• The Journal of Korean Academic Society of Nursing Education
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• v.19 no.3
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• pp.446-454
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• 2013

Purpose: South Korea is rapidly changing into a multicultural society; the nursing discipline faces the need to educate its students in cultural competence to meet the health care needs of an ethnically diverse population. However, there is little evidence suggesting that nursing programs provide this education. The purpose of this study was to measure nursing students' cultural awareness in a nursing education program. Methods: Four hundred thirty-three nursing students at 4 universities in Daejeon participated in this cross-sectional descriptive study, which was held from August to September 2012. Data collection was conducted via questionnaires based on the Cultural Awareness Scale(CAS), and demographics included general and cultural characteristics. Results: The mean cultural awareness score was 4.54, which was relatively low compared to studies completed in other countries. The highest rating was in the cognitive awareness subscale, and the lowest was in the general education experiences subscale in CAS. The level of cultural awareness was significantly different in those who had experienced overseas travel. Those students also perceived a greater need for cultural education. Conclusion: The study's finding suggest the need for a transcultural nursing education program designed to enhance the level of cultural awareness in Korea's nursing students.

• Journal of East-West Nursing Research
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• v.26 no.2
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• pp.157-166
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• 2020

Purpose: This study was conducted to identify the relationship between the transcultural self-efficacy (TSE) and cultural competence of nursing students. Methods: This study was a cross-sectional study. A total of 352 nursing students were recruited from two universities in Incheon and Gyeonggi. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA with Scheffe's test, correlation coefficient, and hierarchical multiple regression analysis. Results: The mean score of TSE was 6.20 (out of 10). The mean score of cultural competence was 4.98 (out of 7). TSE was positively correlated with cultural competence (r=.47, p<.001). The practical domain (β=.18, p=.001) and affective domain (β=.35, p<.001) of TSE had a significant effect on cultural competence. TSE accounted for 22.3% of cultural competence. Conclusion: Educational programs for improving cultural competence should include contents to improve the affective and practical domains of TSH. It is also helpful for subjects with various cultural backgrounds to learn interview skills and nursing skills through practice to reinforce cultural competence.

• Women's Health Nursing
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• v.27 no.2
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• pp.69-74
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• 2021

Structural validity, internal consistency, and cross-cultural validity/measurement invariance are psychometric properties of the internal structure of an instrument. In psychometric studies published in Korean nursing journals, structural validity has mainly been assessed using confirmatory factor analysis. Cross-cultural validity/measurement invariance has rarely been evaluated. It is recommended for Korean nursing researchers to evaluate the internal structure of instruments using a greater variety of methods, such as item response theory, Rasch analysis, multi-group confirmatory factor analysis, and differential item functioning.

• The Journal of the Convergence on Culture Technology
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• v.5 no.3
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• pp.119-124
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• 2019

The study aimed to identify the relationship between moral distress and ethical values among nursing student. The participants were 150 nursing students. The data were analyzed with SPSS 21.0 program. In the results, moral distress and ethical values showed positive correlations. Statistically significant differences were found in moral distress according to grade, select the reason for department and ethical values according to age, grade, select the reason, one's associate for department. Moral distress was positively correlated with ethical values. The findings suggest that programs aimed at decreasing moral distress and ethical values intention should be developed. Furthermore, future studies should explore variables that influence moral distress.

• The Journal of the Convergence on Culture Technology
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• v.8 no.2
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• pp.149-155
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• 2022

This is a descriptive study to investigate influencing factors of job satisfaction among nurses of comprehensive nursing care ward. The participants were 114 nurses working in comprehensive nursing care ward. Collected data were analyzed by using descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, Pearson's correlation coefficients, and multiple linear regression analysis. The results showed that professional self-concept and teamwork were influencing factors of job satisfaction. Therefore, in order to improve job satisfaction of nurses in comprehensive nursing care ward, education and policy support to improve professional self-concept and teamwork. are needed.

• The Journal of the Convergence on Culture Technology
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• v.7 no.4
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• pp.429-434
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• 2021

This study was conducted to identify factors affecting clinical practice stress of nursing students. Data were collected from 191 nursing students who experienced clinical practice and analyzed using the SPSS/WIN 22.0 program. Study result turned up interpersonal ability is 3.61points(5points), nunchi is 3.57points(5points), clinical practice stress is 2.94points(5points). Factors affecting clinical practice stress were interpersonal ability, and nunchi Behavior. These variables were 23.5% influential in explaining the clinical practice stress of nursing students. Based on this result, it can be used as basic data to prepare a plan to reduce the clinical practice stress of nursing students.

• The Journal of the Convergence on Culture Technology
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• v.7 no.3
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• pp.1-6
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• 2021

The purpose of this study to understand the meaning of nursing through core basic nursing for nursing students before clinical practice. Participants of this study were analyzed through interviews after taking the core basic nursing skills class for 3rd graders who are currently enrolled in the Department of Nursing at M University. Seventeen students were enrolled in a K-city university as a third-year student who first performed core basic nursing skills. As a result of the study, it was derived into 3 categories and 19 thematic collections. The three categories included 1. meaning of help, 2. overcoming fear, and 3. opportunity to acquire nursing skills. The conclusion was that the first core basic nursing skills before clinical practice was a time to learn the true meaning of nursing through mutual help The difficulties were overcome with repeated practice, and the acquisition of newly learned nursing skills appeared as an effective process to experience with confidence. Therefore, it can be used as a useful basic data for counseling and guidance on the adaptation of nursing students to clinical practice, and it is expected that it will be used as a useful data for successful practice application counseling.

• The Journal of Korean Academic Society of Nursing Education
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• v.21 no.1
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• pp.16-27
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• 2015

Purpose: This study evaluates the level of cultural competence (CC) and educational needs for cultural competence in nursing (CCN) in undergraduate nursing students. Methods: A self-report instrument was used to measure CC and educational needs for CCN. Questionnaires were completed by 330 nursing students in three nursing colleges. Descriptive statistics, a t-test, an ANOVA, Pearson correlation analyses, and multiple regression were used to analyze the data. Results: The mean CC score was 2.99 and the mean CCN educational needs score was 7.1. CC positively correlated with educational needs for CCN. The regression model explained 36% of the variance in CC. Factors affecting CC were school grades, multicultural education experience, frequency of meeting foreigners, length of encounters with foreigners, foreign-language fluency, and degree of interest in multicultural nursing. Conclusion: To strengthen the CC of students, nursing educators should develop an educational program for CCN and incorporate CCN into nursing school curricula.

• The Journal of the Convergence on Culture Technology
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• v.9 no.6
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• pp.647-655
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• 2023

This study is a descriptive research study conducted to confirm the relationship between nursing students' confidence in performing core basic nursing skills and major satisfaction. The study participants and data collection were selected from March 26 to April 9, 2023, for 63 nursing students, and t-test, ANOVA, and correlation analysis were performed using the SPSS 27.0 version for statistical analysis. As a result of the study, nursing students were mainly observed(56.85%), rather than performing core basic nursing skills(38.03%), and 50% of the core basic nursing items were higher than the average score of confidence in performing core basic nursing. The participants who responded that they were satisfied with nursing showed high confidence and major satisfaction in performing core basic nursing, and the two variables showed a high positive correlation (r=0.55, p<0.001).

• The Journal of Korean Academic Society of Nursing Education
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• v.24 no.1
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• pp.100-109
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• 2018

Purpose: This study evaluated the effect of a teaching model to improve cultural competency (TMCC) for Korean undergraduate nursing students. Methods: A nonequivalent control group pretest/posttest quasi-experimental study was conducted with a convenience sample of 168 undergraduate nursing students in South Korea. The experimental group of 121 seniors was taught a 13-week teaching model in order to improve cultural competence. A control group with 47 junior students underwent nursing major courses, but did not take this teaching model. Before and after the program, students' level of cultural competency was measured using the Questionnaire for Cultural Competence (QCC) consisting of three sub-scales: "awareness and desire," "encounter," and "nursing skill and knowledge." Results: After the experiment, the experimental group showed significantly higher improvement in the Questionnaire for Cultural Competence in the three sub-scales of "awareness and desire," "encounter," and "nursing skill and knowledge" than the control group (p=<.050). Conclusion: A teaching model to improve cultural competence was effective in improving Korean undergraduate nursing students' cultural competency. Further studies need to be repeated in order to identify the effectiveness of the teaching model to improve cultural competency with graduate or clinical nurses.