J Korean Acad Community Health Nurs.  2016 Jun;27(2):163-172. 10.12799/jkachn.2016.27.2.163.

The Relationship between Cultural Competency and the Importance of Nurses' Qualities Perceived by Undergraduate Nursing Students

• Choi KS
• Lee WS
• Park YS
• Jun M
• Lee SY
• Park Y
• Park SY
• Vipavee T

• KMID: 2311179
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.12799/jkachn.2016.27.2.163

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

Keyword

Cultural competency; Cultural diversity; Nursing education; Nursing students

MeSH Terms

Cultural Competency*
Cultural Diversity
Education
Education, Nursing
Humans
Nursing*
Students, Nursing*

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