The Relationship between Cultural Competency and the Importance of Nurses' Qualities Perceived by Undergraduate Nursing Students
Journal of Korean Academy of Community Health Nursing
; : 163-172, 2016.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM (Western Pacific)
| ID: wpr-32758
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
This study was conducted to investigate the relationship between cultural competency and the importance of nurses' qualities perceived by undergraduate nursing students.METHODS:
Researchers developed two tools for this study after reviewing the related literature and conducting research team workshops questionnaire of cultural competency and the importance of nurses' qualities. 200 nursing students were recruited in convenient sampling to respond to these questionnaires. Of nurses' 10 qualities, major affecting factors on the cultural competency were identified by stepwise multiple regression analysis.RESULTS:
The nursing students perceived technical nursing skills and professional nursing knowledge as nurses' most important qualities. However, 'having a passion for patient care', 'demonstrating strong nursing profession's code of ethics??and 'teaching and research ability' were found as significant influencing factors on the variance of the cultural competency. These three factors explained 16% of the total variances of the cultural competency (F=13.98, p<.001).CONCLUSION:
The educational strategies to improve cultural nursing competency need to incorporate students' expectations for the professional nurses' roles. Also, further studies need to develop reliable and valid measurement tools for cultural competency
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Health context:
SDG3 - Target 3C: Increase health financing and the recruitment, development, training and retention of the health workforce
Health problem:
Authority and Accountability for Healthcare Workers
Database:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Students, Nursing
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Nursing
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Cultural Diversity
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Education
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Education, Nursing
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Cultural Competency
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Aspects:
Social determinants of health
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Ethical aspects
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of Korean Academy of Community Health Nursing
Year:
2016
Document type:
Article