Journal of East-West Nursing Research (동서간호학연구지)

East-west Nursing Research Institute, Kyung Hee University (경희대학교 동서간호학연구소)
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The Influences of Role Awareness, Experience and Competency on Performance of Forensic Nursing Role among Emergency Department Nurses

응급실 간호사의 법의간호학적 역할인지, 경험, 역량이 법의간호학적 역할수행에 미치는 영향

  • Ahn, Hye-Kyoung (Ulsan Good Morning Hospital) ;
  • Sung, Mi-Hae (Inje University College of Medicine Department of Nursing, Institute of Health Science)
  • 안혜경 (울산 굿모닝 병원) ;
  • 성미혜 (인제대학교, 건강과학연구소)
  • Received : 2018.02.06
  • Accepted : 2018.05.10
  • Published : 2018.05.31
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Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine factors affecting the performance of the forensic nursing role among emergency department (ED) nurses. Methods: Data collection was conducted on 125 nurses of EDs in 9 medical centers in U metropolitan city from June 20 to July 20, 2016. Data were analyzed by descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, Pearson's correlation coefficients, and stepwise multiple regression using SPSS Win 21.0 program. Results: There were statistically significant differences in the performance of the forensic nursing role according to the types of emergency medical institutions, perception of the forensic nursing and forensic nurse. Performance of the forensic nursing role had positive relationships with the awareness of the forensic nursing role and forensic nursing competency. Factors affecting the performance of forensic nursing role were forensic nursing role awareness, the types of emergency medical institutions and forensic nursing competency. These factors explained 40.8% of the total variance. Conclusion: The results suggest that awareness of the forensic nursing role, forensic nursing competency and the types of emergency medical institutions have influences on the performance of forensic nursing role. Therefore, it is necessary to design interventions suitable for the types of emergency medical institutions for ED nurses to enhance the awareness of forensic nursing role and to reinforce forensic nursing competency.

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