Affiliation:
1. Department of Nursing, West Texas A&M University, Canyon, TX 79016, USA
Abstract
Background.There is limited literature available identifying and describing the instruments that measure cultural competence in nursing students and nursing professionals.Design.An integrative review was undertaken to identify the characteristics common to these instruments, examine their psychometric properties, and identify the concepts these instruments are designed to measure.Method.There were eleven instruments identified that measure cultural competence in nursing. Of these eleven instruments, four had been thoroughly tested in either initial development or in subsequent testing, with developers providing extensive details of the testing.Results.The current literature identifies that the instruments to assess cultural competence in nurses and nursing students are self-administered and based on individuals' perceptions. The instruments are commonly utilized to test the effectiveness of educational programs designed to increase cultural competence.Conclusions.The reviewed instruments measure nurses’ self-perceptions or self-reported level of cultural competence but offer no objective measure of culturally competent care from a patient’s perspective which can be problematic. Comparison of instruments reveals that they are based on a variety of conceptual frameworks and that multiple factors should be considered when deciding which instrument to use.
Subject
General Environmental Science,General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology,General Medicine
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