• Journal of Industrial Convergence
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• v.22 no.9
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• pp.147-155
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• 2024

The purpose of this study is to provide basic data for the development of a disaster nursing education program for nursing students. This study conducted in-depth interviews with seven experts, including emergency medical technicians, disaster nurses at public health centers, and professors of nursing in charge of disaster nursing, and analyzed the data using content analysis, a qualitative research method. As a result of the study, the composition of the disaster nursing education program was derived as 'Definition and category of disaster, National disaster system, Response and collaboration with related organizations, Triage at disaster site, and The role of nurse in a disaster situation.' The operation of the curriculum was derived as 'step-by-step application from lower grades to upper grades, basic stage theory education stage, advanced stage 1 team activities and individual training education by learning content, and advanced stage 2 operation in the form of tabletop exercise, field-training exercise or simulation.' Based on this study, the development of a disaster nursing education program is suggested.

• The Korean Journal of Health Service Management
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• v.8 no.3
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• pp.207-218
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• 2014

This study was to compare the recognition of future career and nurse's characteristics according to nursing school system. This study was based on cross sectional descriptive method. The data were analyzed by $x^2$-test, t-test, and ANOVA using PASW WIN 18.0 program. The data represented that students who were doing associated degrees or bachelor degrees, showed the similar level recognition of future career and nurse's characteristics. However they showed differences in recognition of the career where they could create and new things(t=2.933, p=.004) and working part time(t=2.328, p=.021). In regards to recognition of nurse's characteristics bachelor degrees students had higher professional ethics($4.59{\pm}.44$). This study proposed that these research results could be used for improving methodology of nursing education.

• The Korean Journal of Health Service Management
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• v.11 no.1
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• pp.67-78
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• 2017

Objectives : This study investigated the fatigue, emotional labor and job embeddedness factors influencing the turnover intention of clinical nurses. Methods : A survey was conducted with 479 hospital nurses. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-tests, ANOVA, Pearson correlation coefficients. and multiple regression with SPSS/WIN 23.0. Results : The mean scores fatigue, emotional labor, job embeddedness. and turnover intention were $3.06{\pm}0.71$, $3.43{\pm}0.60$, $2.94{\pm}0.47$, and $3.39{\pm}0.62$, respectively. Turnover intention was positively correlated with fatigue and emotional labor, but negatively correlated with job embeddedness. Multiple regression analysis showed that the factors affecting turnover intention were job embeddedness, emotional labor, gender, and with studying. Conclusions : The results indicate that emotional labor and job embeddedness are very important factors affecting nurses turnover intention. Therefore nurse managers should decrease nurses emotional labor and maximize their job embeddedness by developing various emotional sensitivity and support programs.

• The Korean Journal of Health Service Management
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• v.6 no.1
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• pp.247-258
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• 2012

Nurses are critical human resources for the hospitals. However, in Korean hospitals, human resource management practices for nurses are not well established, and nurses' turnover rates are very high. Although the causes and tasks for shortage of nurses are analyzed, suggestions for the specific ways of HRM management practices for hospital managers are rare. In this article, the management challenges for nurses are discussed, and high commitment human resources management model for nurses are suggested. And future research directions and topics are suggested.

• The Korean Journal of Health Service Management
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• v.10 no.2
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• pp.49-58
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• 2016

Objectives : The purpose of this study was to find factors affecting the cost-reduction practice of clinical nurses. Methods : The Data were collected from Feb. 25, to Mar. 15, 2015.the Total subjects were 201 nurses working in secondary-care hospitals located in Busan Results : The Meaningful variables that explain the cost-reduction practice in clinical nurses were psychological ownership, religion, and marital status in that order. Total explanation power was 22.1.% and psychological ownership has most explanation power. Conclusions : Psychological ownership and economic consciousness need to improve to develop cost-reduction practices. Additionally, nurses with and low concern about finances need to receive financial-related education.

• The Korean Journal of Health Service Management
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• v.7 no.3
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• pp.15-28
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• 2013

The purpose of this study is to identify if there is difference in the attitude toward the elderly and the elderly patients among nursing students and nurses. Data were collected between August 1 and November 30, 2012 by using a structured questionnaire and the participants of this study were 423 nursing students in 6 universities and 244 nurses in 5 hospitals. The nursing students and nurses had more negative attitudes toward elderly patients than the elderly. There was difference in attitudes toward elderly patients according to grade, whether to take gerontological nursing course, the level of interest in the Aged, and whether to have experience in living with the old in the past among nursing students. There was difference in attitudes toward elderly patients according to the quality of volunteer service experience among nurses. In order to identify the attitudes accurately in nursing studies or education related to the elderly, the process to classify and define the objects of attitudes in details should be administered first.

• The Korean Journal of Health Service Management
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• v.10 no.1
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• pp.53-66
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• 2016

Objectives : The aim of this study was to identify the effects of nursing performance and innovative behavior on the self-leadership of geriatric hospital nurses. Methods : The participants in this study were 206 nurses working in geriatric hospitals in Busan, Ulsan and Yangsan City. Data were collected from October to November, 2015. A structured questionnaire was used for the data collection, and the data were analyzed with the SPSS/WIN program. Results : Nursing performance and innovative behavior positively correlated with self-leadership. The most significant predictors of self-leadership were nursing performance and innovative behavior. Conclusions : These findings suggest that nursing performance and innovative behavior were linked to self-leadership. The results of this study can be used to help develop self-leadership programs.

• The Korean Journal of Health Service Management
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• v.5 no.3
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• pp.1-11
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• 2011

The objective of this study is to identify the relationship between nursing organizational culture and job satisfaction and turnover intention. Furthermore this study analyzed the mediating effect of empowerment on the relationship between two variables. Data were collected by self-administered questionnaires. Structural Equation Modeling(SEM) analysis was conducted. The major findings of this study are as follows: nursing organizational culture having a positive effect on empowerment and organizational effectiveness. The empowerment as a mediating role between nursing organizational culture and job satisfaction and turnover intention was statistically significant. This finding showed that desirable organizational culture and improvement of empowerment is necessary to maintain nursing staff's organizational loyalty and eventually to improve total organizational performance.

• The Korean Journal of Health Service Management
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• v.12 no.1
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• pp.47-56
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• 2018

Objectives : The purpose of this study was to compare the characteristics of nursing work environments based on department type and to investigate the relationship between work environment and job satisfaction. Methods : The participants were 420 nurses from the ward, emergency room, intensive care unit, and operation room. The data were analyzed by descriptive statistics, ANOVA, Scheffe's test, and multiple regression test using the SPSS Win. 18.0 program. Results : The results were as follows: There was a significant difference in possibilities for development, meaning of work, recognition(reward), role clarity, and social community at work based on department type. The factors that influenced job satisfaction were influence, meaning of work, recognition(reward), role conflicts, and quality of leadership and these differed based on department type. Conclusions : The results of this study indicate that nursing work environments vary based on the type of hospital department. Therefore, it is necessary to develop diverse strategies for human resource management considering the type of department.

• The Korean Journal of Health Service Management
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• v.12 no.1
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• pp.57-67
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• 2018

Objectives : The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of nurses' resilience, job satisfaction, and social support on organizational commitment. Methods : The data were collected from August 25, 2017 to September 5, 2017 by distributing a questionnaire to 195 nurses. The measures in this study included resilience, job satisfaction, social support, and organizational commitment. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-tests, ANOVAs, Pearson's correlation coefficients, and a hierarchical multiple linear regression using the SPSS/WIN 21.0 program. Results : There were significant correlations among resilience, job satisfaction, social support, and organizational commitment. The factors that significantly influenced nurses' organizational commitment were job satisfaction (${\beta}=0.599$, p<.001), type of work (${\beta}=0.190$, p=.007), and pay satisfaction (${\beta}=0.170$, p=.002). Conclusions : In order to increase organizational commitment, it is necessary to create a systematic program that enhances nurses' job satisfaction with their type of work and pay satisfaction.