A Comparative Study between American Public Health Nurse Core Competency and Community Health Nursing Practicum in a Province

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Res Community Public Health Nurs. 2017;28(3):334-346

Publication date (electronic) : 2017 September 12

doi : https://doi.org/10.12799/jkachn.2017.28.3.334

Hanju Lee ¹, Junghyun Choi ², Sa Saeng Hyeon^,³, Chun Mi Kim ⁴, Young Ran Chin ⁵

¹Department of Nursing, Sangmyung University, Cheonan, Korea

²Department of Nursing, Namseoul University, Cheonan, Korea

³Department of Nursing, Korea Nazarene University, Cheonan, Korea

⁴Department of Nursing, Sunmoon University, Asan, Korea

⁵Department of Nursing, Chungwoon University, Hongseong, Korea

Corresponding author: Hyeon, Sa Saeng Department of Nursing, Korea Nazarene University, 48 Wolbong-ro, Seobuk-gu, Cheonan 31172, Korea. Tel: +82-41-570-4158, Fax: +82-41-570-4260, E-mail: sshyun@kornu.ac.kr

Received 2017 August 08; Revised 2017 September 02; Accepted 2017 September 02.

Abstract

Purpose

This study attempts to examine the extent to which competencies were identified in a Korean community nursing practice based on the 11 core competencies required by US health nurses.

Methods

This was a descriptive research study, and the subjects of this study were 11 students who were in a four-year nursing course. Data were collected by means of a questionnaire from October 19 to November 22, 2016.

Results

Core competencies in total were practiced in 60.0% to 98.5% of schools in Korea. Among these, competencies corresponding to the practice level of ‘high’ were identified as ‘communicating effectively with community nursing subjects and colleagues, and accepting various personal characteristics without criticism or prejudice’. On the other hand, competencies corresponding to the practice level of ‘low’ were identified as ‘to comply with social justice, public good, public health principles, and leadership in a community nursing practice’.

Conclusion

This study can be used as a resource to categorize the competence of nursing students expected in the field of community nursing. Based on a careful review of core competencies with low practice, it is necessary to seek specific practical strategies to strengthen these competencies in the future.

Keywords: Public health nursing; Community health nursing; Competence

Figure 1.

The relevance of competencies to learning objectives of community health nursing.

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Figure 1.

The relevance of competencies to learning objectives of community health nursing.