Journal of Korean Clinical Nursing Research (임상간호연구)

Hospital Nurses Association (병원간호사회)
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Effects of Nursing Work Environment and Self-Efficacy of General Hospital Nurses on Medical Safety Competence in Korea

종합병원 간호사의 근무환경과 자기효능감이 투약안전역량에 미치는 영향

  • Lim, Hyun Ah (Department of Nursing, Hallym University Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital) ;
  • Jeong, Geum Hee (College of Nursing ‧ Research Institute of Nursing Science, Hallym University)
  • 임현아 (한림대학교강남성심병원 간호부) ;
  • 정금희 (한림대학교 간호대학)
  • Received : 2024.05.23
  • Accepted : 2024.06.19
  • Published : 2024.08.31
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Abstract

Purpose: This study aimed to examine the effects of the nursing work environment and self-efficacy on medical safety competence of nurses in general hospital. Methods: Participants included 183 nurses who were recruited through convenience sampling in a general hospital in South Korea. Questionnaires were collected from August 25 to September 22, 2023. The nursing work environment, self-efficacy and medical safety competence scales were used to assess the study variables. The t-test, one-way ANOVA, Scheffé test, Pearson correlation coefficients, and multiple regression tests were performed using IBM SPSS ver. 26.0. Results: Statistically significant correlations were found between nurses' medical safety competence and nursing work environment (r=.34, p<.001), and self-efficacy (r=.48, p<.001). Self-efficacy (β=.38, p<.001), nursing work environment (β=.25, p<.001), and clinical experience (β=.14, p=.043) had the greatest effect on nurses' medical safety competence (F=21.21, p<.001), with an explanatory power of 30.0%. Conclusion: This study confirmed that the nursing work environment and nurses' self-efficacy have a significant impact on nurses' medical safety competence. In order to implement patient safety in hospitals, it is necessary to develop and apply strategies to improve the nursing work environment and increase nurses' self-efficacy to enhance their medical safety capabilities.

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