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Competency of Nursing Performance and Job Satisfaction of Operating Room Nurse by Type of Nurse Staffing (간호인력배치유형에 따른 수술실 간호사의 업무수행능력 및 직무만족)

  • Ahn, Young-Mi;Park, Chai-Soon
    • Women's Health Nursing
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    • v.11 no.2
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    • pp.169-175
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    • 2005
  • Purpose: This study was designed to investigate the relationships of the types of nurse staffing, the competency of nursing performance and job satisfaction by analyzing the types of nurse staffing in operating room. Method: The subjects were 472 nurses who work in operating room. The instruments used in this study were three tools: competency of nursing performance, job satisfaction and type of nurse staffing. Result: Type 4 was most in the type of nurse staffing of the subjects. According to the type of nurse staffing, the competency of nursing performance was significantly different. There was significant difference in the competency of nursing performance according to age, marital status, bachelor, employ, position, and career, and job satisfaction according to age, position, and career. In opinion about the ideal type of nurse staffing, type 2 was most regardless of career. Conclusion: Type 4 which has lower competency of nursing performance was adopted in many hospitals now but, type 2 which has highest competency of nursing performance was selected by many nurses as the best one. So, it should be considered the type of nurse staffing of in operating room and change it.

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An Analysis of Nurse Staffing Level and Nursing Performance in the General Unit (일반병동 간호인력 확보수준과 간호업무성과 분석)

  • Ko, Yu-Kyung;Kim, Byeong-Jin
    • Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration
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    • v.14 no.4
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    • pp.413-420
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    • 2008
  • Purpose: To examine the relationship between nurse staffing level and nurse perception of nursing performance. Method: The subjects of this study were 724 nurses from 70 medical or surgical wards in 23 hospitals from February to March 2006. A self-reporting questionnaire, which was developed by the researcher through a preceding study, was used. In data analysis, SAS program was utilized for descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, and Tukey test. Results: The mean score of the nursing performance was 53.3. The mean of bed-to nurse ratio was 3.39:1. The study revealed a negative correlation between bed-to nurse ratio and the nurses' perception of nursing performance. There was a significant relationship between above 3.5:1 and below 2.5:1(F=4.59, p=0.010). Conclusion: We found that the higher the nurse staffing, the better the nursing performance. It is recommended that future research measures nurses' performance and nursing organizational performance using objective measurement tools including clinical indicators.

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Perceptions of Adequacy and Job Performance of Nurse Assistant Nursing Jobs according to Registered Nurses and Nurse Assistants in Geriatric Hospitals, and Caregivers (요양병원 간호조무사의 간호업무 적절성과 수행여부에 대한 간호사, 간호조무사, 환자보호자의 인식 비교)

  • Cho, Myung Hee;Kim, Kye Ha
    • Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration
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    • v.22 no.4
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    • pp.384-395
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    • 2016
  • Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate perceptions of adequacy and job performance of the nurse assistants' nursing job as evaluated by registered nurses and nurse assistants in geriatric hospitals, and by caregivers from the same hospitals. Methods: Participants included 62 registered nurses, 57 nurse assistants, and 64 patient caregivers who completed a measurement scale on the job of nurse assistants. Data collection was conducted from October to December, 2015. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and one-way ANOVA by IBM SPSS/WIN program version 21.0. Results: There were significant differences by items in perception of adequacy of nurse assistants' nursing job of among the three groups. There was also a significant difference in perception of the nurse assistants' job performance among the three groups. Conclusion: For nurse assistants in geriatric hospitals, the Ministry of Health and Welfare needs to develop an appropriate job practice guideline. In addition, there should be periodic courses of retraining and continuing education for nurse assistants.

The Relationship between Nursing Performance and Leadership Styles of Head Nurses (수간호사의 리더십 유형과 간호사의 직무만족과의 관계 연구)

  • Min, Soon;Kim, Hyun-Sook;Oh, Song-Ja
    • Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration
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    • v.6 no.1
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    • pp.31-54
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    • 2000
  • This study was aimed for effective nursing performance of the nurse to be able dedicate to the development of professional nursing work by understanding correlation between the leadership style of head nurse and the nursing performance of the nurse. The materials have been collected through structured questionnaires for 18 days from Feb. 2, 1999 to Feb. 20 from 234 nurses presently working at 4 hospitals Circumstances aptitude theory of Fleishman (1973) were used as the device of measuring leadership style, and staff nurses nursing performance were done by head nurses utilizing questionnaire adopted from Park. Data was analyzed by frequency, mean, ANOVA, ANCOVA, and Pearson's correlation coefficiency by using SPSS program. The results are as follows ; 1. Head nurse leadership was classified in the following manner : duty and human relationships oriented style of head nurse leadership(3.76), human relationship oriented style(3.30), duty leadership oriented style(3.12), and non-interference leadership style(2.77). Duty and human relationships showed highest score in this category. 2. The mean of nursing performance was 3.66, dependent nursing duty was 3.88, interpersonal relationship 3.78, and independent nursing was 3.34. 3. An education course of nursing performance by general characteristics was statistically significant. Job satisfaction, for seen working periods, and motivation for choosing a nursing job of nursing job characteristics was statistically siginficant. 4. As the degree of independence nursing performance increases, the degree and of dependance and interpersonal relationship of nursing performance increases. 5. The relationship between nurse leadership style and nursing performance were statistically different. The degree of duty and human relationship style of the head nurse were highest in dependent and independent nursing performance. Therefore, it is desirable that the head nurse should demonstrate the leadership style high in the duty and human relationships for effective nursing performance.

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A Correlation Study on the Relationship between Nursing Performance and Leadership Style as perceived by Head Nurses and Staff Nurses (수간호사의 리더쉽에 대한 수간호사와 일반간호사의 지각정도와 간호업무성과간의 관계 연구)

  • 주미경;박성애
    • Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing
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    • v.22 no.2
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    • pp.127-142
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    • 1992
  • The purpose of this study was to identify relationships between the nursing performance of staff nurses and the leadership styles of head as perceived by the head nurses and the staff nurses. The subject consisted of 33 head nurses and 200 staff nurses who were working at SNUH between July 1, and July 31, 1991. Leadership styles as perceived by head nurses and staff nurses were measured using an instrument adapted by Park (1988) . Evaluations of the nursing performance of staff nurses were done by head nurses utilizing a questionnaire adopted by Park(1988). Data were analysed using percentage distribution, ANOVA, Scheffe test and Pearson Correlation Coefficient. The results are summarized as follows : 1. The majority of the head nurses and staff nurses perceived the head nurse as having a tendency to exercise high level authority and benevolence oriented leadership. 2. The majority of the staff nurses carried out their nursing performance in a highly skilled manner. 3. There were significant differences in perceptions of leadership style between head nurses and staff nurses. 4. “Authority” and “Benevolence” in leadership style as perceived by the head nurses were related very weakly to the nursing performance of the staff nurse. 5. “Benevolence” of leadership style as perceived by the staff nurses was related very weakly to the nursing performance of the staff nurse. 6. Group comparisons of nursing performance and leadership style found that high nursing performance by the staff nurse was related in the group with high “Authority” as perceived by the head nurse and low “Authority” as perceived by the staff nurse. From the above findings, this study suggests the following : 1) Further studies are needed to control extraneous variables. 2) Efforts in leadership development are needed to enhance nursing performance. 3) Factor exploration study are needed to seek factors that contribute to the perception gap between the head nurse and the staff nurse.

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A Study on the Relation of School Nurse's Teaching Profession and Role Performance (양호교사의 교직관이 역할수행에 미치는 영향(影響))

  • Yang, Myung-Suk;Park, Young-Soo
    • Journal of the Korean Society of School Health
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    • v.6 no.2
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    • pp.76-88
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    • 1993
  • The purpose of this study is to analyze correlation between the view of teaching profession and the role performance of school nurse. For the achievement of this purpose 188 school nurses in Tae-Gu city and Kyung-Sang Buk-Do are randomly selected in 1992. Major findings of this study were as follows: 1) Role performance of the school nurse showed school health room, health planning, health education, disease control, environment sanitation and management of health organization, in the order named. 2) Degree of school nurse role performance showed 84.7% of the total respondents as highly. 3) Relationship between the view of teaching profession and the role performance was statistically significant correlation. 4) Role performance of school nurse was explained 29.4% by the view of teaching profession (public life, human relation & leading student) of the total variables.

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The Effect of Nurse's Competency Empowerment and Boss' Job Competency Recognition Level on Work Performance (간호사의 간호역량과 상사의 직무역량 인식정도가 업무성과에 미치는 영향)

  • Kim, Hye Sook;Min, Soon;Im, Sun Im
    • Korean Journal of Occupational Health Nursing
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    • v.22 no.2
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    • pp.75-82
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    • 2013
  • Purpose: This study is to investigate the effect of nurse's competency empowerment and boss' job competency recognition on work performance. Methods: 216 nurses participated for data collection which was conducted from September 1, 2011 to September 10, 2011. The collected data were analyzed with SPSS/WIN 16.0 and with frequency test, ANOVA, Scheff$\acute{e}$ test and Multiple regression. Results: Firstly, the work performance in accordance with subject's general characteristics was found to be significant in the 50s, graduate school or higher education, Roman Catholic, charge nurse and 21-years or older. Secondly, the correlation among nurse's competency empowerment, boss' competency recognition and work performance was found to be positively related (r=.501~.639, p<.001). Thirdly, competency empowerment was found to be the most effective factor for work performance, followed by boss' competency recognition and career year, and these factors accounted for 63.5%. Conclusion: As the results show that the work performance is highly affected by the nurse's competency empowerment, boss' competency recognition level and career level in clinical environment, effective education programs are required to provide an appropriate experience to both entry-level and experienced nurses, as well as to enhance boss' competency empowerment at the same time.

The Role-expectations of Gerontological Nurse Practitioners and Performance of Gerontological Nursing by Nurses in Long Term Care Hospitals and General Hospitals (요양병원과 종합병원 간호사의 노인전문간호사에 대한 역할기대와 노인전문간호 수행 정도 비교)

  • Lee, Hye Jin;Kim, Kye Ha
    • Korean Journal of Adult Nursing
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    • v.26 no.6
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    • pp.642-652
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    • 2014
  • Purpose: The purpose of this study was to compare the role-expectations of gerontological nurse practitioners and performance of gerontological nursing by nurses in long term care hospitals and general hospitals. Methods: Subjects were 200 nurses; 100 nurses from long term care hospitals where as 100 nurses from general hospitals. The subjects completed a questionnaire on general characteristics, role-expectations of gerontological nurse practitioners, and performance of gerontological nursing by nurses. Data were collected from February to March 2013 and analyzed using SPSS/WIN 18.0 version program in order to perform descriptive statistics, independent t-test, and one-way ANOVA. Results: Results indicated that there were significant differences in the role-expectations of gerontological nurse practitioners and performance of gerontological nursing between nurses from long term care hospitals and those from general hospitals. Conclusion: Nurses in general hospitals showed significantly higher role expectations than nurses in long term care hospitals. Therefore it is necessary to spread the knowledge on the roles of gerontological nurse practitioners and the nurse practitioners system to nurses in long term care hospitals.

The Influence of Health Promotion Life Style, Perception of Head Nurse's Leadership and Job Satisfaction on The Work Performance among Nurses of Some Veterans Hospitals (일부 보훈병원 간호사의 건강증진행위, 수간호사에 대한 리더십 인식 및 직무만족이 간호업무 성과에 미치는 영향)

  • Park, Myoung-Ok;Park, Jong;Ryu, So-Yeon;Kang, Myeng-Guen;Kim, Ki-Soon;Min, Soon;Kim, Hye-Sook
    • Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration
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    • v.15 no.1
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    • pp.45-53
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    • 2009
  • Purpose: This study was to analyze the relationship between head nurse's leadership, staff nurse's health promotion life style and job satisfaction and nursing work performance. Method: The duration for investigation took place from September 11 to 29, 2006 and 501 staff nurses. Results: Nursing work performance of 3 groups of nurses that group of nurses who evaluated leadership of head nurse is high in authority aspect but is low in harmony aspect(p<.05), group of nurses who evaluated leadership of head nurse is low in authority aspect but is high in harmony aspect(p<.01), and group of nurses who evaluated leadership of head nurse is high both in authority aspect and in harmony aspect(p<.001), was all statistically much higher than group of nurses who evaluated leadership of head nurse is low both in authority aspect and in harmony aspect. Conclusion: nursing work performance of staff nurses are compositively affected by social psychological factor such as job factor, health promotion conduct, and job satisfaction and leadership factor of head nurse.

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Job Satisfaction among Korean Nurses: A Literature Review (간호사의 직무만족에 관한 문헌 분석)

  • Jeong, Gyeong Sun;Jung, Myun Sook
    • Journal of muscle and joint health
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    • v.20 no.3
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    • pp.235-246
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    • 2013
  • Purpose: This study systematically reviewed the research literature on nurse job satisfaction to suggest directions for further research. Methods: A total of 98 articles published in the journals registered in National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) from January 2000 to August 2013 were included for the final analysis. Results: The number of published papers related to nurse job satisfaction has increased annually. The most frequently used instrument to measure nurse job satisfaction was 'The Index of Work Satisfaction'developed by Slavitt et al. (1978). 'Personal Perception/Attitude' was the strongest predictor influencing on nurse job satisfaction (41 times, 38.0%). Organizational commitment, turnover intention, nursing performance, job stress, and organizational performance were commonly used as outcome variables related to nurse job satisfaction. Conclusion: Further research is needed to analyze diverse influential factors on nurse job satisfaction. In addition, it is also needed to develop an intervention program which can improve nurse job satisfaction.