Effects on Critical Thinking Disposition and Empathy on Cultural Competency in Nursing Students.
10.12934/jkpmhn.2016.25.4.347
- Author:
Eun Ju SONG
1
;
Ya Ki YANG
;
Sook Kyoung PARK
Author Information
1. Department of Nursing, Wonkwang University, Iksan, Korea. ykyang@wku.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Critical thinking;
Empathy;
Students;
Culture;
Competency
- MeSH:
Cultural Competency*;
Education;
Empathy*;
Humans;
Nursing*;
Students, Nursing*;
Thinking*
- From:Journal of Korean Academy of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing
2016;25(4):347-355
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: This study was conducted to investigate the effects of critical thinking disposition and empathy on cultural competency in nursing students. METHODS: The participants were 199 nursing students from D, H, and W universities in J province. Data were collected from April 1 to May 30, 2016, and analyzed using SPSS/WIN 21.0. RESULTS: The mean score for critical thinking disposition was 3.53±0.37, for empathy, 3.73±0.33, and for cultural competency, 3.23±0.40. Critical thinking disposition showed a positive correlation with cultural competency (r=.32, p<.001) and empathy showed a positive correlation with cultural competency (r=.31, p<.001). Critical thinking disposition showed a positive correlation with empathy (r=.36, p<.001). Significant factors that influenced cultural competency were critical thinking disposition, empathy, foreign residents in the family, and participating in cultural education. These variables explained 18% of cultural competency. CONCLUSION: These findings indicate that critical thinking disposition and empathy enhancement programs should be developed to increase cultural competency in nursing students. There is also a need for further studies to examine effects of developed programs.
