• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제13권5호
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• pp.2163-2170
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• 2012

Aim: This one group semi-experimental study was performed to develop and adapt flow charts of nursing practices applied to gynecologic oncology patients to the field. Methods: The research was conducted between October 2008 and March 2009 in 6 hospitals in Istanbul (3 health ministry hospitals, 2 private hospitals and 1 university hospital) with effective programs. The scope of the study included 97 midwives/nurses who had been working as caregivers of gynecologic oncology patients in this unit at least for 6 months and who participated in this study voluntarily; 87 people composed the sample because of the absence of others on vacation or sick leave when the data were collected or who did not wish to participate. The data were in descriptive information form collected via "Forms to Determine the Efficiency of Flow Charts". Before data collection, risks related to gynecologic oncology problems were identified, a literature scanning was made for existing flow charts based on actual practices and the discovered charts were reviewed. As a result of the evaluations, it was decided to create 15 flow charts intended for risks, symptoms, operation processes and discharge. Questionnaires to determine activity were applied to participants before and after practice. Results: As a result of the study, it was determined that the efficiency of the flow charts increased significantly (p <0.01) after practice of the participants, nosignificant relationships (p>0.01) being apparent with age group, education level, occupational period in the job and in the gynecologic oncology field and evaluations of the practice before and after it was applied. Conclusion: The results of the study revealed that nursing participants in university and private hospitals and who supported the existence of a flow chart in the field evaluated the flow charts positively.

• 가정∙방문간호학회지
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.49-58
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• 2009

Purpose: This study aimed to clarify the needs for hospital-based home care nursing medical services in elder care institutions by analyzing the details and frequency of medical services provided by, and the needs for, hospital based home care nursing in select institutions in Korea. Methods: Seventy-seven staffs at elderly care institutions located throughout the country completed self-report questionnaires between February 1 and May 31, 2009. SPSS ver. 14.0 was used for data analysis regarding frequency and percentage, mean and standard deviation. Results: Forty-eight hospital-based home care nursing medical services in eight domains were identified as being needed in elderly care institutions. The most commonly used medical services were providing instruction in oral drug administration, checking drug beneficial/adverse effects, and administering blood glucose test, while the most needed medical services requiring hospital based home care nursing were complex pressure ulcer care, followed by diabetic foot ulcer management and nutrient injection. Conclusion: The present results should provide fundamental data for better healthcare services with hospital based home care nursing at elderly care institutions as part of a 'win-win' strategy through which medical expenses are reduced, insurance costs are kept stable, and safe and high-quality medical services are provided for residents of elder care institutions. Political decisions intended to promote visits by hospital based home care nurses to elder care institutions would be a prudent course.

• 한국병원경영학회지
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.21-40
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• 1999

This study attempts to analyze the relationship between various job-related factors and the intent to turnover of employees working at different types of hospitals/clinics in urban and rural areas. The data was compiled from 1,506 employees in 21 hospitals and 10 clinics located in Kyung-gi Do. Korea, using a self-administered questionnaire. Major findings are as follows: 1) The intent to turnover was higher for the employees of small hospitals located in rural areas. It was also higher when the employees were less than 30 in age, female, single, had not received college education, and had worked for 2-5 years in their hospitals. 2) An important factor affecting the intent to turnover was job satisfaction, which in turn had a strong correlation with the job itself(opportunity of utilizing abilities and skills, subjective value attached to the current job, sense of accomplishment) and had a rather weak correlation with salary, supervision, promotion and co-worker relationship. 3) In the analysis by job category, it was found that, besides job satisfaction, the intent to turnover was significantly affected by the job itself in case of administrative personnel and by the level of salary in case of nurses. 4) For a successful management of turnover, hospitals need to develop (a) programs for improving adaptive abilities of 'new' employees(who have worked for less than 2 years), and (b) for the other employees(who have worked for more than 2 years), strategies for enhancing job satisfaction by providing the environment where they can show their maximum abilities.

• Perinatology
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.47-58
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• 2017

Objective: We evaluated the Korean mothers' level of awareness of human milk bank (HMB) in order to find out the issues in establishing HMB in Korea. These mothers had infants younger than 18 months old to find out the issues that would help establishment of HMB in Korea. Methods: The survey questionnaire was developed by a team composed by nurses, neonatologists, obstetricians, nutritionists, health care specialists and faculty members. The internet survey was performed by sending emails to mothers who are registered to M family members and have children younger than 18 months. In total, 864 questionnaire were gathered from 114,469 answers and the results were analyzed. Results: Fifty two point eight percent of the respondents had awareness of HMB. 79.4% of subjects agreed with the necessity of HMB. On the basis of multivariate logistic regression analysis, we found that the numbers of children, awareness of HMB, the concern on the HMB in Korea, and the expected problems in establishing HMB in Korea were significant factors when evaluating the necessity of HMB in Korea. The common factors associated with positive thinking of potential users, donors and recipients were the awareness of HMB, and the experience of feeding own breast milk to other's babies. Conclusion: More than half of Korean women were found to agree with the necessity of HMB in Korea, even though they had concern on infection controls and management of HMB and the purpose and function of HMB was not widely educated. The establishment of HMB in Korea would be effective with public education and considering their demands.

• 한국의료질향상학회지
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.52-65
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• 2019

Purpose: Outbreaks resulting from medication injections have recently been on the rise in Korea despite various established guidelines. The objective of this study was to assess the degree to which healthcare professionals are aware of safe injection practice guidelines and to account for the adherence to and the deviation from safe injection guidelines formulated by healthcare providers. Methods: In November 2016, a cross-sectional anonymous questionnaire covering general characteristics of injections, patient safety culture, awareness of safe injection practices, and adherence to and barriers to safe injection guidelines was issued to healthcare providers who administer medication injections or manage and supervise these injections (N=550). Multivariate logistic regression analysis via enter method was performed to define the influencing factors of adherence of safe injection practices. Results: On average, respondents adhere to 17 of the 24 guidelines. Multivariate logistic regression found that those who were more likely to adhere to safe injection guidelines either underwent a patient safety training experience within the last year, provided care in a setting characterized by a highly developed patient safety culture, or were employed as physicians or nurses, as opposed to some other type of care provider. Barriers to safe injection guidelines were attributable to; thoughts of waste to discard leftover medicine, provisions that made adherence cumbersome, a weak culture of compliance, and insufficient amounts of injectable medicine, products, and education. Conclusions: The results of this study indicate that controllable factors like training experience of healthcare providers and patient safety culture were positively associated with adherence to safe injection practices. It was suggested that the training of healthcare providers on safe injection practices be a continuous process to promote patient safety. Additionally, there should be an increased focus on developing and implementing policies to improve patient safety culture from a prevention rather than post-management perspective.

• 한국직업건강간호학회지
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.271-284
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• 2019

Purpose: This study aimed to examine the process from occurrence of a hospital nurse's suicide to workers' compensation approval, responses of the parties involved, issues debated during approval deliberations, and significant policy changes resulting from the incident. Methods: We conducted in-depth interviews with involved parties and collected various documents, including newspaper articles, forum proceedings, and the agency report on determination of workers' compensation. Content analysis was performed on the collected data. Results: A Joint Task Force continuously reported its progress and findings through mass media such as newspaper, radio, and TV. These activities exerted pressure on a government agency to conduct an occupational disease review and significantly impacted the workers' compensation approval. The agency recognized associations between the hospital's inadequate nurse training and the suicide but did not confirm the excessive overtime and workplace harassment experienced by the nurse as causes of the suicide. This case's media coverage and impact resulted in a law prohibiting workplace harassment and a hospital system dedicating at least one nurse to training activities. Conclusions: This incident had a significant social impact as the first case of workers' compensation approval for a hospital nurse's suicide. However, the case produced no structural changes in nurses' working conditions such as heavy workloads.

• 여성건강간호학회지
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.27-37
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• 2022

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between maternal knowledge and social support on pregnancy stress among pregnant women in Korea. Methods: The participants in this study were 148 pregnant women in Korea, recruited from online communities on pregnancy and/or childbirth, from June 2019 to April 2020. The collected data were analyzed using the independent t-test, one-way analysis of variance, Pearson correlation coefficient, and multiple regression. Results: Participants were at average 18.25±8.28 weeks gestation, 56% were in the second trimester, 31% had one or more health issues in the current pregnancy (e.g., hyperemesis gravidarum), and 76% were first-time mothers. Participants had moderate levels of pregnancy stress (mean, 23.09±7.11 points out of 48) and maternal knowledge (mean, 14.42±4.67 points out of 21), whereas social support was somewhat high (mean 45.88±7.81 points out of 60). Pregnancy stress was weakly negatively correlated with social support (r=-.37, p<.001). Main source of pregnancy information (β=-.21, p=.011), marital satisfaction (β=-.18, p=.036), and social support (β=-.19, p=.038) were identified as significant factors affecting pregnancy stress, and these variables had an explanatory power of 22.7% for pregnancy stress. Conclusion: Based on these findings, nurses should assess pregnancy-related stress during pregnancy and consider main source of pregnancy information and marital satisfaction when providing education or counseling. Moreover, strategies to reduce pregnancy stress through social support are needed to improve the quality of life for pregnant women.

• 한국학교보건학회지
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.1-16
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• 2009

연구목적: 이 연구의 목적은 일부 초등학교에서 호주의 천식친화학교 프로그램에 기반한 시범사업의 실시를 통해 우리나라 초등학교에서 소아천식관리프로그램의 적용 가능성을 검토하고 향후 발전방향을 위한 기초자료를 제시하는 데 있다. 연구방법 : 호주의 천식친화학교사업을 모델로 하여 초등학교에서 천식아동들을 위한 시범사업내용을 개발하였다. 시범사업의 내용은 천식아동발견사업, 학교 모든 교직원 및 천식아동 학부모 대상 교육사업, 교내 관리활동으로 구성된다. 시범사업은 도심에 위치한 한 초등학교와 농촌지역의 두 개 초등학교를 대상으로 6개월 간 시범 적용하였다. 시범사업 추진팀과 학교관계자들 간 그룹토의를 통해 사업과정에 대한 평가를 실시하였고 이 사업에 참여한 천식아동을 가진 144 가구를 대상으로 사업과정과 만족도에 대한 우편 설문조사를 실시하였다. 연구결과 : 천식아동발견사업은 일차스크리닝과 확진검사로 구성하였으며 시행결과 신규환자의 조기발견 효과는 있었으나 확진검사를 포함할 경우 환자발견사업의 경제성 평가의 필요성이 대두되었다. 학교보건교사를 대상으로 한 4시간 교육은 보건교사 업무에 도움이 된다고 평가하였으나 일반교사 교육은 참석률이 45.0%로 학교장과 보건교사의 의지에 따라 학교별로 다소 편차가 있었다. 천식아동을 가진 학부모의 교육 참석률은 총 122 대상가구 중 24.1%이었으며 참석하지 못한 이유로 증상이 경미하여 교육의 필요성을 못 느끼거나 바쁜 일정으로 참석하지 못한 경우가 가장 많았다. 반면 참석한 34명의 부모 중 도움이 되었다고 응답한 경우는 33명(97.1%)이었다. 설문조사에 응답한 122명의 학부모 중 92%가 학교에서 천식아동을 위한 관리프로그램이 필요하다고 응답하였다. 교내 관리활동으로 천식아동 명부를 작성하여 보건교사와 담임교사가 공유하였는데 천식아동의 건강상태를 더 자세히 기록한 건강관리카드의 필요성이 제기되었다. 천식 발작 시 대응요령을 위한 인쇄물과 천식조절제인 흡입제와 보조기구가 들어 있는 응급키트를 보건실에 비치하였으며 천식아동들의 안전을 위해 매우 필요하다는 의견이 많았다. 결론: 호주의 천식친화학교를 모델로 하여 초등학교에서 시범사업을 수행한 결과 이 사업에 참여한 각 학교의 학교장, 보건교사, 일반교사들, 그리고 천식아동의 학부모들은 천식아동들을 위한 학교 차원에서 관리활동에 긍정적이었다. 또한 프로그램의 수정과 보완이 필요성이 제기되었으며, 향후 효과평가를 통하여 우리나라 실정에 맞는 천식친화학교 모형을 정립해 나가야 할 것이다.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.160-168
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• 2019

본 연구는 청소년의 정신건강 특성이 문제음주에 미치는 영향을 파악하여 청소년의 문제음주 예방을 위한 간호중재 및 교육의 방향을 제시하고자 수행되었다. 연구방법으로는 2017년 청소년건강행태온라인 조사의 원시자료를 이용한 이차분석 연구로, 본 연구에서는 연구주제의 특성 상 음주경험이 전무한 청소년은 제외한 후 9,597명이 최종분석에 사용되었다. 자료 분석은 SPSS Win 23.0 프로그램을 이용하여 빈도분석, ${\chi}^2$-test, 로지스틱회귀분석을 실시하였다. 연구결과 일반적 특성에서는 학교, 주관적 학업성적, 거주형태, 아버지의 학력, 경제 상태가 문제음주에 영향을 미치는 요인으로 나타났고 정신건강 특성에서는 우울감 경험(95% CI:1.578~1.930, p<.001), 주관적 행복감(95% CI:1.039~1.491, p=.002), 자살생각의 유무(95% CI:1.110~1.426, p<.001), 주관적 수면충족(95% CI:1.085~1.399, p=.001)이 청소년의 문제음주에 영향을 미치는 주요 요인으로 나타났다. 따라서 청소년을 대상으로 하는 문제음주 예방 교육이나 간호중재 프로그램을 진행 할 때 대상자의 정신 건강 특성을 고려하여 전문가의 심도 있는 상담을 받을 수 있도록 제공하는 방법이 필요하다. 본 연구의 제한점을 보완하여 문제음주에 대한 추세를 살펴보거나 청소년의 특성을 깊이 파악하기 위해 심층 면접을 통한 질적 연구를 시행하면 임상에서 나 지역사회에서 청소년 문제음주 대상자들을 중재하는데 있어 간호사의 역량을 발휘하는데 좋은 지침이 될 것이다.

• 한국병원경영학회지
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.1-20
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• 2014

In this study, we investigated the relationship between friendship level within a hospital organization and job satisfaction, organizational commitment and job stress. Focusing on the hierarchy and occupation of a hospital, different from previous introductory studies. As a study tool, structured questionnaire were devised and used. The subjects were nurses, administrators and medical technicians who worked at 17 tertiary hospitals in Seoul and Kyongin area. To analyze the data, we conducted frequency analysis, t-test, one-way ANOVA, two-way ANOVA and multiple regression analysis.The main results of our study can be summarized as followings:Firstly, seen from the viewpoint of social demographic characteristics, on the whole friendship level with fellows is the highest, and then that with subordinates and that with bosses the lowest. Secondly, the friendship level with bosses, subordinates and fellows had a significant relationship with job satisfaction, organizational commitment and job stress, though there were some differences among them. In case of junior managers, the friendship level with fellows had a significant relationship with job satisfaction and organizational commitment; in case of middle managers, the friendship level with fellows had significant relationship with job satisfaction. We found that the friendship level with the bosses had a deeper relationship with job satisfaction, organizational commitment and job stress as we went down the hierarchy. Thirdly, analyzing the differences between occupation, administrators and medical technicians had relatively higher significant relationship with the friendship level with bosses than nurses in job satisfaction, organizational commitment and job stress. High friendship level with the bosses influenced job satisfaction significantly for the nurse; yet, in case of administrators and medical technicians, the friendship level with bosses influenced all of job satisfaction, organizational commitment and job stress. Based on our study, we recommend facilitating friendly relationship between the bosses and the subordinates in order to enhance job satisfaction, organizational commitment and job related stress reduction.