- Complete the General Awareness and Attitudes Scale download
- The General Awareness and Attitudes Scale is adapted from the Cultural Awareness Scale by Catterson, Cookston, Martinez, & Rew (1998). Answer the question as honestly as possible. There are no right or wrong answers.
- Once you complete and score the General Awareness and Attitudes Scale, answer the following questions:
- What does the scale say about you?
- How strong are your biases?
- NOTE: Do NOT post your individual scores. This discussion is not about how you score, but about personal discovery. In other words, the focus of this discussion is about what you learn about yourself. You also do NOT need to share your score with your academic coach.
- How can you address these personal biases in your professional nursing practice?
The University of Texas at Arlington
School of Nursing
General Awareness and Attitudes Scale
Based on Cultural Awareness Scale by Shirin Catterson, Jeff Cookston, Stephanie Martinez, Lynn Rew
With permission from Dr Lynn Rew
Student Name: ________________________________________________
Use the scale of 1 to 7 (1=Strongly Disagree, 4=No Opinion, 7-Strongly Agree) to indicate how much you agree or disagree with each statement.
| Does not apply | Strongly
Disagree |
No
Opinion |
Strongly
Agree |
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| 1. | I think my beliefs and attitudes are influenced by my culture. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
| 2. | I think my behaviors are influenced by my culture. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
| 3. | I often reflect on how culture affects beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
| 4. | When I have an opportunity to help someone, I offer assistance less frequently to individuals of certain cultural backgrounds. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
| 5. | I am less patient with individuals of certain cultural backgrounds. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
| 6. | I feel comfortable working with persons of all ethnic groups. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
| 7. | I believe ones’ own cultural beliefs influence their professional decisions. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
| 8. | I typically feel somewhat uncomfortable when I am in the company of people from cultural or ethnic backgrounds different from my own. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
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