• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.20 no.5
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• pp.367-374
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• 2020

The purpose of this study was to identify the relationship between empathy, communicative competence, and cultural competence among nursing students and investigate the factors influencing cultural competence. The subjects of the study consisted of 173 nursing students. Data were analyzed based on Pearson's correlations, and multiple regressions using the SPSS 18.0 program. The mean value of cultural competence was 3.44, showing significant positive correlations with empathy(r=.450, p<.001) and communicative competence(r=.579, p<.001) in nursing students. Empathy, communicative competence and foreign language skill accounted for 37.1% of the total variance in cultural competence among nursing students. Overall cultural competence can be improved by empathy, communicative competence enhancement program.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.15 no.4
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• pp.2225-2234
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• 2014

The objective of this study was to the effects of emotional labor and nursing organizational culture on the self-efficacy among clinical nurses. The subjects of this study were the clinical nurses working at 6 general hospitals in C & D city. The self-reported questionnaires were administered to 475 clinical nurses. The levels of self-efficacy, nursing organizational culture and emotional labor of the subjects were revealed moderate to high. Self-efficacy and emotional labor, emotional labor and nursing organizational culture showed a negative correlation, Self-efficacy and nursing organizational culture showed a positive correlation. Nursing organizational culture affects the self-efficacy that is significant explanatory variables, of which variables are in general education, job satisfaction, and employee turnover experience. The findings suggested that Nurses' self-efficacy for managing environmental management programs with interventions seem to be necessary.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.16 no.9
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• pp.257-268
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• 2018

Purpose: The aim of this study was to examine the mediating effect of social connectedness and social responsibility in the relationship with self-leadership and cultural competency on nursing students. Method: The participants in the study were 207 nursing students in two college located in C province. Data were analyzed with the SPSS/WIN 24 program. Result: There were significant correlations among self-leadership, social connectedness, social responsibility, cultural competency. Social connectedness and responsibility showed partial mediating effect in the relationship between self-leadership and cultural competency. Conclusion: To enhance nursing students' cultural competency, it is necessary to develop effective strategies and education program to enhance self-leadership, social connectedness, social reponsibility.

• Journal of the Korea Convergence Society
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• v.10 no.1
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• pp.361-370
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• 2019

This study is a descriptive survey study conducted to prepare basic data to help improve the overall relation between Holistic nursing attitudes and Cultural competence of nursing students by identifying general characters. According to the study, Holistic nursing attitudes were related to general characters such as satisction with major and grade result. Holistic Nursing attitudes were high when participants agreed to pursue or adopt non-scientific forms of mediation if clients requested such, or responded positively to learning complementary alternative treatment during undergraduate education. Holistic nursing attitudes and Cultural competence was a positive correlation. In control of general characters, Cultural competences influenced have affected the increase in Holistic nursing attutudes. It is consicered necessary to provide education based on awareness of the attitudes to about Holistic nursing.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.21 no.9
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• pp.684-695
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• 2021

The purpose of this study was to identify the influence of compassion fatigue, compassion satisfaction and nursing organizational culture on burnout in integrated nursing care units nurses. The participants were 170 nurses working in integrated nursing care units of three general hospitals located in Seoul and Gyeonggi-do. Data were analyzed using independent t-test, ANOVA, Scheffé, Pearson's correlation and stepwise multiple regression analysis. Burnout was significantly different according to turnover intention, job satisfaction, health status. Burnout showed a positive correlation with compassion fatigue and a negative correlation with compassion satisfaction and relation oriented culture. Regression analysis revealed that compassion fatigue, compassion satisfaction, relation oriented culture and age were significant variables affecting the burnout, and the lower the age, the higher the burnout. Therefore, strategies to decrease compassion fatigue and to enhance compassion satisfaction and positive aspects of relation oriented culture for lower age nurses group are needed.

• Journal of the Health Care and Life Science
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• v.8 no.2
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• pp.95-104
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• 2020

This study was conducted in order to examine the effects of humanistic knowledge and empathy ability on cultural competence of nursing students. A convenience sample of 250 nursing students were recruited. The average scores were 2.50 for humanistic knowledge, 3.40 for empathy ability, and 3.33 for cultural competence. Humanistic knowledge had positive correlation with cultural competence. Also, the empathy ability was positively correlated with humanistic knowledge and cultural competence. Finally, cultural competence, empathy ability and level of academic score have shown to influence cultural competence. The research founds that humanistic knowledge, empathy ability and level of academic score influenced cultural competence of nursing students. Therefore, this study provides the basic information for improving the curriculum and quality of nursing for nursing students' cultural competency enhancement.

• Journal of Industrial Convergence
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• v.21 no.12
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• pp.123-129
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• 2023

This study was attempted to identify and correlate the degree of human rights awareness, empathy, and multicultural acceptance of nursing students. The data of this study were collected from 175 nursing students at a university in G City from October 11, 2022 to November 5, 2022. The collected data were analyzed using t-test, Pearson's correlation coefficient using the SPSS/WIN 22.0 Program. The results of this study are as follows. The human rights consciousness of nursing students differed significantly depending on the presence or absence of nursing ethics education and the presence or absence of foreign or migrant friends. As a result of this study, human rights awareness had a significant correlation with empathy, but there was no significant correlation between human rights awareness and multicultural acceptance, and empathy and multicultural acceptance. The results of this study will contribute to nursing education to contribute to strengthening the competence of nursing students as professionals.

• Journal of Industrial Convergence
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• v.21 no.2
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• pp.33-42
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• 2023

This study was conducted to investigate the relationship between political interest, economic interest, sociocultural interest and intention of maintaining the nursing job against 291 nursing students from a university in C city from August to September 2022. The collected data were analyzed by t-test, ANOVA, and Pearson's correlations. The study showed political interest 3.35(maximum 5 points), economic interest 3.76(maximum 5 points), sociocultural interest 4.15(maximum 5 points), and intention of maintaining the nursing job were 3.40(maximum 5 points). In the correlation between variables, the correlation coefficient between political interest and sociocultural skill(r=.385, p<.01) was high, and economic interest and overall sociocultural interest were the most correlated(r=.534, p<.01). For the correlation with intention of maintaining the nursing job, sociocultural behavioral intention(r=.158, p<.01) and attitude(r=.131, p<.01) were statistically significant. Based on the results, repeated studies including political, economic, and sociocultural interest as variables influencing intention of maintaining the nursing job and future research on systematic and diverse educational programs including sociocultural attitudes and behavioral intention are suggested so the nursing job can be maintained for longer time as a profession.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.19 no.6
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• pp.345-354
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• 2018

This study was conducted to identify the levels of patient safety culture, critical thinking disposition, and patient safety nursing activities and determine the factors affected by patient safety nursing activities among nurses in comprehensive nursing care service wards. Subjects consisted of 150 nurses from general hospitals in B city, Korea, and data were analyzed using the SPSS Win 21.0 program. The mean scores of awareness of patient safety culture, critical thinking disposition, and patient safety nursing activities were $3.32{\pm}0.32$, $3.50{\pm}0.31$, and $4.28{\pm}0.46$, respectively. The awareness of patient safety culture was significantly different by clinical career in the present unit (F=4.79, p=0.001). The critical thinking disposition was significantly different by age (F=3.89, p=0.010) and position (F=6.40, p=0.002). There were differences in the scores of patient safety nursing activities according to position (F=3.19, p=0.044). Additionally, hospital environment (${\beta}=0.25$, p=0.014), supervisor attitude (${\beta}=0.20$, p=0.046), and position (${\beta}=0.14$, p=0.040) accounted for a 44.4% variance in patient safety nursing activities. To promote patient safety nursing activities in comprehensive nursing care service wards, positive awareness of the hospital's safety environment and support from the manager are required.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.14 no.7
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• pp.334-345
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• 2014

Purpose: The purpose of this study aimed to find the relationship between characteristics of cultural exchanges, self-efficacy and cultural competence in Korean nursing students. Method: A total of 301 nursing students participated in this study. Data collection was conducted through the use of questionnaires which were constructed to include the General Self-efficacy Scale, the Caffery Cultural Competence Healthcare Scale(CCCHS), and the Cultural Competence Assessment(CCA). Result: Self-efficacy and cultural competency of participants in this study were shown to have moderate levels (Self-efficacy: M=3.0, SD=0.38; Cultural competency: M=2.8, SD=0.55). And the nursing students who have higher grade and foreign friends were found to have significantly higher self-efficacy and cultural competence. Moreover, there was a significant positive correlation between self-efficacy and cultural competency (r=.394, p .001). Conclusion: The findings suggest that nursing students need to enhance cultural exchanges and self-efficacy to reinforce cultural competence.