{"id":117988,"date":"2020-05-11T11:33:17","date_gmt":"2020-05-11T21:33:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=117988"},"modified":"2020-08-07T12:09:09","modified_gmt":"2020-08-07T22:09:09","slug":"son-transcultural-symposium-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2020\/05\/11\/son-transcultural-symposium-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Nursing students train to tackle language, religion barriers"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>
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The School of Nursing Symposium showed short video skits with strategies for handling transcultural barriers.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at Hilo School of Nursing<\/a> (SON<\/abbr>) scrambled to move its 16th annual Transcultural Nursing Symposium to a virtual format in March in the midst of the pandemic. The event showcased the foundational framework SON<\/abbr> instills in its students to have a broad understanding of the various cultures in healthcare environments.<\/p>\n

According to SON<\/abbr>, communication barriers that encompass everything from language to religious practices can lead to decreased care quality and even patient harm.<\/p>\n

“It is crucial to train students in transcultural nursing so that they may provide culturally competent care,” said SON<\/abbr> Professor Katharyn Daub<\/strong>. “Understanding many different cultures increases the nurses’ awareness of caring for others of diverse cultures.”<\/p>\n

During the symposium, students were shown short video skits highlighting strategies nurses utilize when they encounter a number of barriers. One of the skits featured steps a nurse took to find a way to communicate with a patient that spoke primarily in Japanese.<\/p>\n