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Assessing culturally competent scholarship.

E P Mendias1, E B Guevara

  • 1University of Texas Medical Branch, School of Nursing, Galveston, TX 77555-1029, USA. nmendias@utmb.edu

Journal of Professional Nursing : Official Journal of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing
|September 18, 2001
PubMed
Summary

Measuring cultural competence in nursing is essential for global practice. This study applied objective criteria to an international experience, identifying areas for improvement in cultural competence assessment.

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Area of Science:

  • Nursing Education
  • Global Health
  • Cultural Competence Research

Background:

  • Cultural competence is vital in contemporary nursing practice within a globalized world.
  • There is a recognized need for objective methods to evaluate cultural competence.
  • Assessing culturally competent scholarship requires a structured framework.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To apply Meleis's eight criteria for assessing culturally competent scholarship to an international educational and research experience.
  • To develop and operationalize measures for each of Meleis's criteria.
  • To identify areas for enhancement in teaching, research, and practice of cultural competence.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized Meleis's eight criteria as an analytical framework.

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  • Developed operational measures for each criterion.
  • Applied these measures to a specific international educational/research experience with concrete examples.

    • Main Results:

    • The study successfully applied the developed measures to the international experience.
    • Specific examples were cited to demonstrate adherence to the criteria for cultural competence.
    • The application identified specific areas within the experience that require further development.

    Conclusions:

    • The framework and operational measures provide a viable method for assessing cultural competence in scholarly work.
    • Self-evaluation using objective criteria is crucial for advancing cultural competence in nursing.
    • This approach can guide educators, researchers, and practitioners in refining their cultural competence efforts.