Effects of a Cultural Competence Educational Program for Nursing Students.
10.11111/jkana.2017.23.4.406
- Author:
Hyang In CHO CHUNG
1
;
Seok Young HAN
;
Seung Hee SEO
Author Information
1. College of Nursing, Chonnam National University, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Cultural competence;
Transcultural nursing;
Nursing students
- MeSH:
Cultural Competency*;
Education, Nursing;
Emigrants and Immigrants;
Health Facilities;
Humans;
Korea;
Non-Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic;
Nursing*;
Students, Nursing*;
Transcultural Nursing
- From:Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration
2017;23(4):406-415
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: With the increase of foreigners using Korea health facilities, it is important for nurses to be culturally competent. Thus, the purpose of this study was to examine the effects of a cultural competence educational program on the cultural competence of nursing students. METHODS: A quasi-experimental study with a non-equivalent control group pretest-posttest design was used. For the experimental group there were 42 participants from one school and for the control group, 40 from another school. The experimental group participated in the 14 week multicultural nursing education program while the control group participated later after the experiment was finished. Data were collected using self-report structured questionnaires prior to the intervention and right after the intervention, and were analyzed using descriptive statistics, χ² test, and independent t-test with SPSS 18.0 program. RESULTS: The experimental group reported significant positive changes for cultural knowledge (t=3.99, p<.001), cultural awareness (t=3.92, p<.001), cultural acceptance (t=2.25, p=.027), and cultural competence behaviors (t=4.30, p<.001) compared to the control group. CONCLUSION: The results of the study indicate that the cultural competence educational program developed by the researchers is effective in raising the level of cultural knowledge, cultural awareness, cultural acceptance, and cultural competence behaviors of nursing students.
