• Journal of the Korean Applied Science and Technology
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• v.38 no.6
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• pp.1577-1586
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• 2021

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of debriefing for meaning learning on critical thinking ability, problem-solving ability, communication abilit of nursing students. A nonequivalent control group pretest-posttest design was used in this study. And the subjects were 73 students in D city, including 38 students in experimental group and 35 students in control group. The result critical thinking ability (t=-3.144, p=.002), problem-solving ability (t=-3.248, p=.002), and critical communication ability (t=-4.051, p=<.001) improved more significantly in the experimental group, compared with the control group. Therefor debriefing for meaning learning on nursing students' was effective education method on critical thinking skills, problem-solving skills, communication skills.

• Journal of the Korean Applied Science and Technology
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• v.39 no.4
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• pp.479-487
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• 2022

This study is a descriptive survey research conducted to confirm the effects of strengths knowledge and emotional labor of clinical practice on career identity in nursing students. The subjects of this study were 3rd and 4th grade students attending the Department of Nursing in G city. The data were analyzed by descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, Pearson's correlation analysis and controlled regression analysis. According to the study results, strengths knowledge(𝛽=.384, p<.001) showed a positive effect on career identity and emotional labor of clinical practice(𝛽=-.370, p<.001) showed a negative effect on career identity. The study model accounted for 45.1% of career identity. These findings suggest that measures to increase strengths knowledge and reduce emotional labor of clinical practice are needed to promote career identity of nursing students.

• Journal of the Korean Applied Science and Technology
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• v.39 no.4
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• pp.499-506
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• 2022

This study is a descriptive research study that attempted to investigate the effects of growth mindset and self-leadership on career preparation behavior of senior nursing students. The data collection period is from November 1 to 30, 2021, and the subject of the study is 173 nursing students from three universities located in G city and J province. For data analysis, t-test, ANOVA, descriptive analysis, Pearson's correlation, and controlled regression analysis were performed using the SPSS 26.0 program. As a result of the study, self-leadership(𝛽=.435, p<.001) and growth mindset(𝛽=.193, p=.005) had a positive effect on career preparation behavior and explained career preparation behavior by 32.0%. Therefore, it suggests that a practical strategy for cultivating self-leadership and growth mindset is necessary to promote career preparation behavior of senior nursing students.

• Journal of the Korean Applied Science and Technology
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• v.39 no.3
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• pp.454-461
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• 2022

This study is a descriptive survey research conducted to confirm the effects of growth mindset and emotional labor of clinical practice on nursing professionalism in nursing students. The subjects are 3rd and 4th grade students who are attending two university nursing departments in city G, and data were collected from July to September 2021. The data were analyzed by descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, Pearson's correlation analysis and controlled regression analysis. The research results are as follows. Growth mindset(β=.325, p<.001) had a positive effect on nursing professionalism. Emotional labor of clinical practice(β=-.099, p=.161) had not statistically a significant effect on nursing professionalism. The study model accounted for 25.4% of nursing professionalism. It suggests that strategies are needed to enhance the growth mindset in order to promote nursing professionalism in nursing students.

• Journal of the Korean Applied Science and Technology
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• v.40 no.3
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• pp.560-569
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• 2023

This study is a descriptive research study conducted to identify the grit, positive emotions, teamwork, and clinical practice satisfaction of nursing college students, and to identify factors that affect clinical practice satisfaction. The participants of the study were fourth grade nursing students from two universities located in U city and G city. The SPSS 21.0 program was used to analyze the data into descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, Pearson correlation coefficient, and multiple regression. As a result of the study, there was a positive correlation between grit, positive emotion, and teamwork in clinical practice satisfaction. Teamwork had a positive correlation with grit and positive emotions, and positive emotions had a positive correlation with grit. Factors affecting clinical practice satisfaction were teamwork and positive emotions, and explanatory power was 43.6%. Therefore, it is necessary to develop educational programs and find ways to improve teamwork and positive emotions as a strategy to improve the satisfaction of nursing college students in clinical practice.

• Journal of the Korean Applied Science and Technology
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• v.40 no.2
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• pp.322-331
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• 2023

This study was conducted to investigate the mediating effect of subjective norms in the relationship between standards precautions knowledge of and of standards precautions compliance in nursing students. The subjects of the study were 195 senior nursing students who completed clinical practice at three universities located in J province. As a result of the study, subjective norms showed a partial mediating effect between standards precautions knowledge and standards precautions compliance. And the explanatory power (R2) explaining the standards precautions compliance was 35%. Therefore, in order to promote the standards precautions compliance in nursing students, it is necessary to develop standards precautions knowledge and prepare effective strategies to induce subjective norms through it.

• Journal of the Korean Applied Science and Technology
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• v.40 no.5
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• pp.1055-1064
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• 2023

This study attempts to understand the mediating effect of health self-efficacy in the relationship between health consciousness and health promoting behavior of nursing college students. The subjects of the study were 255 nursing college students attending nursing departments at four universities located in G city and J province. Collected data were analyzed by descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, Pearson correlation, and multiple regression analysis using SPSS 25.0, and Sobel tests were conducted to verify the mediating effect. As a result, health self-efficacy showed a partial mediating effect between health consciousness and health promoting behavior(Z=5.54, p<.001). The higher the health consciousnes(β=.20, p<.001) and health self-efficacy(β=.39, p<.001), the higher the level of health promoting behavior. And the explanatory power(R2) explaining the health promoting behavior was 48%. Therefore, in order to improve the health promoting behavior of nursing college students, it is necessary to prepare an effective strategy to not only increase health consciousness but also strengthen health self-efficacy at the same time.

• Journal of the Korean Applied Science and Technology
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• v.41 no.2
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• pp.233-241
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• 2024

The purpose of this study is a descriptive research study to confirm the relationship between gender sensitivity, sexual assertiveness, and dating violence among nursing students and to identify factors that effect dating violence. The 366 nursing students who were the subject of the study were satisfied, and the collected data was analyzed using t-test, ANOVA, correlation, and multiple regression. The research results show a significant positive relationship between gender sensitivity and sexual assertiveness (r=,172, p<.001), and a significant negative relationship between gender sensitivity and dating violence (r=-.105, p<.005), and a significant negative relationship was also found between sexual assertiveness and dating violence (r=-.024, p<0.05). The influencing factors for dating violence were age (𝛽=.184) and grade (𝛽=.145), and the explanatory power for dating violence was found to be 7.1%. Based on the results of this study, it is necessary to develop and apply a program to prevent dating violence among nursing students.

• Journal of the Korean Applied Science and Technology
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• v.40 no.6
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• pp.1394-1402
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• 2023

This study is a descriptive research study to conducted the mediating effect of learning flow in the relationship between optimism and career adaptability in order to improve the career adaptability of nursing students. The subjects were students enrolled in the nursing department of 4-year universities in G and M cities. Data were collected from April to May 2023. The collected data were analyzed by descriptive statistics, Pearson's correlation coefficient, and Baron and Kenny's regression analysis. As a result of the study, first, optimism showed a positive effect on learning flow. Second, optimism showed a positive effect on career adaptability. Third, learning flow showed a partial mediating effect on the relation between optimism and career adaptability. From this, these findings suggest that strategies to promote a optimism and learning flow should be operated in order to improve the career adaptability of nursing students in the nursing education field.

• Journal of the Korean Applied Science and Technology
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• v.41 no.2
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• pp.349-362
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• 2024

This study examines the relationship between social-emotional competence, major satisfaction, and career preparation behaviors for nursing students and identifies factors influencing career preparation behaviors. Data collection was conducted from December 5, 2023, to January 3, 2024, targeting 197 nursing college students (2nd to 4th year) from universities located in S City, C Province, and K Province. The collected data were analyzed using SPSS 29.0 software, employing descriptive statistics, t-tests, ANOVA (post hoc analysis using Scheffe), Pearson's correlation, and hierarchical multiple regression. The results indicated statistically significant positive correlations among nursing students' social-emotional competence, major satisfaction, and career preparation behaviors. Hierarchical multiple regression analysis revealed that factors influencing career preparation behaviors included year of study, participation in career-related programs, social-emotional competence, and major satisfaction, with these variables explaining 40.3% of the variance in career preparation behaviors. Based on the results, it is necessary to develop and apply programs to strengthen social-emotional competencies considering the academic year of nursing student. And customized career programs should be established to increase major satisfaction.