Cultural Safety Knowledge and Practices Among Internationally Qualified Nurses Caring for Indigenous Peoples in Australia, New Zealand and Canada: A Scoping Review

TL;DR

This review explores what is known about cultural safety practices among internationally trained nurses caring for Indigenous people in Australia, New Zealand, and Canada.

Contribution

The study maps the limited existing evidence on cultural safety knowledge and practices among internationally qualified nurses in three countries.

Findings

Only three studies met the inclusion criteria, showing a lack of evidence in this area.

Findings were grouped into knowledge on cultural safety and challenges in applying it in practice.

The review emphasizes the need for more research to improve health outcomes for Indigenous peoples.

Abstract

Culturally safe practices are crucial for equitable health care for Indigenous Peoples. Despite the vital role of internationally qualified nurses in delivering patient care in the host countries, there is limited evidence on their knowledge and practices of cultural safety. This paper, aims to identify and map existing evidence on cultural safety knowledge and practices among internationally qualified nurses in Australia, New Zealand and Canada.

A scoping review was conducted using a comprehensive search strategy across five electronic databases and gray literature.

Three studies met the inclusion criteria. Findings were grouped into two categories: knowledge on cultural safety and challenges in translating this knowledge into practice.

Our review highlights the scarcity of evidence in this area. The findings from the limited existing evidence underscore the urgent need to plan future research on knowledge and practices related to cultural safety among internationally qualified nurses to promote health outcomes for Indigenous Peoples.

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