• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.16 no.4
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• pp.289-297
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• 2018

The purpose of this study was to examine the correlations of learning attitude, class participation, and learning satisfaction, and to identify the influencing factors on learning satisfaction of nursing students in fundamental nursing curriculum. Data were collected from 173 nursing students from September 1 to 8, 2017. Data were analyzed using Pearson's correlation coefficients and stepwise multiple regression. Learning attitude, class participation, and learning satisfaction according to the general characteristics commonly showed significant differences in satisfaction with major, satisfaction with school, friendship, last semester grade, and interest in fundamental nursing. Learning satisfaction showed significant positive correlations with learning attitude and class participation. Satisfaction with major, interest in fundamental nursing, and class participation, which accounted for 36% of the variance, were significant predictors influencing learning satisfaction in nursing students. It is necessary to increase majors' satisfaction, fundamental nursing interest, and class participation in order to improve learning satisfaction of nursing students.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.18 no.11
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• pp.365-375
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• 2020

This study aims to develop and apply Person-Centered Nursing educational program for clinical nurses. This study followed the ADDIE instructional design model to develop the Person-Centered Nursing educational program for clinical nurses. To investigate the effect of application, a non-equivalent control group posttest-pretest design was used to evaluate the clinical nurse's self-awareness, interpersonal relationship competency, self-esteem, co-worker support, and nursing job satisfaction. The results of the study showed that the self-awareness, interpersonal relationship competency, co-worker support and nursing job satisfaction scores of the control and experimental groups were significantly different between the groups based on time of measurement. Person-Centered Nursing competency was identified as a crucial element in addition to the knowledge, skills, and attitude essential to a clinical nurses.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.18 no.5
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• pp.297-304
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• 2020

This study was conducted to identify the factors influencing nursing professionalism of nursing students and to prepare measures to enhance them. This study is a descriptive survey of first-year nursing students at one university, which collected data through structured questionnaires from October 1 to October 31, 2019, and there were 203 analyzed with SPSS 22.0. The data were analyzed by descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, Pearson's correlation, and multiple regression. According to the results, the most significant factors affecting nursing professionalism included academic self-efficacy (β =.51, p<.001), followed by psychological well-being (β=.31 p<.001), and self-leadership(β=.14, p=.043). These variables explained 23.8% of the total variance in nursing professionalism. Based on the results of this study, it is expected to be used as basic data for various curriculums and programs to improve academic self-efficacy, strengthen psychological well-being, and cultivate self-leadership, thereby improving nursing professionalism of nursing students.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.14 no.11
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• pp.347-356
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• 2016

The purpose of this study was to develop and examine the effectiveness (knowledge, attitude, skills of Evidence-Based Practice, and problem solving skills) of nursing information literacy competency enhancement program for nursing students. It is a pre-post design study carried out with a single group of 72 sophomores in a nursing college. Nursing information literacy competency enhancement program of 6 times (8 hours) was provided to nursing students. Our results have demonstrated that knowledge, attitude, skills of evidence-based practice, and problem solving skills were significantly higher in nursing students. In conclusion, the nursing information literacy competency enhancement program was effective in promoting knowledge, attitude, skills of evidence-based practice and problem solving skills. Based on our results, the nursing information literacy competency enhancement program can provide a basis for enhancing evidence-based nursing practice competencies and problem solving skills of nursing students.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.17 no.9
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• pp.221-229
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• 2019

The purpose of this study was to identify the relationships between nursing competency and emotional intelligence and nurse role transition of nursing students. Study participants were 134 nursing students of university in Chungnam province. Data were collected with the use of self-administered questionnaires from November 1 to December 10, 2018. Collected data were analyzed using the IBM SPSS 20.0 program. Nurse role transition of nursing students showed positive correlation with nursing competency(r=.79, p<.001) and emotional intelligence(r=.59, p<.001). Factors influencing nurse role transition of nursing students were nursing competency(${\beta}=.66$, p<001) and emotional intelligence(${\beta}=.22$, p=.001), which accounted 67.8%. These results indicate that various educational programs to increase nursing competency and emotional intelligence of nursing students are needed to increase nurse role transition. Studies on the effectiveness of provided programs are also needed to provide more effective programs.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.16 no.5
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• pp.351-359
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• 2018

The purpose of this study was to investigate the levels of emotional intelligence, and convergent nurses' work environment and to identify the effects of emotional intelligence and convergent nurses' work environment on nursing performance among clinical nurses as career-beginners. The study subject was a total of 95 clinical nurses as career-beginners that were recruited from three hospitals. Descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, Pearson correlation coefficient and stepwise multiple regression with SPSS 21.0 program were used to analyze the data. The study results had shown significant correlations of emotional intelligence, and convergent nurses' work environment and regulator of emotional and leadership had explanation power 28.0% of nursing performance. We should consider the methods to enhance regulator of personal emotional and improve leadership of administrators for nursing performance. Therefore, the results can be used as basic data to develop nursing performance improvement program and the strategies for clinical nurses as career-beginners.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.15 no.11
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• pp.297-305
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• 2017

This is an explanatory study to figure out the relationship job stress, the ego-resilience, and nursing performance of new nurses. The data were collected from 198 new nurses who have been working for 6-12 months in six secondary hospitals in province from February 16 to April 30, 2016. The degree of nursing performance were found to be high and the degree of job stress and ego-resilience were found to be middle. There was negative correlation between job stress and nursing performance. There was positive correlation between ego-resilience and nursing performance. Factors influencing nursing performance were ego-resilience, job stress, Motivation to choose nursing which explained 33.6% of the variance. It is suggested to highlight the importance of the nursing performance and to develop and execute the nursing intervention program for enhancing the ego-resilience of new nurses.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.12 no.6
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• pp.519-526
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• 2014

The purpose of this study was investigate nursing needs of heart disease patients depending on whether or not readmitted. Who had diagnosed heart disease and admitted on a general hospital was collected as a self-administered questionnaire method from March to June 2012. Collected data were analyzed through the SPSS 18.0 program. The average of total nursing needs is $4.12{\pm}.49$ point in patient who were not in readmission, and $3.89{\pm}.63$ point in patient joined readmission, there were significant differenced(p=.046). Therapeutic nursing needs are higher than others in nursing needs, in the both groups. Each rank and sub-regions is also different nursing needs according to readmission in two group. Physical, Social-emotional, educational and therapeutic nursing needs was correlated each other in depth. Therefore, focusing on patient's nursing needs according to patient's characteristics are required to perform nursing.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.11 no.6
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• pp.257-267
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• 2013

Disaster Experience, Perception and Core Competencies on Disaster Nursing of Nursing Students. This paper was aimed to investigate disaster experience, perception and core competencies on disaster nursing of nursing students and to provide basic data needed for development of disaster nursing program. 172 nursing students enrolled in a department of nursing completed questionnaires. The data were collected from December 1, 2012 to December 23, 2012. The result were as follows; The average level of perception about disaster nursing was 18.16 out of 25 points, suggesting that they generally perceived disaster nursing as an important matter. Core competencies of the subjects on disaster nursing was 41.56 out of 75 points, which was moderate for the core competencies on disaster nursing. There was statistically significant positive correlation between the perception about disaster nursing and core competencies on disaster nursing. It is necessary to develop disaster nursing program to reflect the needs of the field in Korea. Further research is needed to adequately address this issue.

• Journal of the Korean Data and Information Science Society
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• v.26 no.3
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• pp.715-727
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• 2015

This study was conducted to explore the impact of nursing staffing on inpatient nursing outcomes in long term care hospitals. A secondary analysis was done of national data from the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Services including evaluation of long term care hospitals. Patients per RN was a significant indicator of foley catheter ratio in high risk group and low risk group. Patients per RN&NA was a significant indicator of decline in ADL for patients with dementia, non dementia, urinary incontinence and new pressure ulcer development in the high risk group. The average nursing outcome of inpatient in high grade was higher than that low grade in long care hospital. This higher level of nursing staffing and the higher the grade shown a positive effect on the nursing outcomes of the inpatient. We therefore recommend modifying the above nurse staffing policy so as to make it more effective in improving nursing outcomes.