A Concept Analysis of Cultural Nursing Competence

Jeong, Geum Hee; Park, Hye Sook; Kim, Kyung Won; Kim, Young Hee; Lee, Sun Hee; Kim, Hyun Kyoung

doi:2016.22.2.86

Korean J Women Health Nurs > Volume 22(2); 2016 > Article

Original Article

Korean Journal of Women Health Nursing 2016;22(2):86-95.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4069/kjwhn.2016.22.2.86 Published online June 28, 2016.

A Concept Analysis of Cultural Nursing Competence

Geum Hee Jeong, Hye Sook Park, Kyung Won Kim, Young Hee Kim, Sun Hee Lee, Hyun Kyoung Kim

¹Division of Nursing, Hallym University, Chuncheon, Korea.
²Department of Nursing, Dongyang University, Yeongju, Korea.
³Department of Nursing, Daegu Haany University, Daegu, Korea.
⁴Department of Nursing, Dongguk University, Gyeongju, Korea.
⁵Department of Nursing Science, Gimcheon University, Gimcheon, Korea.
⁶Department of Nursing, Doowon Technical University, Anseong, Korea. leomommy@hanmail.net

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.

Key Words: Cultural competence; Psychometrics; Concept analysis