Cultural Competence and Factors Influencing Cultural Competence in Nursing Students

Kim, Duck Hee; Kim, Seong Eun

doi:10.12934/jkpmhn.2013.22.3.159

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“…Measurement of cultural competence levels showed that the mean score was 2.79, and among the subscales, cultural knowledge had the lowest score of 2.40 while cultural dental hygiene behavioral intention had the highest score of 3.31. Overall, the scores in the present study were lower than those obtained in other studies 2,13) that were performed in nursing students using the same tool, with cultural knowledge lower, among the subscales.…”

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Cultural Competence and Influencing Factors of Dental Hygiene Students

Han

Kim

2017

J Dent Hyg Sci

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The purpose of this study was to investigate the level of cultural competence and its influencing factors among 530 dental hygiene students. The analysis was performed using PASW Statistics ver. 18.0, and the following conclusions were drawn. Cultural knowledge levels showed a significant difference according to general characteristics in four components of cultural competence levels. Cultural competence and its four components were higher in subjects who have a religion (p＜0.05). The differences in cultural competence levels according to culture-related characteristics are as follows. In individuals with experience of taking foreign culture-related classes, intention to work overseas, or fluency in a foreign language, cultural competence levels and its four components such as cultural comfort, knowledge, awareness, and behavior intent were higher (p＜0.05). Intention of overseas employment was the factor most strongly influencing the level of cultural competence of the subjects. The more intention the subjects have to work overseas, the more they have experienced foreign culture-related lessons, the more fluently they speak a foreign language, and the higher level of cultural competency they reached (p＜0.05). As the research results show, it is necessary to establish a continuing plan to understand and communicate with individuals of other cultures through foreign language and foreign culture classes in schools in order to improve the level of cultural competence. This education would reduce the fear and stress that subjects might make a mistake in meeting with people from other cultures, and it could be a preparatory process to actively carry out dental hygiene practice with foreigners.

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“…However, such efforts have been limited mostly to nursing students 2,[13][14][15][16][17][18][19] or nurses 8,20,21) , while there have been no studies that have identified the cultural competence level and influencing factors among dental hygiene students.…”

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Cultural Competence and Influencing Factors of Dental Hygiene Students

Han

Kim

2017

J Dent Hyg Sci

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“…Evidently, cultural competence is closely related to professionalism, as it is based on reducing disparities and practising social justice (51). In addition, foreign language fluency was significant among individual-level variables, as observed in previous studies (7,8,10).…”

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“…Therefore, cultural competence is a way of actualising such professional values while caring for migrants (6). The majority of previous studies on cultural competence reported that individual-level predictors, such as education on foreign patient care, foreign language fluency and overseas experience (7)(8)(9)(10)(11)(12)(13), were significant. However, no studies have examined the association between nurses' professionalism and cultural competence.…”

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A multilevel investigation of cultural competence among South Korean clinical nurses

Chae

Park

Kang

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Scandinavian Caring Sciences

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Background There is lack of empirical evidence on whether organisational variables affect the cultural competence of nurses. Aim This study aimed to investigate individual and organisational characteristics associated with South Korean clinical nurses’ cultural competence. Methods A descriptive cross‐sectional research design was used. A convenient sample of 401 clinical nurses from 21 hospitals in South Korea was recruited between November 2015 and February 2016. Multilevel modelling was used to estimate the effects of individual‐ and organisation‐level predictors. Data were analysed using the nlme package in R. Results Multilevel modelling indicated that professionalism (β = 0.02, p < 0.001) and foreign language fluency (β = 0.25, p = 0.012) were significant individual‐level predictors. Education on foreign patient care was marginally significant at p = 0.069. At the organisational level, nurse‐to‐patient ratio (β = 0.37, p = 0.038) and organisational cultural competence (β = 0.02, p < 0.001) were significant predictors. In addition, hospital ownership and work environment were marginally significant at p = 0.054 and p = 0.050, respectively. Furthermore, there was a significant cross‐level interaction between professionalism and hospital ownership (β = 0.03, p = 0.003). Conclusion To provide culturally competent care, nurse leaders should recognise the importance of organisational‐level factors, such as nurse staffing and organisational cultural competence, and create an environment that is inclusive of diverse patients, as well as promote professionalism among individual nurses.

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“…In one study, 63.5% of nurses in their 20s were interested in work abroad (Lee & Son, ). This interest may be attributable to greater exposure among the youth through traveling abroad and networking with people from different backgrounds in and outside Korea, both of which are considered to increase global interests and competencies (Kim & Kim, ). Because the number of nurses planning overseas employment is expected to rise steadily, nursing curricula in Korea need to prepare students by providing experiences that increase cultural understandings of other countries and cultures.…”

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