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http://dx.doi.org/10.15434/kssh.2019.32.1.59

Factors Affecting Cultural Competency of Elementary School Nurses  

Shin, Jungeun (Department of Nursing, Chungcheong University.Graduate School, College of Nursing, Yonsei University)
Park, Suin (Graduate School, College of Nursing, Yonsei University)
Lee, Hyejung (College of Nursing, Yonsei University)
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Journal of the Korean Society of School Health / v.32, no.1, 2019 , pp. 59-66 More about this Journal
Abstract
Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate the factors affecting the cultural competency of elementary school nurses. Methods: Data were collected from a convenience sample of 109 school nurses who were recruited from elementary schools across three large cities in South Korea. The daata were analyzed with independent t-tests, a one-way ANOVA, Pearson's correlation coefficients, and stepwise multiple regression. Results: School nurses who had experience caring for multicultural students showed a significant difference in the cultural competency (t=8.75, p=.004). Factors affecting their cultural competency were awareness of multicultural families (${\beta}=.17$, p=.006) and transcultural self-efficacy (${\beta}=.69$, p<.001), which explained 58.6% of the total variance. Conclusion: The findings suggest that it is necessary to provide more training and educational programs for school nurses to improve their awareness of multiculcural families, including interventions to enhance transcultural self-efficacy, in order to enhance their cultural competence and to help them provide tailored care for multicultural students with diverse cultural backgrounds.
Keywords
School nursing; Cultural competency; Transcultural nursing; Self efficacy;
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