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http://dx.doi.org/10.15207/JKCS.2020.11.8.131

Educational Needs of the Infertility Care among Nurses Caring Infertility Patients  

Park, Jum-Mi (Department of nursing, Namseoul University)
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Journal of the Korea Convergence Society / v.11, no.8, 2020 , pp. 131-138 More about this Journal
Abstract
Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate the nurses' educational needs for the infertility care. Methods: The 194 participants in this study were nurses in charge of infertility health services in 5 infertility hospitals and 1 public health center. Data were collected using a self-report questionnaire including education for disease and symptom of infertility, education for daily life of infertile patients and supporting and counselling for infertility patients. Results: Nurses had an average score 3.52 for the need of education for disease and symptom of infertility, 3.36 for the need of education for daily life of infertile patients and 3.32 for the need of supporting and counselling for intertility patients. Among the each subcategories, 'Infertility treatment procedure and intervention', 'Exercise' and 'How to form a supportive relationship with your spouse' showed the highest average of nurses' educational needs for the infertility care counselling programs item for the infertility patients. Conclusion: In order to effectively conduct infertility care for the infertility patients, it is necessary for nurses in charge of infertility health services to understand clear concept and objective of it.
Keywords
Education; Health service needs and demand; Infertility; Nursing; Survey;
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