Conclusions
The results showed that the virtual training program could significantly improve academic nurse educators’ cultural competence and its dimensions. Nurse educators have the potential to affect cultural competence process in nursing students. They act as teachers, role models, and providers of culturally congruent care. Therefore, it is recommended to continuously develop and evaluate cultural competence among educators and students in universities through training programs. Professional cultural development programs for nurse educators should be compulsory and cover the key elements of cultural competence such as how to deal with problems when working with clients from multicultural backgrounds. The training programs should be conducted for new nurse educators, and their cultural competence should be evaluated annually. Qualitative studies should address factors affecting cultural competence from the viewpoints of nurse educators and find the best way to teach and learn cultural competence in nursing programs. In addition, further studies should compare cultural competence between nurse educators and their students to see how the level of cultural competence of the educators affects the level of cultural competence of the students.