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Nurse′s Perception of Technological Development, Caring Attributes and Professional Self-Concept in YanBian  

노춘희 (한림대학교 의과대학 간호학과)
김경애 (연변 위생간부학교)
이춘옥 (연변 위생간부학교)
이진숙 (연변대학 의학원 호리계)
김수지 (이화여자대학교 간호과학대학)
송경애 (가톨릭대학교 간호학과)
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Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing / v.33, no.3, 2003 , pp. 356-364 More about this Journal
Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to describe technological development, caring attributes and professional self-concept as perceived by nurses in YanBian. Method: Data were collected using an instrument containing 137 Likert items was administered to 477 RN's working in general hospitals in YanBian. The instrument contained sections which examined technological influences questionnaire(TIQ), caring attributes questionnaire(CAQ), and professional self-concept nursing inventory(PSCNI). Result: Descriptive and inferential statistics revealed by marital status and position. Married, working special ward nurses reported a higher TIQ score than that of unmarried and working general ward and OPD. PSCNI and CAQ score of head or supervisor nurses were higher than that of staff nurses. Subjects revealed very low score of CAQ, while PSCNI score was higher than that of other Asian countries such as Korea, Beijing China, HongKong China and Japan as proved in former study. Conclusion: Useful information for educators and nurse administrators is provided from this results. Further study needs to be done to discuss in the light of cultural and environmental differences between YanBian(Korean-Chinese) and Korean nurses.
Keywords
Technology; Professional Self-Concept; Caring;
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