J Korean Acad Soc Nurs Educ.  2015 Feb;21(1):16-27. 10.5977/jkasne.2015.21.1.16.

Level of Cultural Competence (CC) and Educational Needs for Cultural Competence in Nursing (CCN) in Undergraduate Nursing Students

• Lee NY
• Eo YS
• Lee JW

• KMID: 2327548
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5977/jkasne.2015.21.1.16

Abstract

PURPOSE
This study evaluates the level of cultural competence (CC) and educational needs for cultural competence in nursing (CCN) in undergraduate nursing students.
METHODS
completed by 330 nursing students in three nursing colleges. Descriptive statistics, a t-test, an ANOVA, Pearson correlation analyses, and multiple regression were used to analyze the data.
RESULTS
The mean CC score was 2.99 and the mean CCN educational needs score was 7.1. CC positively correlated with educational needs for CCN. The regression model explained 36% of the variance in CC. Factors affecting CC were school grades, multicultural education experience, frequency of meeting foreigners, length of encounters with foreigners, foreign-language fluency, and degree of interest in multicultural nursing.
CONCLUSION
To strengthen the CC of students, nursing educators should develop an educational program for CCN and incorporate CCN into nursing school curricula.

Keyword

Cultural competence; Education; Needs assessment; Nursing student

MeSH Terms

Cultural Competency*
Curriculum
Education
Emigrants and Immigrants
Humans
Needs Assessment
Nursing*
Schools, Nursing
Students, Nursing*