Korean Journal of Adult Nursing (성인간호학회지)

Korean Society of Adult Nursing (한국성인간호학회)
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Emergency Department Nurses' Recognition of and Educational Needs for Forensics Nursing Education

응급실 간호사의 법의간호 교육에 대한 인식과 요구도

  • Yoo, Yang-Sook (College of Nursing, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • Cha, Kyeong-Sook (College of Nursing, Jeju National University) ;
  • Cho, Ok-Hee (College of Nursing, Jeju National University) ;
  • Lee, Soo-Kyeong (Department of Forensic Nursing, Graduate School of Forensic and Investigative Science, Kyungpook National University)
  • 유양숙 (가톨릭대학교 간호대학) ;
  • 차경숙 (제주대학교 간호대학) ;
  • 조옥희 (제주대학교 간호대학) ;
  • 이수경 (경북대학교 수사과학대학원 법의간호학과)
  • Received : 2012.06.25
  • Accepted : 2012.10.19
  • Published : 2012.10.31
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Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this survey was to investigate emergency department nurses' recognition of forensics nursing and their educational needs for forensics nursing education. Methods: Data were collected via questionnaires from 167 emergency department nurses who were working in 7 university hospitals. Nurses' experiences of trauma or accidents and their recognition of and educational needs for forensic nursing education were assessed. Results: All subjects reported having suffered bodily injury due to falling or serious traffic accidents; 92.2% reported having suffered bodily injury caused by suicide attempts; 91.6% reported having experienced physical violence or abuse; 76.0% reported having experienced sexual assault or abuse; 68.9% reported having experienced some difficulties during their nursing care due to lack of forensics knowledge; and 88.6% reported never having been trained in forensics nursing. The educational needs score for "forensics nursing" was 3.61; the needs score for "abuse- and violence-related education" was 3.65; the needs score for "incident data collection related education" was 3.47; and the needs score for "forensics theory related education" was 3.34. Conclusion: The findings of the study underscore a strong need to develop an educational program on forensics nursing for emergency department nurses.

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