• Health Policy and Management
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• v.34 no.1
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• pp.94-102
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• 2024

Background: There is controversy surrounding the claim that current nursing workforce policies exacerbate the geographic imbalance of nurses in Korea, but very few studies have confirmed this assertion. Therefore, this study aimed to identify factors influencing the distribution of nurses at the regional level, including variables related to nursing workforce policies. Methods: This study analyzed the distribution of 225,462 practicing nurses across 250 regions in Korea as of 2020. National statistics were collected for these 250 regions, and regression analysis was conducted. Results: Factors influencing the distribution of practicing nurses included the number of annual inpatient days, integrated nursing care service beds, public healthcare institutions, tertiary hospitals, and general hospitals. Additionally, the number of nursing graduates and healthcare institutions with nurse staffing grade 1 and 2 had an impact on nurse distribution in non-capital regions. Conclusion: To prevent exacerbating the geographic imbalance of nurses, careful decisions should be made regarding the expansion of integrated nursing care service beds. Furthermore, it is necessary to increase the number of nursing students in non-capital regions and prioritize the improvement of wages and working conditions for nurses in those areas.

• Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care
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• v.14 no.3
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• pp.144-151
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• 2011

Purpose: This study was conducted to compare nursing students' attitudes toward death, self-esteem and life satisfaction according to clinical experience. Methods: We surveyed 1,030 nursing students from two different universities with a questionnaire consisting of items regarding attitudes toward death, self-esteem and life satisfaction. The data were analyzed using a PASW program. Results: Students with clinical experience scored 2.85 on the attitude toward death, while those without clinical experience scored 2.79 (t=2.775, P=0.006). Students with clinical experience had significantly higher self-esteem (t=4.541, P<0.001) and life satisfaction (t=4.050, P<0.001) than those without it. Students with clinical experience showed correlations between attitude toward death and self-esteem (r=0.159, P<0.001) and life satisfaction (r=0.090, P=0.025), while those without it did not (r=0.106, P=0.014). Conclusion: These results provide guidance for developing educational strategies such as educational program to help students build positive attitude toward death through their experience in clinical practice.

• Journal of Korean Clinical Nursing Research
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• v.17 no.3
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• pp.307-318
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• 2011

Purpose: This study was to identify topics for evidence-based clinical nursing practice guidelines in Korea. Methods: Data were collected from 330 staff nurses from 10 general hospitals and 53 nurses in charge of nursing education in 110 hospitals with over 500 beds. Using open questions, the nurses identified activities which could not be verified, which lacked consistency among nurses, clinical units and/or hospitals, which were not based on the up-to-date knowledge and which needed reform. The data were analysed by content analysis using a qualitative methodology. Results: Collected data consisted of 1882 clinical topics, which were classified into 50 topics, 207 mid-categories, and 456 sub-categories. The most frequent topics in order of frequency were medications, central line management, intravenous injections, urinary catheterization, perioperative nursing care, skin tests, pressure ulcer care, blood transfusions, laboratory examination-culture, respiratory care which were performed routinely in clinical setting by staff nurses. Conclusion: The research findings indicate the urgent need to develop evidence-based clinical nursing practice guidelines related to these research findings. Further research is needed to identify topics related to health promotion, and symptom/management of health problem.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.18 no.12
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• pp.503-515
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• 2018

The aim of this study was to develop a list of nursing competency for nurses' continuing education, and to propose a competency-based continuing education system according to nurses' clinical ladder. The definition of nursing competency was extracted by analyzing 10 studies. Also, the knowledge base of each nursing competency was confirmed through Carper and Chinn & Kramer's research. Nurses' clinical ladder and preliminary items of nursing competency behavior indicators were verified by seven experts for content validity. The results of this study were as follows; Nursing competencies were defined as 'evidence-based patient care', 'education and counseling', 'nursing management and leadership', 'law and ethics', 'professional value and development', 'research and policy development'. In addition, the validity of the 4 stages of clinical ladder and the 24 indicators of nursing competency were confirmed by experts. These findings suggest that the competency-based continuing education system according to the clinical ladder will be utilized as an effective human resource development strategy for improving the professionalism of nurses.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.20 no.2
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• pp.563-571
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• 2022

This study aimed to examine the effects of simulation-based neonatal nursing care education on the communication competence, self-efficacy, clinical competency. A one-group pre-and post test design was used. A total of 122 students participate. Data was collected from May 3 to June 4, 2021, using self-report questionnaires only for students who understood the purpose of the study and gave written consent to participate. For the simulation-based neonatal nursing care education, a total of three steps of preparation for scenario implementation, scenario implementation, and debriefing were applied in groups of 3-4 people of 4.5 hours. As a result of this study, it was found that the simulation-based neonatal nursing care education had statistically significant improvement in communication competence, self-efficacy, clinical competency. Through the results of this study, it was confirmed that simulation-based education in the nursing care of children can be an effective teaching-learning method that can supplement the observation-oriented clinical practice of child nursing for nursing students.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.15 no.11
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• pp.263-273
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• 2015

The purpose of this study was to investigate an effect of resilience of clinical nurses on their job stress and burnout. A convenience sample of 166 subjects were recruited from one general hospital. The mean score of resilience, job stress, burnout were 2.48, 4.00, and 2.98 respectively. The relation between resilience and burnout was effected with the negative correlation. The explanation power of resilience of clinical nurses on burnout was 24.8%. In conclusion, we found that resilience decreased clinical nurse's burnout. From this result, we suggest resilience improvement programs for clinical nurses will be developed and implemented.

• The Journal of the Convergence on Culture Technology
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• v.7 no.2
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• pp.77-83
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• 2021

This study was conducted to explore the effects of self-sufficiency and conflict resolution strategies on clinical practice adaptation for 4th graders in nursing college and provide basic data when preparing education and training measures for positive clinical practice adaptation. The data of 243 4th graders in nursing students were analyzed using the SPSS/WIN 22.0 program. As a result of exploring factors that affect clinical practice adaptation, the higher clinical practice satisfaction, the more self-isolated, the less over-identical, and the use of compromise as a conflict resolution strategy and the use of avoidance and domination. These variables were 43.3% influential in explaining the adaptability of nursing students to clinical practice.

• Journal of Industrial Convergence
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• v.21 no.10
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• pp.111-120
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• 2023

This study is a descriptive research to examine the effects of meta-cognition and resilience on clinical reasoning ability of nursing students who have completed the simulation education integrated with problem based learning. The study subjects were senior nursing students who had experienced SIM-PBL education, and data was collected by using a structured questionnaire from September to December 2021. The collected data was analyzed employing descriptive statistics, correlation, and hierarchical regression analysis using the SPSS program. The results demonstrated that meta-cognition and resilience had a significant positive correlation with clinical reasoning ability. The chief factors influencing on the clinical reasoning ability of nursing students were as follows: confidence in participating in the SIM-PBL education, meta-cognition, and resilience. In addition, the three factors explained the clinical reasoning ability at a high level of 75%. The clinical reasoning ability of nursing students may be cultivated by applying internal reinforcers of self-confidence, meta-cognition, and resilience into a SIM-PBL simulation.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.16 no.3
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• pp.1884-1893
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• 2015

The purpose of this study was to investigate the level of clinical competence and influencing factors of clinical competence in nursing students. The data was collected using questionnaire from 207 students who running the 2nd grade courses of nursing curricula in college and was performed from August 25 to September 15. In clinical competence, there were significant differences in satisfaction of major, satisfaction of clinical experience. There was a positive correlation among clinical competence and professional self-concept, critical thinking disposition and self-directed learning ability. The most effective factor on clinical competence was self-directed learning ability, followed by professional self-concept and critical thinking disposition. The study findings suggest that to develop the effective learning program with achievement level of clinical competency for nursing students.

• Journal of Convergence for Information Technology
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• v.10 no.9
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• pp.53-61
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• 2020

This study is to Influencing factors of nursing students' teamwork and nursing professionalism on clinical practicum adaptation. From August 5, 2019 to August 30, data were collected for students in the 4th grade at J University Nursing Department, and 115 copies were used for the final analysis. Independent t-test, one way ANOVA, Pearson's correlation coefficient, and multiple regression were performed on the collected data using the SPSS 23.0 program. As a result of the study, the factors influencing the adaptation of clinical practice were teamwork, temporary housing type in clinical practice, and satisfaction with clinical practice. These variables showed 67% of the total variance and the most Influencing factors in adaptation to clinical practice was teamwork. appear. Therefore, it is necessary to recognize the importance of teamwork for nursing students to adapt to clinical practice, and to develop and apply a program that can strengthen teamwork.