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Abstract
Background: Person-centered care is a core competency in health care, including pediatric care, highlighting the need to explore its influencing factors in pediatric nurses. However, few previous studies have examined the relationship between the key factors, including nursing professionalism, compassion competence, and nurse-parent partnership (NPP), and person-centered care in pediatric nursing.
Objective: This study identified the double mediating effect of compassion competence and NPP between nursing professionalism and person-centered care among pediatric nurses.
Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study collected data using the Korean Nursing Professional Values scale, the Compassion Competence Scale, the NPP scale, and the Person-Centered Nursing Assessment Tool. Data were collected from a total of 181 pediatric nurses in South Korea. Data were analyzed using Hayes' PROCESS macro (Model 6) with bootstrapping.
Results: The direct effect of nursing professionalism on person-centered care was not statistically significant. The double mediating effect of compassion competence and NPP in the relationship between nursing professionalism and person-centered care was statistically significant (B = 0.20; 95% Confidence interval, 0.13-0.28).
Conclusion/implications for practice: These findings underscore the need for intervention programs and institutional policies that incorporate nursing professionalism, compassion competence, and NPP to effectively strengthen person-centered care competency among pediatric nurses. Further investigation is needed to identify the factors influencing this competency in pediatric nurses. To improve person-centered care in pediatric nursing, a strategy should be developed to strengthen professional nursing identity, enhance compassion competence, and reinforce pediatric NPPs.
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Western Journal of Nursing Research (WJNR) is a widely read and respected peer-reviewed journal published twelve times a year providing an innovative forum for nurse researchers, students, and clinical practitioners to participate in ongoing scholarly dialogue. WJNR publishes research reports, systematic reviews, methodology papers, and invited special papers. This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
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