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This research aims to assess the cultural competence of ICU nurses and identify factors that influence it.

July 13, 2026BMC NursingOpen Access

Cultural competence among ICU nursing staff: an explanatory sequential mixed-methods study

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Mixed-methods study explores cultural competence in ICU nurses, suggesting areas for targeted training.

This research aims to assess the cultural competence of ICU nurses and identify factors that influence it.
Explanatory sequential mixed-methods design used to collect quantitative and qualitative data.
204 nurses completed questionnaires assessing cultural competence and intelligence.
In-depth interviews conducted with 22 selected nurses analyzed qualitatively using Colaizzi’s method.
Mean cultural competence score was 74.42 among 204 nurses, with 33.33% classified as having high competence.
Cultural intelligence, foreign language proficiency, and professional title were significant influencing factors (P < 0.05).
Strong positive correlation found between cultural intelligence and cultural competence (r = 0.79, p < 0.001).

Haiping et al. (2026) studied this question.

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