A concept analysis of cultural competence

To clarify the meaning and reduce ambiguities of the concept cultural competence, and promote consistency in using the concept in nursing dialog, research, and practice. Using Walker and Avant's method of concept analysis. Cultural competence is the gradually developed capacity of nurses to pro...

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Published inInternational journal of nursing sciences Vol. 3; no. 3; pp. 268 - 273
Main Author Cai, Duan-Ying
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier (Singapore) Pte Ltd 01.09.2016
Elsevier
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Concept analysis
Cultural competence
Nurses
Nursing
Cultural competence
Nursing
Concept analysis
Nurses
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Summary:To clarify the meaning and reduce ambiguities of the concept cultural competence, and promote consistency in using the concept in nursing dialog, research, and practice. Using Walker and Avant's method of concept analysis. Cultural competence is the gradually developed capacity of nurses to provide safe and quality healthcare to clients of different cultural backgrounds. Its defining attributes are cultural awareness, cultural sensitivity, cultural knowledge, cultural skill, and dynamic process. Antecedents are cultural diversity, cultural encounter, and cultural desire. Consequences involve three beneficiaries, as follows: clients, nurses, and healthcare organizations. Empirical referents are primarily consisted in self-reported tools. The understanding of cultural competence of nurses that emerged in this concept analysis will contribute to the development of a rigorous design of instruments or research.
ISSN:2352-0132
2352-0132
DOI:10.1016/j.ijnss.2016.08.002