Korean Journal of Adult Nursing (성인간호학회지)
- Volume 19 Issue 2
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- Pages.260-273
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- 2007
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- 1225-4886(pISSN)
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- 2288-338X(eISSN)
The Perceived Importance and Performance Frequency of Nursing Interventions in the Oncology Units in a Tertiary Hospital
종양내과병동에서의 간호중재 중요도 및 수행 빈도에 관한 연구 - 일 종합요양 전문기관을 중심으로 -
- Kwon, In Gak (Department of Clinical Nursing Science, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine) ;
- Cho, Myung Sook (Department of Nursing, Samsung Medical Center) ;
- Shin, Hee Yeon (Department of Nursing, Samsung Medical Center)
- Received : 2006.10.31
- Accepted : 2007.05.23
- Published : 2007.06.30
Abstract
Purpose: This study was performed to understand the perceived importance and performance frequencies of nursing interventions and identify the core and major interventions in oncology units. Methods: Questionnaires using 151 nursing interventions were given to 45 nurses. The performance frequency was measured through the database of the nursing process recording system for 1 year. Results: The perceived importance of the nursing interventions averaged out to be 3.5 among 4 and on average 36.5 times of nursing interventions were performed on each patient. Fifteen core nursing interventions including 'pain management' were identified and they made up 82.7% of the entire performance frequency rate. And 26 interventions including 'drug administration: Amphotericin-B' were identified as major nursing interventions and occupied 10.6% of the entire performance frequency rate. Conclusion: Since the core and the major nursing interventions were identified and these occupied 93.3% of the all nursing interventions, these results can be utilized as baseline data for establishing the guidelines and standards of nursing interventions and providing systematic education for oncology nurses in Korea.