Family Adaptability Cohesion and Transcultural Nursing Care Competence among Student Nurses: A Descriptive Correlational Study

Abstract

The family environment has a big impact on how people develop their attitudes, values, and professional skills. Family cohesiveness and adaptation may have an impact on nursing students' capacity to deliver culturally appropriate care. This study investigated the association between family adaptation, family cohesion, and transcultural nursing care competence among student nurses using the Olson Circumplex Model of Family Systems as a guide. 305 Level 2, Level 3, and Level 4 nursing students from a particular private school in Iloilo City participated in a descriptive correlational study design. Stratified random sampling was used to choose the participants. The Cultural Competence Scale (CCS) and the Family Adaptability and Cohesion Evaluation Scale (FACES III) were used to gather data in order to evaluate cultural sensitivity, cultural knowledge, and cultural abilities. The link between the variables was ascertained using Spearman Rank-Order Correlation. The results showed that the majority of respondents came from organized households with varying degrees of cohesiveness, suggesting that family systems were moderately balanced. The transcultural nursing care competency of student nurses ranged from moderate to high (M = 3.38). The domains with the highest mean score were cultural sensitivity (M = 3.51), cultural knowledge (M = 3.35), and cultural skills (M = 3.29). According to statistical analysis, there is a substantial positive correlation between family adaptation and transcultural nursing care competence (r =.299, p <.05) and between family cohesion and transcultural nursing care competence (r =.242, p <.05). The results indicate that greater levels of transcultural nursing care competency among student nurses are linked to supportive and flexible family situations. Future nurses may be more equipped to deliver patient-centered, culturally sensitive care if family support networks are strengthened and culturally responsive training is incorporated into nursing education.