J Educ Eval Health Prof.  2019;16:39. 10.3352/jeehp.2019.16.39.

Effects of a cultural nursing course to enhance the cultural competence of nursing students in Korea

• Park HS
• Jang HJ
• Jeong GH

• KMID: 2502160
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3352/jeehp.2019.16.39

Abstract

Purpose
With Korea’s recent rapid change into a multicultural society, cultural competence is being emphasized as a core nursing competency. This study investigated the effects of a cultural nursing course that aimed to enhance the cultural competence of nursing students in Korea.
Methods
This was a single-group pre- and post-comparison study. The subjects were 69 nursing students at Dongyang University who attended a cultural nursing course in 2015, of whom 62 students responded to the survey. The 13-week cultural nursing course was held for 2 hours a week. The methods of the course included small group activities, discussions and presentations, experiential learning, reflective activities, and lectures. Nursing students’ cultural competence was measured pre- and post-course with the Cultural Competence Scale for Korean Nurses, which contains 33 items scored on a 7-point Likert scale.
Results
After completing the cultural nursing course, students’ total cultural competence scores increased, as did their scores in each category (cultural awareness, cultural knowledge, cultural sensitivity, and cultural skills) (P<0.001). There was no significant difference in cultural competence by gender (P<0.001).
Conclusion
This cultural nursing course was found to be effective in enhancing the cultural competence of nursing students. Therefore, the educational program developed in this study can be extended to other university-level nursing programs in Korea.

Keyword

Cultural competency; Nursing students; Republic of Korea; Universities

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  Fig. 1. Pre- and post-test comparison of nursing students’ cultural nursing competence according to gender (bar=95% confidence interval).

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  Fig. 2. Pre- and post-test comparison of nursing students’ cultural awareness according to gender (bar=95% confidence interval).

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  Fig. 3. Pre- and post-test comparison of nursing students’ cultural knowledge according to gender (bar=95% confidence interval).

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  Fig. 4. Pre- and post-test comparison of nursing students’ cultural sensitivity according to gender (bar=95% confidence interval).

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  Fig. 5. Pre- and post-test comparison of nursing students’ cultural skills according to gender (bar=95% confidence interval).

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