Critique of a Nursing Research Article

Article: “Leadership and Cultural Competence of Healthcare Professionals”

• The research problem

The article focused on the issue of cultural competence. The researchers concentrated on

determining the factors, which affect cultural competence among healthcare workers.

healthcare compared to the dominant human populations in nations. Therefore, it is important

that healthcare stakeholders, particularly those in decision-making levels, to ensure that

minorities receive optimal care, just like the dominant minorities. Addressing the current

shortfalls in the healthcare sector is important in making healthcare equitable for all. However,

developing the intercultural mindset in hospitals and healthcare facilities is mainly an

administrative issue. Where administrative units are keen on addressing such variations in the

provisions of care, the staff members are likely to adopt intercultural tendencies in care provision

and vice versa.

• The nursing framework

The researchers used the leadership model of cultural competence framework