The Journal of Korean Academic Society of Nursing Education (한국간호교육학회지)

The Korean Academic Society of Nursing Education (한국간호교육학회)
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Analysis of the importance of nursing care and performance confidence perceived by nurses in the neonatal intensive care unit

신생아중환자실 간호사가 인식한 간호업무의 중요도와 수행 자신감

  • Lim, Heemoon (Severance Hospital, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit) ;
  • Lee, Hyejung (College of Nursing, Yonsei University.Mo-Im Kim Nursing Research Institute) ;
  • Kim, Eunsook (College of Nursing, Yonsei University) ;
  • Kim, Hyoyeong (Severance Hospital, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit) ;
  • Jang, Eunkyung (Severance Hospital, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit)
  • Received : 2021.09.16
  • Accepted : 2021.12.10
  • Published : 2022.02.28
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Abstract

Purpose: Neonatal nurses are expected to have clinical competency to provide qualified and safe care for high-risk infants. An educational intervention to enhance nurses' clinical competence is often a priority in the nursing field. This study was conducted to explore nurses' perceived importance and performance confidence of nursing care activities in neonatal intensive care units. Methods: One hundred forty-one neonatal nurses from seven hospitals across South Korea participated in the online survey study. The scale of neonatal nursing care activity consisted of 8 subdomains including professional practice (assessment, diagnosis, planning, intervention, evaluation, education, research, and leadership). The Importance-Performance Matrix was used to analyze the importance of and confident performance in each of the nursing subdomains. Results: Both importance and performance confidence increased as nurses' age (p=.042 and p<.001) and clinical experience (p=.004 and p<.001). Participants scored relatively higher in importance and performance confidence in the professional practice subdomains (assessment, intervention, evaluation), but scored lower in the education and research subdomains. Conclusion: To provide evidence-based nursing care for high-risk infants in neonatal intensive care units, educational interventions should be developed to support nurses based on the findings of the research.

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