Korean J Women Health Nurs.  2016 Jun;22(2):86-95. 10.4069/kjwhn.2016.22.2.86.

A Concept Analysis of Cultural Nursing Competence

• Jeong GH
• Park HS
• Kim KW
• Kim YH
• Lee SH
• Kim HK

• KMID: 2328089
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4069/kjwhn.2016.22.2.86

Abstract

PURPOSE
The aim of this study was to conduct a concept analysis of cultural nursing competence.
METHODS
Cultural nursing competence was analyzed using Rodgers' evolutionary concept development method. A literature search using the keywords "cultural nursing competence", "intercultural nursing competence", "cultural nursing", "cultural health nursing", and "cultural competence" was conducted in PubMed, CINAHL, ERIC, and RISS on material published before 2015. Database and bibliographic searches yielded 35 records.
RESULTS
Cultural nursing competence comprised cognitive, affective, and behavioral domains. The critical attributes of the concept were sensitivity, equality, and activity. The analysis identified the following dimensions: awareness, openness, and coherence. The consequences of cultural nursing competence were personal satisfaction and social justice. The definition contained competence on both an individual and social level.
CONCLUSION
Cultural competency enhances quality of care by narrowing health disparities and increasing client satisfaction. The concept analysis of cultural nursing competence may offer an acceptable framework which can be used to develop psychometric tools of this concept and provide guidelines in nursing practice.

Keyword

Cultural competence; Psychometrics; Concept analysis

MeSH Terms

Cultural Competency
Mental Competency*
Methods
Nursing*
Personal Satisfaction
Psychometrics
Social Justice

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  Figure 1 Flow of study analysis through the different phases of the literature review.

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  Figure 2 Antecedents, affecting factors, and consequences of cultural nursing competency.

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