Korean Journal of Occupational Health Nursing (한국직업건강간호학회지)

Korean Academic Society of Occupational Health Nursing (한국직업건강간호학회)
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The Relation between Interpersonal Attitude and Communication Competence of New Visiting Nurses in Community Health Center

보건소 신규방문간호사의 대인태도와 의사소통능력

  • Lim, Seung Joo (Department of Nursing, Hoseo University, Research Institute for Basic Science) ;
  • Park, Eun A (Korea Health Promotion Foundation, Community Health Program Team)
  • 임승주 (호서대학교 간호학과.기초과학연구소) ;
  • 박언아 (한국건강증진재단 지역보건사업)
  • Received : 2014.04.15
  • Accepted : 2014.05.22
  • Published : 2014.05.31
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Abstract

Purpose: This study was to identify the relations of interpersonal attitude and communication competence of new community health nurses. Methods: The research design was a correlational study. The data were collected from 136 visiting nurses using a structured questionnaire and analyzed using independent t-test, Pearson's correlation coefficient, and multiple regression with the SPSS/WIN 20.0 program. Results: The type of interpersonal attitude in subjects was I+U+ and the score of communication competence was 3.6. Among 15 sub-dimensions, the highest score was responsiveness and the lowest was assertiveness. There were no significant differences in communication competence by general characteristics. Factors influencing on communication competence in new visiting nurses were interpersonal attitude I+(I am OK) (${\beta}$=.34) and I-(I am not OK) (${\beta}$=-.28). Conclusion: Education program, stressing the self-awareness, is necessary to increase positive interpersonal attitude and communication competence for reemployment of community health nurses. Furthermore, in order to reinforce assertiveness, institutional support should be accompanied with the efforts of individual level.

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