title: Relationships among communication competence, self-efficacy, and job satisfaction in Korean nurses working in the emergency medical center setting.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The communication competence of nurses working in emergency medical center settings is essential to establish a therapeutic nurse-patient relationship. Education and strategic development are required to improve the communication competence of emergency room (ER) nurses.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  This study was conducted to determine the relationships among individual communication competence, self-efficacy, and job satisfaction in Korean nurses in the emergency medical center setting.
  
  
  METHODS
  A cross-sectional descriptive design was adopted. The study sample included 214 nurses at 11 emergency medical centers in Seoul and Kyunggi-Do, Korea. Measures used included the Global Interpersonal Communication Competence, self-efficacy scale, and job satisfaction scale. The collected data were analyzed using the SPSS version 18.0 statistical software program and included descriptive statistics (frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, independent t test, analysis of variance, and Pearson's correlation coefficient).
  
  
  RESULTS
  The degrees of communication competence and self-efficacy of ER nurses were good, with higher scores than the median values. However, the degree of job satisfaction was poor, indicating a lower score than the median value. Religious affiliation and previous participation in communication education each had a significant impact on communication competence. Religious affiliation and time of worse duty each had a significant impact on self-efficacy. Length of career (year) in the emergency medical center and type of hospital each had a significant impact on job satisfaction. Positive correlations were identified among communication competence, self-efficacy, and job satisfaction.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study supported the presence of significant correlations among communication competence, self-efficacy, and job satisfaction. Thus, it is necessary to develop training programs that are customized to individual characteristics such as self-efficacy and job satisfaction to improve the communicative competence of ER nurses.
authors.affiliation: 1RN, Doctoral Student, Department of Nursing, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea 2PhD, RN, Associate Professor, College of Nursing Science, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Min Sook
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Yeonok
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Jeoung
authors.forename: Hye Kyung
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Sohyune R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Sok
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003142:Communication; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004632:Emergency Medical Services; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology*; D056910:Republic of Korea; D020377:Self Efficacy; D055815:Young Adult