• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.22 no.2
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• pp.370-378
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• 2022

The purpose of this study was to investigate the factors affecting infection control practice by dental hygienist students in Jeju during clinical training amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Online survey was conducted on 112 students and the results were statistically analyzed with frequency analysis, Student's T-test, one-way ANOVA, and regression analysis using SPSS 20.0. In the 'awareness and practice of infection control by year in college' section, 2nd year students scored significantly higher in 'cleaning and surface disinfection,' 'medical waste disposal,' and 'COVID-19 preventive measure' compared to 3rd year students. In the 'type of training institution' section, hospital setting scored significantly higher in 'cleaning and surface disinfection,' 'instrument disinfection and sterilization,' 'personal and patient protection,' and 'COVID-19 preventive measure' compared to dental clinic setting. In the 'location of institution' section, Seoul metropolitan region scored higher in 'medical waste disposal' compared to Jeju region. According to regression analysis, year in college (2nd year), type of training institution (hospital setting), location of training institution (Seoul metropolitan region), and difficulty using protective gear (no difficulty) were associated with better COVID-19 preventive measure This first study in Jeju provides an insight on the awareness and practice of infection control measures by dental hygienist students in Jeju during clinical training. Further investigation for improvement of clinical training manual is warranted.

• The Journal of the Convergence on Culture Technology
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• v.8 no.6
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• pp.107-119
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• 2022

This study was a descriptive research study to identify the effects of related knowledge to COVID-19, infection control performance, and job stress in emergency department nurses due to COVID-19 on nursing performance, to improve emergency department nurses' ability to cope with emerging infectious diseases and to prepare basic data for effective nursing work. This study was collected data from August, 10 until September, 10, 2021, for 165 emergency department nurses in 26 hospitals, which were located in G province and designated as regional emergency medical institutions, and total 150 copies were finally analyzed. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, correlation, and multiple regression. As a result of analyzing the variables affecting the subject's nursing job performance by multiple regression using the hierarchical selection method, the higher the infection control performance and the higher the job stress, the more higher the nursing job performance, and the explanatory power was 18.4%. The study results showed that infection control performance, job stress, and non-shift work had an effect on nursing performance. It was thought that various plans to protect them, reduced tasks to efficiently perform and the nursing ability to cope with emerging infectious disease should be prepared to improve and reduce the job stress of emergency department nurses.

• Journal of Korean Academic Society of Home Health Care Nursing
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• v.29 no.2
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• pp.204-215
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• 2022

Purpose: This study aimed to identify factors affecting the carbapenem-resistant enterobacteriaceae (CRE) infection control performance of nursing staff, who closely contact patients with CRE in long-term care hospitals. Methods: A cross-sectional study design was used. A total of 135 nursing staffs working in seven long-term care hospitals in the southern and northern areas of the K province in Korea were included. We measured the CRE infection control general characteristics, knowledge, perception, and performance. Results: The main factors affecting the CRE infection control performance were education, knowledge, and perception. The model explained the 60.8% total variance in CRE infection control. Conclusion: Appropriate infection control strategies should be prepared to provide high quality nursing care and prevent the spread of CRE infection in long-term care hospitals. Establishing an efficient infection control system in long-term care hospitals is necessary.

• Journal of muscle and joint health
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• v.30 no.2
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• pp.120-128
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• 2023

Purpose: The purpose of the study was to investigate the effects of infection control knowledge and nursing work environment on infection control performance among general hospital nurses. Methods: A total of 138 nurses from four general hospitals located in G and P cities participated in this descriptive study. The collected data were analyzed using t-test, ANOVA, Pearson's correlation coefficients, and multiple regression. Results: The average mean score was 21.41±1.92 points out of 25 for infection control knowledge, 2.53±0.33 points out of 4 for nursing work environment, and 4.62±0.40 points out of 5 for infection control performance. In the final analysis, the variables that had the greatest influence on infection control performance were the nursing work environment (β=.32, p<.001), working department (β=.19, p=.014), and knowledge (β=.19, p=.016). Conclusion: This study showed that nurses with a better nursing work environment, employment in general department, and more infection control knowledge delivered superior infection control performance. Therefore, to improve infection control performance, it is necessary to enhance the nursing environment and develop practical education programs for augmenting infection control knowledge.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.15 no.1
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• pp.286-299
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• 2015

This study was to investigate the relationship between safety & quality management changes of patient and changes in management activities based on hospital workers in five mental hospitals and five geriatric hospitals which should be required medical certifying authorities. As a result of the research study, participation whether or not of certification service of mental hospital & geriatric hospital workers was positive correlation to improve change of 'Performance level of Safety Activities for the patient' 'Provide the High Quality Medical Service for the patient' 'Respect the Rights and Responsibility of the patient' 'Performance level of Infection Control Activities' out of contents of Patient Safety & Medical Service Quality. Also developmental changes of Safety Activities for the patient Hospital Quality for the patient Rights and Responsibility of the patient out of contents of Patient Safety & Medical Service Quality need to the Capacity Management Activities through Education and training, and Medical System & Evaluation of Management Provide the High Quality Medical Service for the patient out of contents of Patient Safety & Medical Service Quality need to the need to the Customer Orientation Process.

• Journal of Korean Academic Society of Home Health Care Nursing
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• v.30 no.1
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• pp.26-36
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• 2023

Purpose: This study investigated the organizational culture in hospital for infection control, moral sensitivity, and the degree of infection control among long-term care hospital nurses, and to identified the factors associated with infection control perfomance. Methods: 186 nurses who directly care for patients at seven Long-Term Care Hospitals in D Metropolitan City participated in the survey. Data were collected using self-reported questionnaires and analyzed using the IBM SPSS 26.0 software. Results: Moral sensitivity showed statistically significant differences in age (F=5.473, p=.065), clinical experience (F=8.890, p=.031), nursing hospital work experience (F=6.520, p=.038), religion (t=-2.01, p=.046) and position (t=-2.96, p=.003). Correlation analysis revealed that with moral sensitivity and effect of organizational culture on infection control, there was a positive correlation between infection control and patient-centered nursing (r=.201, p<.006), professionalism (r=.149, p<.042), benevolence (r=.303, p<.001), infection control organizational culture (r=.556, p<.001). Benevolence of moral sensitivity (β=.21, p=.001) and infection control organizational culture (β=.54, p<.001) were associated with infection control perfomance. Moral sensitivity (including patient-centered nursing, professionalism, and benevolence) and infection control organizational culture explained 33.8% of the variance in infection control (F=24.57, p<.001). Conclusion: It is important to improve the moral sensitivity of nurses and a positive organizational culture for better infection control. We need to develop intervention strategies and establish systematic and administrative support.

• Journal of Korean Academy of Fundamentals of Nursing
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• v.23 no.2
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• pp.149-160
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• 2016

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify factors influencing performance of MultiDrug-Resistant Organisms (MDROs) infection control by nurses in general hospitals. Methods: The research design was a descriptive survey design using convenience sampling. Data were collected from 130 nurses working in 6 general hospitals. Collected data were analyzed using SPSS/WIN 21.0 program for descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, Pearson correlation coefficients and multiple regression analysis. Results: General hospital nurses' MDROs infection control performance was influenced by their awareness of environmental safety, recognition of MDROs infection control, number of beds in the hospital, whether nurses had nursing experience with infection control and guidelines for MDROs infection control. The most important predictors of MDROs infection control performance were awareness of environmental safety and recognition of MDROs infection control. Conclusion: Findings indicate that it is necessary to include content related to awareness of environmental safety and recognition of infection control in developing MDROs infection control education programs for general hospital nurses.

• Journal of the Korea Convergence Society
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• v.13 no.4
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• pp.561-572
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• 2022

This study is a descriptive survey study conducted to identify the factors affecting the turnover intention of hospital nurses who were cohort-isolated due to the outbreak of COVID-19. The data collected from 191 university hospital nurses were analyzed using the IBM SPSS Statistics 23 program by descriptive statistics, t-test, Pearson's correlation analysis, ANOVA, and multiple regression analysis. Among the factors affecting the turnover intention, the higher the infection control job stress (𝛽=.40, p<.001), the lower the support of the boss among social support at work (𝛽=-.21, p=.004). The lower the resilience (𝛽=-.16, p=.016) the higher the turnover intention. The explanatory power of these variables was 25% (Adj. R²=.25, F=16.99, p<.001). In particular, the infection control job stress of hospital nurses who had the entire hospital under cohort-isolated due to the outbreak of COVID-19 was above average. It is necessary to find a way to reduce infection control job stress, and to reduce the negative aspects of the organization and work with the support of the superior to lower the turnover intention. In addition, it is necessary to seek to reduce turnover intention as a program to strengthen resilience to improve resilience.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.12 no.5
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• pp.353-366
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• 2014

The purpose was to describe the state of healthcare-associated infection(HAI) control. Data were collected from 134 hospitals. The questionnaire developed by Kang[8] were modified. The mean of hospital beds was 556.4, 26.9% of hospitals were less than 300 beds. 99.3% of hospitals had infection control committee(ICC). ICC met 3.4 times a year. 54.5% of hospitals had one infection control practitioner(ICP). 95.5% of ICPs were nurse, 48.7% of ICPs had more than master's degree. Hospital experience of ICPs was 13.5 years. ICP experience was 3.2 years. 30.8% of ICPs worked for less than 1 year. All hospitals investigated HAI, 75.4% performed improvement activities. There are significant differences in existence of ICD, negative pressure room, computer program, numbers of ICPs according to hospital size. Manpower, organization, and facilities lacked in less than 300 beds. This conclusions will give baseline data to establish infection control system, manpower and practice in small-medium hospitals.

• Journal of agricultural medicine and community health
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• v.13 no.1
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• pp.82-87
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• 1988

사람의 흡충류감염(吸蟲類感染)은 대부분(大部分) 열대(熟帶) 및 동부아세아지역(東部亞細亞地域) 여러 국가(國家)에서 발생(發生)한다. 주혈흡충증(住血吸蟲症), 간흡충증(肝吸蟲症), 태국간흡충증(泰國肝吸蟲症), 간흡충증(肝吸蟲症), 요꼬가와흡충증(吸蟲症), 이형이형흡충증(異型異型吸蟲症) 및 폐대흡충증(肺大吸蟲症)등은 어떤 일부(一部) 아세아국가(亞細亞國家)에 있어서 공중보건상(公衆保健上) 중요(重要)한 문제(間題)가 되어 있다. 이와 같은 패류매개성기생충감염(貝類媒介性寄生蟲感染)은 풍토병(風土病)을 일으키고 있다. 사람들의 생활습관은 풍토병을 일으키게될 원인이 될 뿐만 아니라 때로는 그 질병(疾病)을 유행(流行) 전파(傳播)시키는 기본적 요소가 되기도 한다. 주혈흡충을 제외한 흡충류감염은 우리가 중간숙주(中間宿主)을 먹었을때 그곳에 있었던 피낭유충(被囊幼蟲)에 의하여 감염이 이루어 진다. 식물(植物)의 생식(生殖)(간질(肝蛭), 폐대흡충(肺大吸蟲)), 게 및 가재 생식(폐흡충), 민물고기 생식(간흡충, 요꼬가와흡충, 이형이형흡충), 또는 우렁이 생식(극구흡충(棘口吸蟲)), 기타(몇가지 우연적감염(偶然的感染))등은 사람의 흡충류감염의 주 원인이 되는 것이다. 한편 주혈흡충 감염은 요염수원(汚染水源)에 접촉한 피부을 뚫고 들어온 쎌카리아 유충(幼蟲)에 노출되기 때문에 일어난다. 흡충류감염에 대하여 예방과 방어에 관한 공중보건학적 조치는 많다. 이들의 조치중에는 화학요법에 의한 감염원을 감소시키는 것, 패류숙주의 박멸, 만족할만한 위생시설의 비치, 급수시설, 보건교육, 진단기술의 보급, 환경관리 및 개선 등이 포함된다. 그러나 감염자들에 대한 화학요법은 가장 빠르고 효과적인 억제방법인 것으로 나타나고 있다. 흡충류감염을 예방하는데 있어서 가장 중요한 변화는 프라지콴텔과 같은 신약의 개발이었다. 프라지콴텔은 모든 종류의 주혈흡충, 간흡충, 폐흡충 및 여러가지 장내기생 흡충류등 사람의 병원성흡충류에 대한 치료제로서 가장 좋은 특효약이다. 흡충류감염이 중요한 보건문제가 되어 있는 곳에서는 그 예방과 억제책에 있어서 장단기계획(長短期計劃)을 수립하는 것이 좋을 것 같다. 단기는 집단화학요법을 조기에 실시하여야 하고 자기는 "비특이성 기구"로써, 예를들면 위생시설 및 급수시설의 설치, 보건교육등으로 감염을 감소시켜 감염유지 수준이하로 보지(保持)시키는 것이다. 이와같은 억제조치를 착실히 수행하기 위하여 많은일이 있다. 예를 들면 집단참여, 역학적 조사, 약물의 공급, 환경관리, 보건교육, 지역사회관련, 일차보건 진료와의 협조 및 재정후원등에 대하여 검토하고 연구하여야 할 것이다.