J Korean Acad Psychiatr Ment Health Nurs.  2019 Mar;28(1):91-101. 10.12934/jkpmhn.2019.28.1.91.

Educational Needs of Communication among Nursing Students

• Jung MY
• Bae J

• KMID: 2442414
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.12934/jkpmhn.2019.28.1.91

Abstract

PURPOSE
The purpose of this study was to explore educational needs of communication, focusing on how nursing students evaluate their current communication skills and what students think is most crucial in communication competency.
METHODS
This cross-sectional descriptive study collected data from 276 nursing students at multiple universities from September to November 2016. Main analyses included descriptive statistics, independent t-tests, and one-way ANOVA with SPSS/WIN and R 3.2.3, as well as importance-performance analysis by Martilla and James.
RESULTS
There was a difference in the perceived importance of communication depending on field experience. Students who reported excellent communication skills compared to their peers had higher perceived communication importance than those who reported similar or inferior skills. The perceived need for dominant communication of goal setting skills was the highest. After confirming the list of priorities for Borich's needs assessment, the education need for goal setting skills was the highest with 1.79.
CONCLUSION
Our study findings emphasize that the highest need for education of nursing students was the dominant communication of goal setting skills. This is needed to develop an education program that can strengthen goal setting communication for nursing students with a special focus on dominant communication.

Keyword

Communication; Students, Nursing; Education; Needs assessment

MeSH Terms

Education
Humans
Needs Assessment
Nursing*
Students, Nursing*

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  Figure 1 Importance-performance analysis on the needs of communication education for total students.

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