فهرست نشریات علمی دسترسی آزاد ایران

INTRODUCTION: As an important factor in the quality of nursing care, cultural competence of nursesshould be assessed to improve the quality of care provided. Nursing care is sensitive to culture;therefore, it is necessary to design a tool for evaluation of cultural competence. In this regard, thepresent study intended to develop a cultural competence questionnaire for Iranian nurses.MATERIALS AND METHODS: In this methodological study, 350 nurses working in all educationalhospitals affiliated to Tabriz University of Medical Sciences were selected through conveniencesampling. Questions related to cultural care were selected by experts of this field, and a questionnairewas designed and its validity and reliability were examined.RESULTS: A 20‑item questionnaire was developed which assessed the three areas of learning andeducation, awareness and knowledge, and skills. Cronbach’s alpha of the whole questionnaire was0.912, and its validity based on the Kaiser–Mayer–Olkin Index was 0.891.CONCLUSION: This study provides proper evidence regarding the strength of factor structure andthe reliability of the developed questionnaire; therefore, it can be considered as a scientific tool forresearch, educational, and practical purposes in Iranian nurses.