Purpose: This study aimed to measure the level of patient advocacy (the core attribute), nursing professionalism and ethical climate perceived by hospital nurses in Korea, and to identify factors influencing patient advocacy (the core attribute). Method: This study was conducted on 234 full-time nurses who had been working for more than 1 year at a general hospital located in a provincial city in Korea. Data were collected from November 15 to 30, 2024, using questionnaires. The collected data were analyzed using IBM SPSS/WIN 27.0. Results: Among patient advocacy, ‘safeguarding patients’ autonomy’ was explained by 30.0% by professional self-concept, patients, and professional identity in nursing, ‘acting on behalf of patients’ was explained by 34.0% by professional self-concept, role of nursing practice, patients, originality of nursing, and professional identity in nursing, and ‘championing social justice’ was explained by 36.0% by professional self-concept, patients, and managers. Conclusion: In order to improve patient advocacy of hospital nurses, it could be concluded that improving professional self-concept among the sub-factors of nursing professionalism and improving patients among the sub-factors of ethical climate are very effective. Therefore, nursing managers need to make managerial efforts to improve nurses’ professional self-concept and awareness of patients.

Purpose: This study aimed to examine the impact of resilience and learning agility on organizational commitment among nurses who experienced job rotation. Methods: This descriptive correlational study was conducted with a convenience sample of 180 nurses who experienced job rotation within one year at a university hospital in C city. Data were collected from July to August 2022. A total of 176 valid responses were analyzed using scales measuring organizational commitment, resilience, and learning agility. Data analysis included descriptive statistics, Pearson's correlation coefficients, and multiple regression using the SPSS 27.0 program. Results: The results demonstrated that resilience emerged as the most significant predictor of organizational commitment among nurses who experienced job rotation, followed by satisfaction with their current department and the reason for departmental change. Conclusion: The results indicate that resilience significantly influences organizational commitment among job-rotated nurses. Future research should focus on developing and implementing programs to enhance resilience among nurses who experience job rotation, thereby improving their organizational commitment.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the level of cultural competence of hospital nurses and identify factors influencing cultural competence based on general and cultural characteristics. Methods: This study used a cross-sectional descriptive design and 167 nurses who had been caring for foreign patients for past 1 year. Cultural competence, which is composed of four sub-dimensions (values related to cultural perception, cultural knowledge, cultural sensitivity, and cultural skills), personal and cultural characteristics were measured. Results: The participants were all women, with the mean age of 31.81±6.88 years, and clinical career was 8.76±6.81 years. Cultural competence score was 5.28±0.63 out of 7. Having a foreign friends, position, participation in foreign language classes, and working place had significant influence on hospital nurses’ cultural competence. The explained variance for cultural competence was 21.8%. Conclusion: The findings of this study indicate that nurses provide care by understanding patients with diverse cultural backgrounds and their health-related needs. To enhance the cultural competence of hospital nurses, systematic practical education and active organizational support based on standardized guidelines for caring for foreign patients are necessary.

In April 2023, the Ministry of Health and Welfare announced a plan to address the nursing workforce shortage by introducing the Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing (ABSN) program. This accelerated program, designed to shorten the traditional three-year nursing bachelor's degree program to two years, allows individuals with prior bachelor's or master's degrees in another field to earn the nursing license. While the number of nursing professionals is increasing, there is still a shortage compared to the OECD average, particularly in clinical settings. The ABSN program offers the advantages of supplying nursing workforce rapidly and cultivating interdisciplinary nursing professionals who can easily adapt to the demands of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. However, there are also drawbacks, including an increased academic workload due to differences from the regular curriculum and confusion over academic identity. Moreover, given the limited availability of clinical practice sites and the ongoing shortage of clinical nurses, concerns remain about whether the ABSN program can effectively achieve its goal of training high-quality nursing professionals. To address these concerns, it is recommended to conduct a comprehensive evaluation of the ABSN program and clarify its objectives, distinguishing it from the current bachelor's transfer system.