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Culturally Competent Scholarship in Nursing Research

Sharol F. Jacobson, PhD, RN, FAAN

University of Alabama Capstone College of Nursing

Nancy Lin-Lin Chu, PhD, APRN, BC

University of Oklahoma Health Science Center College of Nursing

Mary Ann Pascucci, PhD, APRN, BC

University of Oklahoma Health Science Center College of Nursing

Susan W. Gaskins, PhD, RN

University of Alabama Capstone College of Nursing

Purpose: To determine the degree to which research reports published in major nursing research journals reflected Meleis’s eight criteria for culturally competent scholarship. Design: Analytic review of 167 studies dealing with race, ethnicity, or culture from four nursing research journals, 1992-2000. Method: Four reviewers selected, abstracted, and scored research articles independently, in pairs, and as a group. Findings: The mean and median Meleis scores were 2.92 and 3.00 on an 8-point scale. All scores were assigned at least once. Contextuality, relevance, and communication style were most frequently present; disclosure, empowerment, and time were least frequently present. Implications for further research: Assignment of Meleis scores is feasible and useful for evaluating cultural competence of research reports.

Key Words: cultural competence • scholarship • research • culture • criteria

Journal of Transcultural Nursing, Vol. 16, No. 3, 202-209 (2005)
DOI: 10.1177/1043659605274948
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