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The Relationship between Nursing Professionalism, Clinical Decision Making Abilities, and Job Performance in Advanced Practice Nurses (전문간호사의 전문직업성, 임상적 의사결정능력 및 간호업무성과의 관계)

  • Kim, Young Soon;Park, Jung Suk
    • Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration
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    • v.19 no.5
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    • pp.613-621
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    • 2013
  • Purpose: To identify the extents of nursing professionalism, clinical decision making abilities and job performance of advanced practice nurses and investigate the relationship among the variables Methods: Participants, selected by a convenience sampling method, were 135 advanced practice nurses working in 4 tertiary care general hospitals in 'B' Metropolitan City and in 1 tertiary care general hospital in 'J' city. Data collection was done from January 15 to February 28, 2013 using self-reporting questionnaires. Results: The average score for nursing professionalism of study participants was $81.19{\pm}7.56$. for clinical decision making abilities, $140.42{\pm}9.62$ and for job performance, $102.54{\pm}10.30$. These averages are relatively high. The relationship between the extent of nursing professionalism and the extent of clinical decision making abilities showed an intermediate level positive correlation (r=.45, p<.001). The relationship between the extent of nursing professionalism and the extent of job performance was also an intermediate level positive correlation (r=.42, p<.001). The extent of clinical decision making abilities and the extent of job performance was an intermediate level positive correlation (r=.41, p<.001). Conclusion: Developing a program, which can improve nursing professionalism and clinical decision making abilities of nurse, is required to enhance their job performance.

Analysis of Effectiveness with Therapeutic Qigong Lecture : Using the Results of Lecture Assessment Questionnaire (강의평가 설문 결과를 이용한 양생기공 교육의 효과 분석)

  • Jang, Yeong Jun;Lee, Jang Won;Chae, Han;Kwon, Young Kyu;Heo, Kwang Ho;Lee, Guem San;Hwang, Eui Hyoung
    • Journal of Physiology & Pathology in Korean Medicine
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    • v.27 no.4
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    • pp.471-480
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    • 2013
  • This research is a questionnaire survey conducted to find out educational improvement by analyzing the propriety and difficulty of therapeutic Qigong education practiced in Korean medicine department. We took survey on students after giving therapeutic Qigong education at Pusan National University School of Korean Medicine in the second semester of the year 2011 and 2012. The number of responders was 103 in total. Reflection of training goal was $8.38{\pm}1.34$, satisfaction of composition of contents was $8.24{\pm}1.36$, which showed that the education was informative. Difficulty level was $6.11{\pm}1.09$, which showed intermediate level. The propriety of education material was $7.64{\pm}1.72$ and propriety of contents was $7.85{\pm}1.52$, which all turned out to be appropriate. In case of the propriety of time distribution, intermediate point of $5.58{\pm}1.92$ was found. The therapeutic Qigong education in Pusan National University School of Korean Medicine was evaluated practical and appropriate by students. However, education period should be modified since it is evaluated to be intermediate level.