteria that can be equally perplexing for all students. The nurse educators can play a vital role in the implementation of diversity in the nursing classroom so that the student will be culturally competent as they enter a workforce that is culturally demanding. It is imperative, according to Iheduru (2015), for one to possess an understanding of the true meaning of cultural competency of which there is no amount of lecture slides and stories that can be told or seeing which will replace the real life cultural experiences. According to Iheduru (2015) to increase awareness about cultural competence among nursing students, the educators must change their teaching approach that will allow the students to gain their own personal, cultural experiences which are more beneficial as a whole. The educators by connecting with the students will promote engagement in a society that is unique and accepting toward the many diverse cultures that now exist