To improve the frequency of attending to the teaching/
learning caring behaviors by staff nurses who cannot
speak the language of their patients, we recommend that
nursing management strive to provide more language assistance
through proficient bilingual interpreters. This may
help alleviate language communication barriers and enhance
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the effectiveness of helping/trust caring behaviors as well.
The association between nurses' cultural diversity and the
frequency of attending to the caring needs of patients
warrants further research.