Purpose
This study investigated patient safety culture, safety knowledge, incident reporting attitude, and safety nursing activities, and determined the factors influencing nurses’ safety nursing activities at a nationally designated infectious disease hospital. Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive survey was conducted with 169 nurses. Data analysis, including descriptive statistics, independent t-tests, one-way ANOVA, Pearson’s correlations, and hierarchical multiple regression analysis, were performed using SPSS 26.0. Results: Factors influencing safety nursing activities included patient safety culture (β=.26, t=2.39, p=.018), safety knowledge (β=.25, t=2.67, p=.009), and mild severity (β=.17, t=2.52, p=.013). These variables explained 31.0% of the safety nursing activities. Conclusion: Therefore, it is necessary to establish an organizational culture that emphasizes patient safety by establishing safety management regulations for quarantined patients and provision of education on patient safety for employees to empower them to respond to emerging infectious diseases. Additionally, it is essential to operate given the patient’s severity and to increase knowledge about patient safety through regular education based on quarantine facilities and environmental management regulations.

Citations

• Exploring research trends in nursing organizational culture using topic modeling
  Eun-Jun Park, Chan Sook Park
  The Journal of Korean Academic Society of Nursing Education.2024; 30(4): 371.     CrossRef
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  Miso Lee, Mikyung Moon
  The Korean Journal of Rehabilitation Nursing.2024; 27(1): 58.     CrossRef

PURPOSE
The purpose of this study was to identify the relationships among nursing students' knowledge, attitudes to advance medical directives and ethics values.
METHODS
The study was a cross-sectional and descriptive survey, carried out with 232 students from two schools of nursing, one located in B and C city. Student nurses' knowledge, attitudes for advance medical directives and ethics values were measured using structured self-report questionnaires. Data were analyzed using t-test or one-way ANOVA, and Pearson correlation coefficients.
RESULTS
The scores for knowledge, attitudes for medical advance directives were 7.18 and 3.07, and for ethics values, 3.47. Nursing students' knowledge and attitude showed a significant difference depending on grade. Nursing students' ethics values showed significant differences depending on whether a study on ethics had been completed. A positive correlation was observed between nursing students' knowledge, attitudes for advance medical directives and ethics values.
CONCLUSION
The results of this study indicate that basic data for the development of an effective education program on ethics is important in establishing a positive attitude toward advance medical directives and the appropriate ethical values in student nurses.

Citations

• Factors Associated with Family Caregivers’ Intentions to Complete an Advance Directive for Individuals with Dementia: A Cross-Sectional Descriptive Study
  Hyeseon Park, Sujin Kang, Youngji Kim
  Healthcare.2025; 13(11): 1297.     CrossRef
• Knowledge, Attitudes and Nursing Stress Related to Life-Sustaining Treatment among Oncology Nurses
  Seul Lee, Suyoun Hong, Sojung Park, Soojung Lim
  The Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care.2023; 26(3): 112.     CrossRef
• Determinants of nursing students’ inclination to ethical values: Compassionate love and perceived social support from the family
  Neslihan Lok, Gülten Uzun, Alime Selçuk Tosun
  Nurse Education in Practice.2023; 67: 103556.     CrossRef
• Health Personnel's Knowledge, Attitudes, and Self-Efficacy Related to Providing Palliative Care in Persons with Chronic Diseases
  EunSeok Cha, Sojung Lee, Jooseon Lee, Insil Lee
  The Korean Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care.2020; 23(4): 198.     CrossRef
• Effects of Awareness to Well-dying, Knowledge and Attitudes toward Advance-directives on Attitude toward End-of-life Care in Nursing Students
  Insun Jang, Youngji Kim
  The Korean Journal of Rehabilitation Nursing.2019; 22(2): 104.     CrossRef

PURPOSE
In this study an examination was done of nursing students' knowledge, awareness and performance of standard precaution guidelines designed to prevent medical-related infections.
METHODS
Participants in this study were 184 junior and senior college nursing students who completed a clinical practice. Data collection was done from December 3 to 21, 2016 and was analyzed using SPSS/WIN 18.0.
RESULTS
The mean score for awareness of standard precautions was 4.77±0.35, and the mean score for performance of standard precautions was 4.45±0.41. Performance was lower than awareness. Knowledge of standard precautions had a positive correlation with performance of standard precautions (r=.23, p=.002). There was also a positive correlation between awareness and performance of standard precautions (r=.49, p<.001). Stepwise regression analysis showed that the factors affecting the performance of standard precaution totaled 27.3% of determination coefficient due to the degree of observation and knowledge, awareness of standard precautions.
CONCLUSION
The results of this study show that factors influencing performance of standard precautions are the degree of observation of the students themselves and their knowledge and awareness of standard precautions and also provide basic data necessary to develop education programs for nursing students to improve their performance of standard precautions.

Citations

• The multiple mediating effects of health beliefs on the relationship between infection control knowledge and infection-preventive behaviors among health science college students
  Yoonmi Lee, Hyejin Kim, Jieun Lee
  The Journal of Korean Academic Society of Nursing Education.2025; 31(2): 196.     CrossRef
• Factors Influencing Infection Control Self-Confidence in Performance of Paramedic Students
  Si-Yoon Oh
  Fire Science and Engineering.2024; 38(3): 25.     CrossRef
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  Nurşen KULAKAÇ
  Gümüşhane Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi.2023; 12(3): 1164.     CrossRef
• A Structural Equation Model on Standard Precautions Compliance of Nursing Students
  Hey Jin Ha, Eun A Kim
  Journal of Korean Academy of Community Health Nursing.2022; 33(3): 321.     CrossRef
• Infection Control Knowledge, Awareness, and Self-confidence in Performance among Nursing and Medical Students in Korea
  Og Son Kim, Kyung Mi Kim, Tae Hyong Kim, Jacob Lee, Sun Young Jeong, Kyung Sook Cha, Jung-Hyun Choi, Sung-Jung Hong
  Korean Journal of Healthcare-Associated Infection Control and Prevention.2022; 27(2): 168.     CrossRef
• Factors influencing knowledge, awareness, and compliance with standard precautions among psychiatric nurses
  SookKyoung Park, YaKi Yang, EunJu Song
  Archives of Psychiatric Nursing.2021; 35(6): 625.     CrossRef
• Effects of Infection Control Education for Nursing Students Using Standardized Patients vs. Peer Role-Play
  Eunyoung Kim, Sang Suk Kim, Sunghee Kim
  International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.2020; 18(1): 107.     CrossRef

PURPOSE
The aim of this study was to evaluate nurses' knowledge of the law, consciousness, and will to practice and the relationships among factors affecting the will to practice.
METHODS
A cross-sectional survey was conducted and data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, independent t-test, ANOVA, Pearson correlation coefficients and multiple regression.
RESULTS
Most respondents were women (93.9%) and 75.6% of them had received basic education on law. The average score on knowledge of the law was 11.83±3.07 for general law and 10.42±3.32 for nursing law. The average score on consciousness of law and will to practice was 2.50±0.31 and 4.32±0.58, respectively. Differences were observed in knowledge of the law in terms of having taken a refresher course(F=5.87, p=.003); in consciousness of the law in terms of knowledge of the law (F=6.61, p<.002); and in will to practice according to age (F=7.30, p=.007) and educational level (F=13.08, p<.001). Factors influencing will to practice included behavioral and cognitive consciousness, general knowledge of law, and education. These factors explained 24% of the variance.
CONCLUSION
Nurses knowledge and consciousness regarding law was relatively lower than their will to practice. Systematic law education for nurses and repetitive research are recommended to prevent nursing malpractice.

Citations

• Effects of a web-based education program for nurses using medical malpractice cases: A randomized controlled trial
  Haena Lim, Yeojin Yi
  Nurse Education Today.2021; 104: 104997.     CrossRef

PURPOSE
The purpose of this study was to identify factors that influence nurses' implementation of evidence-based fall management in geriatric hospitals.
METHODS
Data from the Evidence Based Practice Survey of Fall Management in Geriatric Hospitals were examined for this study. The participants were 248 nurses from geriatric hospitals. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, Pearson correlation analysis, and stepwise regression.
RESULTS
Factors related to implementation of evidence-based fall management were belief in evidence-based practice with organizational culture, work experience, use of fall guideline, and experience of patient falls. These factors explained 56.7% of variance in implementation of evidence-based fall management. Among these factors, the significant predictors for implementation of evidence-based fall management were belief in evidence-based practice, organizational culture of evidence-based practice, work experience, use of fall guideline and experience of patient falls.
CONCLUSION
Results of this study suggest that it is necessary to develop a systematic program to enhance nurses' belief in evidence-based practice at the individual level. In addition, fostering organizational culture toward evidence-based practice and disseminating fall management guidelines at the organizational level can be important strategies to enhance evidence-based fall management in geriatric hospitals.

Citations

• Falls in Patients of Medical Institutions in South Korea: A Literature Review
  Jongwon Choi, Woochol Joseph Choi
  Physical Therapy Korea.2023; 30(1): 1.     CrossRef

PURPOSE
This study was done to assess nursing students' practice of patient safety management (PSM), identify factors affecting PSM and provide basic data to develop education programs to strengthen students' competencies for patient safety.
METHODS
In this descriptive research the practice of PSM by nursing students was examined and predictive factors were identified. Participants were junior and senior nursing students from 7 universities in 7 cities. Self-report questionnaires were used for data collection.
RESULTS
Significant positive correlations were found between knowledge of PSM, perception of the importance of PSM and practice of PSM. In multivariate analysis, women students, participation in patient safety education in school, knowledge of PSM, and practice of PSM predicted high perception of the importance of PSM. In multivariate analysis, senior year and participation in patient safety education in school predicted higher knowledge of PSM. In multivariate analysis, perception of the importance of PSM predicted high practice of PSM.
CONCLUSION
In this study, knowledge was not found to directly affect PSM practice, but was found to affect the perception of the importance of PSM, a significant predictive variable. Thus, the importance of PSM should be strongly emphasized during education.

Citations

• Factors Influencing Nursing Students’ Willingness to Participate in Patient Safety: The Role of Patient Safety Confidence and Campaign Participation
  On-Jeon Baek, Sun-Hwa Shin
  SAGE Open Nursing.2025;[Epub]     CrossRef
• Effects of Simulation Education in Patient Safety Nursing on Nursing Students’ Attitudes toward Patient Safety, Confidence in Patient Safety, Academic Self-efficacy, and Academic Engagement
  Jihyun Park, Juyoung Park
  Journal of Korea Society for Simulation in Nursing.2025; 13(1): 59.     CrossRef
• Factors Affecting Students' Patient Safety Competencies of Nursing College Students before Graduate
  Jung Yee Kim
  The Korean Journal of Rehabilitation Nursing.2024; 27(1): 38.     CrossRef
• Effects of Patient Safety Management System, Leadership, and Communication Types on Nurse’ Patient Safety Management Activities
  Eunji Lee, Haejung Lee
  Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration.2024; 30(4): 367.     CrossRef
• The Mediating Effect of Nursing Professionalism in the Relationship between Critical Thinking Disposition and Medication Safety Competency of Peri-Anesthesia Nurses
  Won Mi Son, Jung Suk Park
  Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration.2024; 30(5): 543.     CrossRef
• Development and Evaluation of Patient Safety Education Program for Undergraduate Nursing Students
  Hyun Ju Kim, Young Soon Jung, Yu Kyung Park
  The Korean Journal of Rehabilitation Nursing.2023; 26(1): 39.     CrossRef
• Effects of “Room of Errors” Simulation Education for Nursing Students on Patient Safety Management Behavior Intention and Confidence in Performance
  Sun-Young Jung, Hee-Jung Kim, Eun-Kyung Lee, Ji-Hyun Park
  Journal of Korea Society for Simulation in Nursing.2023; 11(2): 107.     CrossRef
• Experiences of Patient Safety Education and Factors Affecting the Willingness to Participate in Patient Safety in Undergraduate Nursing Students in South Korea
  Sun-Hwa Shin, On-Jeon Baek
  Healthcare.2023; 12(1): 54.     CrossRef
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  Jae Woo Oh, Ji Eun Kim
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  Hyeon-Young Kim, Jiyoung Chun
  CIN: Computers, Informatics, Nursing.2022; 40(7): 438.     CrossRef
• Factors Affecting Patient Safety Culture of Clinical Nurses: Focusing on Authentic Leadership and Team effectiveness
  Tae Wha Lee, Phill Ja Kim, Hye Young Lee, Hae Kyung Shin, Hyun Sim Lee, Yoona Choi
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  Youn Jeong Choi, Yoon Kyung Kang, In Ja Yang, Ji Young Lim
  Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration.2018; 24(3): 193.     CrossRef
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  Keong Sook Jang
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PURPOSE
As Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) has increasingly been proven as a means of cost-effective and higher-quality healthcare, its successful implementing are challenging. This study done to identify EBP beliefs, knowledge and performance among nurses experienced as a preceptor.
METHOD
A descriptive cross-sectional survey was conducted with a convenience sample of 249 preceptor nurses working in 9 general hospitals in Korea. Reliable and valid questionnaires (EBP beliefs scale, Evidence Based Practice Questionnaire, Research-related activities) were used and the data were analyzed using SPSS win 17.0.
RESULT
Perceived beliefs on EBP were relatively positive (mean score 3.57 out of 5), and the level of knowledge was moderate (4.21 out of 7). However, performance of EBP was low (3.82 out of 7). Regularity in reading research journals and searching evidences using core web-database were rarely conducted. Statistically significant correlations were found between beliefs, knowledge and performance of EBP (all p<.05).
CONCLUSIONS
This result indicates that education and training programs to facilitate EBP performance are needed among preceptor nurses.

PURPOSE
This study was to investigate intensive care unit (ICU) nurse's knowledge and nursing performance on the intensive care unit syndrome. Method: A survey questionnaire was administered to a convenience sample of 123 nurses in a university hospital. Data were collected from August 1st to August 25th, 2009. Data were analyzed using SPSS/WIN 12.0.
RESULTS
The mean score for knowledge and nursing performance were66.96 and 74.97 respectively. According to the general characteristics, there were significant differences in knowledge depending on marital status, education level and career length and in nursing performance depending on their age, education level and career length. The correlation between knowledge and nursing performance was a significant positive one.
CONCLUSION
Comprehensive educational programs are needed to decrease accident rates related to ICU syndrome and to improve the health of ICU patients.

Citations

• Senior Nursing Students' Perceived Competence of Intensive and Critical Care Nursing
  Jin-il Kim, Doo Ree Kim, Hyo Nam Lim
  The Journal of Korean Academic Society of Nursing Education.2016; 22(2): 115.     CrossRef