• Journal of the Korean Society of Physical Medicine
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• v.17 no.3
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• pp.41-50
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• 2022

PURPOSE: This study sought to investigate the change in the satisfaction levels of healthcare students regarding clinical practice before and after the coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) outbreak. METHODS: This was a longitudinal survey using a structured questionnaire. The first survey was conducted before the COVID-19 outbreak in April 2018, and the second survey was conducted after the outbreak from May to June 2022. The questionnaire used before and after COVID-19 had the same content and was categorized into the following six factors to determine clinical practice satisfaction: practice guidance, practice environment, practice time, practice evaluation, interpersonal relationships, and effectiveness of practice. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, a total of 153 healthcare students (average age: 22.43 ± 1.47 years old), participated from 4 departments: nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy, and dental hygiene. After COVID-19, 84 students (average age: 22.75 ± 2.87 years old), from the physical therapy, occupational therapy, nursing, and dental hygiene departments participated in the survey. RESULTS: Clinical practice satisfaction was evaluated considering the factors of practical guidance, practice environment, practice time, interpersonal relationships, and practical effects. It was observed that the satisfaction with clinical practice increased in nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy, and dental hygiene students after COVID-19 compared to the situation before the outbreak. There was no difference seen in the practice time and practice evaluation factors in the occupational therapy department and in the practice time factor in the dental hygiene department before and after COVID. CONCLUSION: In clinical practice under the extremely constrained circumstances imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, it seems that the emotional internal response is greater, and the satisfaction with clinical practice appears to be relatively higher than before the outbreak.

• Journal of Industrial Convergence
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• v.20 no.10
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• pp.1-8
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• 2022

This study was attempted to determine the satisfaction of nursing students' online classes in the situation of coronavirus infection (COVID-19) and to identify factors affect it. This study conducted a survey on nursing students 220 in Daegu-Gyeongbuk area for a month in April 2021. The collected data were subjected to t-test, ANOVA, correlation, and multiple regression analysis. As a result of analyzing the factors affecting the online class satisfaction of nursing students, the learner factor (β=.29, p<.001) and the system factor (β=.51, p<.001) had a statistically significant effect, the variable with the greatest relative influence was the system factor. As online classes are expected to expand even after the end of COVID-19, for a change to education that can increase the satisfaction of learners, through the development of an online operating system suitable for learning and establishing a foundation for learners to learn independently A paradigm shift in nursing education is necessary.

• Journal of Industrial Convergence
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• v.20 no.8
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• pp.97-107
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• 2022

This study was performed to understand the meaning and essence of class experience of nursing students in the post-COVID 19 age. The participants in this study were 10 enrolled students from freshman to senior students who experienced the face-to-face and contactless classes during four semesters after the COVID-19 pandemic. The data collection period was from December 9 to December 30, 2021. The collected data was analyzed by applying the Colaizzi method. According to the study result, 25 themes, 13 collections of the themes, and six categories were drawn. The six categories were as follows: vagueness of the future, Lack of confidence in nursing practice, Class system stabilization, Acceptance and adaptation of situations, Have a sense of vocational calling as a pre-registration nurses, Finding the direction to improvement of contactless classes. The nursing students' understanding of class experience at present two years after the outbreak of COVID-19 can be used as basic data to seek future educational direction strategy and enhance future education quality.

• Journal of the Health Care and Life Science
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• v.10 no.2
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• pp.341-350
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• 2022

This study was conducted to understand the impact of health beliefs and intolerance of uncertainty on preventive health behavior in nursing students during DOVID-19. The data collection period was from April 5, 2021 to April 23, 2021, and the number of participants in the study was 15 in nursing school. The results showed that preventive health behaviors were statistically significantly correlated with intolerance of uncertainty for health beliefs, and factors influencing preventive health behaviors were health beliefs and health status. The explanatory power of theses variables was 20%. Based on these findings, it is of utmost importance to establish correct health beliefs in order to improve the practice of preventive health behaviors among nursing students dursing COVID-19.

• Research in Community and Public Health Nursing
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• v.32 no.4
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• pp.578-592
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• 2021

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the experiences of public officials working for the Coronavirus Disease-19 (COVID-19) response in community health centers in South Korea. Methods: A qualitative thematic analysis was conducted using data collected from three focus groups and two individual interviews. Results: The participants performed quarantine tasks in a poor working environment with several problems, such as significant workload, lack of manpower, and inappropriate compensation system. Participants experienced obstacles in performing quarantine works, which had the lack of the detailed quarantine guidelines, work support and cooperation system. Participants suffered from civil complaints. Participants endured sacrifices in their personal lives while partaking in COVID-19 response work without holidays, and subsequently experienced health problems. And also participants said that it was necessary to secure expertise and effective communication for infectious disease management. Conclusion: The study results suggest that policies are required that are aimed to improve the working environment and the recruitment of experts in infectious diseases. In addition, the job stress related to the COVID-19 response by public officials in community health centers must be evaluated, and the relation of their job stress to physical and mental problems, as well as psychosocial stress, must be examined.

• Journal of the Korean Society of School Health
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• v.33 no.3
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• pp.213-221
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• 2020

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate adjustment experiences of nursing students in the face of COVID-19. Methods: The subjects were 4 focus groups consisting of a total of 20 participants, including 18 nursing students and 2 professors. From July to August 2020, focus group interviews were conducted. Results: We identified 15 sub-themes and 4 hemes. The 4 themes were sudden and new situation, changes in daily life due to non-face-to-face contact, becoming in an unfamiliar life, rising to the challenge of the new normal. Conclusion: Participants were experiencing difficult situations, accepting and recognizing them as challenges. It is necessary to conduct further research on how college students experiencing a crisis accept the situation and how they think about it, according to their major. In addition, since this research was conducted through focus group interviews, it is necessary to conduct further research using another research method.

• Journal of the Korea Convergence Society
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• v.13 no.4
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• pp.531-540
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• 2022

This study is a descriptive survey study attempted to find out the difference in stress by occupation before and after responding to COVID-19 among care facility for the elderly. In this study, a survey was conducted on workers in care facility for the elderly in Chungcheongnam-do and Gyeonggi-do from March 22 to April 25, 2021. Of a total of 220 questionnaires, 206 were collected, and the data were analyzed through t-test, one way ANOVA, and chi-square test. According to the research results, the difference in the sub-areas of job stress before and after the COVID-19 response of nursing home workers shows that nurses have job demands(t=-3.90, p<.001), job instablity(t=-3.30, p=.002), the nursing assistant has job demands(t=-2.45, p=.018), nursing care workers have job autonomy(t=-3.34, p=.001) showed a significant difference. Therefore, in order to effectively solve job stress according to the occupation of workers in care facility for the elderly in the COVID-19 era, stress relief programs for each occupation must be customized.

• Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing
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• v.52 no.4
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• pp.391-406
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• 2022

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to provide foundational knowledge on nursing tasks performed on patients with COVID-19 in a nationally-designated inpatient treatment unit. Methods: This study employs both quantitative and qualitative approaches. The quantitative method investigated the content and frequency of nursing tasks for 460 patients (age ≥ 18 y, 57.4% men) from January 20, 2020, to September 30, 2021, by analyzing hospital information system records. Qualitative data were collected via focus group interviews. The study involved interviews with three focus groups comprising 18 nurses overall to assess their experiences and perspectives on nursing care during the pandemic from February 3, 2022, to February 15, 2022. The data were examined with thematic analysis. Results: Overall, 49 different areas of nursing tasks (n = 130,687) were identified based on the Korean Patient Classification System for nurses during the study period. Among the performed tasks, monitoring of oxygen saturation and measuring of vital signs were considered high-priority. From the focus group interview, three main themes and eleven sub-themes were generated. The three main themes are "Experiencing eventfulness in isolated settings," "All-around player," and "Reflections for solutions." Conclusion: During the COVID-19 pandemic, it is imperative to ensure adequate staffing levels, compensation, and educational support for nurses. The study further propose improving guidelines for emerging infectious diseases and patient classification systems to improve the overall quality of patient care.

• The Journal of the Convergence on Culture Technology
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• v.9 no.4
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• pp.445-455
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• 2023

This study aimed to identify academic stress factors of nursing students who have experienced COVID-19. The subjects of this study were 172 nursing students from three universities in Gyeongsangnam-do. Data were collected at November 2022 and analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, Pearson's correlation, Hierarchical regression by SPSS/WIN 21.0. As a result of the study, the degree of academic stress 2.09 points and the factors affecting nursing students' academic stress were major satisfaction, satisfaction with alternative clinical practicum, emotion-focused coping, problem-focused coping, self-efficacy, perceived health status, and depression due to COVID-19, and the total explanatory power was 62.3%. Based on these research results, we need to prepare a systematic education plan to reduce the academic stress of nursing students in future disasters and infectious diseases by preparing measures to increase nursing students' major satisfaction and satisfaction with alternative clinical practicum.

• Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing
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• v.53 no.6
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• pp.584-596
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• 2023

Purpose: This study aimed to explore the perspectives of frontline nurses working during the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Methods: An online qualitative study was conducted using a pragmatic approach. The data were collected in August 2021. Registered Korean nurses who provided direct nursing care to patients with confirmed COVID-19 were eligible for this study. An online survey was used to gather free-text data, which were then analyzed using machine-based network analysis and summative content analysis. Results: The analysis examined the responses of 126 participants and led to the identification of six prominent themes. These themes were further classified into three distinct levels: personal, task, and organizational. The identified themes are as follows: "collapse of personal life," "being overwhelmed by the numerous roles required," "personal protective equipment was sufficiently provided, but that is not enough," "changes in interprofessional collaboration," "inappropriate workforce management," and "diverted allocation of healthcare services and resources." Conclusion: Our findings highlight areas for improvement in resources, systems, and policies to enhance preparedness for future pandemics.