• Journal of Korea Entertainment Industry Association
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• v.13 no.4
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• pp.349-361
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• 2019

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to investigate nursing students' knowledge, awareness and performance and to identify the influencing factors on performance of standard precaution for Healthcare-associated Infection. Methods: Subjects were 334 nursing students who were 3rd and 4th years in the nursing university in Gwangju. Data were collected using questionnaires from April 24 to May 25, 2018. The collected data was analyzed by descriptive statistics, pearson's correlation coefficient and stepwise multiple regression using IBM SPSS 21.0 program. Results: Mean scores of knowledge, awareness and performance about standard precaution for Healthcare-associated Infection were 19.95±2.43, 4.71±0.37, 4.55±0.49, respectively. Statistically significant differences were shown in the performance of standard precaution related to grade(t=-3.627, p=.000) and experience of infection prevention education(t=3.239, p=.001). Significant relationships were found among knowledge(r=.201, p=.000), awareness(r=.522, p=.000) and performance of standard precaution in nursing students. The results of stepwise multiple regression indicates that awareness(β=.507, p=.000) and grade(β=.169, p=.000) and experience of infection prevention education(β=.094, p=.043) predicts 30.8% in performance of standard precaution(F=50.520, p=.000). Conclusions: to enhance performance of standard precaution for nursing students, it is necessary to develop and utilize a program that experience of infection prevention education according to the appropriate grade group and enhances awareness.

• Journal of Convergence for Information Technology
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• v.8 no.5
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• pp.19-27
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• 2018

The goal of this study was to survey the degree of nursing students' knowledge of standard precaution, intention about performance, attitude toward performance, safety climate, performance of standard precaution and to identify factors influencing performance. A cross-sectional survey was implemented with samples of 296 nursing students. We collected the data from June 15 to 30, 2018 and analyzed by SPSS 21.0 program. There were significant correlation between intention about performance, attitude toward performance, safety climate and performance. The factors that affecting performance of standard precaution among nursing students are intention about performance and safety climate, which explained 20% of the variances. Therefore, It needs to develop an infection management education program and to prepare an safe nursing practice environments in hospitals for nursing students to improve their implementation of standard precautions for preventing clinical infection.

• 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 the Korea Convergence Society
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• v.10 no.11
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• pp.189-198
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• 2019

In this preliminary study exploring the development of an convergent educational program, we identified the factors that affect adherence to healthcare-associated infection (HAI) control guidelines. The data were collected using a self-reported questionnaire of 183 nursing students. The collected data were analyzed using AMOS 21.0 and SPSS 21.0 program. The model fit was ${\chi}^2=52.06$ (df=9, p<.01), GFI=.93, RMSEA=.16, NFI=.85, and CFI=.90, and the explanatory power was 26.2%. As a result in this study, it was found that the theory of planned behavior(TPB) was appropriate for explaining the intention about healthcare-associated infection control guidelines. It is necessary to develop an education program that can reinforce the concepts of TPB, and iterate research to verify its effectiveness.

• Air Cleaning Technology
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• v.28 no.3
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• pp.18-28
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• 2015

• Korean Journal of Clinical Laboratory Science
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• v.51 no.1
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• pp.15-25
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• 2019

The development of reliable and objective definitions as well as automated processes for the detection of health care-associated infections (HAIs) is crucial; however, transformation to an automated surveillance system remains a challenge. Early outbreak identification usually requires clinicians who can recognize abnormal events as well as ongoing disease surveillance to determine the baseline rate of cases. The system screens the laboratory information system (LIS) data daily to detect candidates for health care-associated bloodstream infection (HABSI) according to well-defined detection rules. The system detects and reserves professional autonomy by requiring further confirmation. In addition, web-based HABSI surveillance and classification systems use discrete data elements obtained from the LIS, and the LIS-provided data correlates strongly with the conventional infection-control personnel surveillance system. The system was timely, acceptable, useful, and sensitive according to the prevention guidelines. The surveillance system is useful because it can help health care professionals better understand when and where the transmission of a wide range of potential pathogens may be occurring in a hospital. A national plan is needed to strengthen the main structures in HAI prevention, Healthcare Associated Prevention and Control Committee (HAIPCC), sterilization service (SS), microbiology laboratories, and hand hygiene resources, considering their impact on HAI prevention.

• Air Cleaning Technology
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• v.21 no.3
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• pp.1-10
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• 2008

• Journal of the Korea Convergence Society
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• v.8 no.5
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• pp.117-125
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• 2017

This is a convergence study to present strategies for performance enhancement by verifying the causal relationship between the influencing factor on the performance of the healthcare-associated infection control guidelines in hospital nurses. Participants were 388 nurses recruited from 16 different tertiary and general hospitals in Korea. Data collection was conducted using self-report questionnaires and analyzed using SPSS 21.0 and AMOS 21.0 programs. The overall fitness was ${\chi}^2=99.64$ (df=14, p<.01), GFI=.94, RMSEA=.10, NFI=.84, CFI=.90. The explanatory power of predictive variables on intention were 23.8%, and those on behavior were 17.7%. As a result of this study, it was found that TPB is an appropriate theory to explain the performance of healthcare-associated infection control guidelines, and repeated studies including multi-level modeling of career experience and organizational influences on behavior with strong social characteristics are needed.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Disaster Information Conference
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• 2022.10a
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• pp.335-336
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• 2022

연구목적: 감염병 유행시 감염병 의심 환자의 구급활동을 위해 출동한 소방대원의 안전을 확보하고, 현장에서 수집된 정보를 바탕으로 지역별 감염병 의심환자 발생 현황을 파악하여 현장 통제 및 지원이 가능한 소방 감염병 관리 시스템을 개발하고자 한다. 연구방법: 감염병 의심 환자를 분류할 수 있는 스마트폰 앱을 개발하여 감염병 의심 여부를 확인하고, 감염병 의심 환자로부터 감염을 방지하기 위해 환자 식별용 NFC태그를 1회용 형태로 개발한다. 현장에서 입력되는 감염병 의심 응급환자 관련 데이터를 수집하고 분석할 수 있는 관리 시스템을 개발하여 해당 업무 관련자에게 제공하여 감염병 의심 응급환자의 이송을 개선하는지 평가한다. 연구결과: 실험결과 스마트폰 앱에 구현된 알고리듬을 통해 감염병 의심 여부를 판단할 수 있었으며, 적정 이송병원으로 이송함으로써 재이송 비율히 현저히 감소되었다. 결론: 본 연구를 통해 응급의료 서비스에 ICT 기술을 적용하여 응급의료 서비스를 개선할 수 있는 가능성을 확인하였으며 특히 감염병 의심환자에 대한 적정병원 이송으로 이송시간 단축 및 응급환자의 소생률 향상과 함께 구급대원의 안전을 적극적으로 확보할 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• Journal of Convergence for Information Technology
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• v.12 no.2
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• pp.107-115
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• 2022

The purpose of this study was to investigate the level of infection control knowledge and standard precaution practice and to identify effecting factors on standard precaution practice among nurses in small and midium-sized hospitals. A cross-sectional study was conducted with a sample of 258 nurses from 7 hospitals between July and August 2021. The mean score of infection control knowledge and standard precaution practice was 7.25 and 3.61, respectively. There were significant differences in standard precaution practice according to clinical experience (r=.123, p=.047) and position (F=5.356, p=.005). Infection control knowledge and standard precaution practice were closely correlated (r=.421, p<.001). Position (β=-.187, p=.025) and infection control knowledge (β=.408, p<.001) had an effect on standard precaution practice. It could be possible to enhance the standard precaution practice through convergence education program related to infection control among staff nurses.