The Effect of Nurses' Cultural Intelligence Levels Towards Patients From Different Cultures on Patient Care Behaviors

Aim: This study was conducted to examine the effect of nurses' cultural intelligence levels towards patients from different cultures on patient care behaviors. Method: The population of the cross-sectional study, which is one of the analytical research types, consisted of Turkish citizen nurses over the age of 18 working in Konya. The research was collected by random sampling method, one of the non-probability sampling methods. Using the G*Power 3.1 package program, the sample size was determined as a minimum of 170 people for an effect size of 0.5, 95% confidence interval and 5% margin of error and 177 people were included. The sample of the study consisted of nurses who were actively working in Konya, had high school or higher education level, owned at least one technological device and could use internet networks. The research data were obtained with the Introductory Information Form, Cultural Intelligence Scale (CQS) and Caring Behaviours Scale-24 (CBI-24). Results: It was determined that 80.2% of the nurses participating in the study were women, 48% were in the age range of 25-34 years, 86.4% had a university or higher education level. The mean total score of CBI-24 was 127.06±14.09 and the mean total score of CQS was 94.92±16.62. A significant difference was found between nurses' age, marital status, family type and origin and CQS total mean scores (p<0.05). There was a significant difference between the origins of the nurses and their CBI-24 total mean scores (p<0.05). There is a weak and positive relationship between nurses’ mean CBI-24 scores and CQS scores (p<0.05). Conclusion: As a result of the study, it was determined that the cultural intelligence level of nurses was at a good level and the level of caring behaviours was at a moderate level, and it was seen that as the level of cultural intelligence increased, caring behaviours also increased.