Date of Conferral

9-16-2025

Degree

Ph.D.

School

Nursing

Advisor

Janice Long

Abstract

Service Learning and Association to Social Responsibility and the Process of Cultural Competence in Nursing Practice by Helene Hegge MSN, Walden University, 2011 BSN, Mount Marty University, 1986 Dissertation Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy Nursing Walden University August 2025 Cultural competence and social responsibility are essential qualities of baccalaureate-prepared nurses. Cultural competence and social responsibility can occur in nursing students following their service learning (SL) experience and remain to influence practice as a professional nurse. The purpose of this basic qualitative study using 18 individual interviews of nurses who participated in a SL experience during their nursing school program was to identify the nurses’ perceptions of their experiences in an international SL program regarding social responsibility and cultural competence. Interview questions were guided by the process of photo language. Mezirow’s transformative learning theory and Campinha-Bacote’s process of cultural competence in the delivery of healthcare services model, were used to inform the study. The results of this study revealed three themes: (a) the process of cultural competency, (b) social responsibility, and (c) cultivating excellence in nursing practice. Future studies are needed to further examine other benefits of SL for all nursing students before they enter their formal professional nursing experience. Results of this study may promote positive social change as the benefits of SL experiences are used to promote SL. SL experiences can improve vulnerable communities’ health and patient outcomes through nurses providing culturally competent care and social responsibility.

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