Sookjung Kang

BACKGROUND: Although nursing students enjoy and learn from simulation practice, some experience negative feelings that may hamper their learning outcomes. PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to understand nursing students' perceptions of psychological safety in simulation practice to provide a foundation for a safe and effective simulation learning environment. METHODS: A convenient sample of 15 undergraduate nursing students was included in this study. Focus group interviews and inductive co

Emerging infectious diseases have caused many health problems and have been identified as a major health issue worldwide. The aim of this descriptive, cross-sectional survey study was to investigate nursing intention among nurses caring for emerging infectious disease patients in Korea and to describe factors influencing nurses' intention to care by applying the theory of planned behavior. A total of 147 Korean nurses were included and data accrued using an online questionnaire. Among the indepe

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship among knowledge and attitude toward palliative care and perception of death for Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) nurses. Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted with 110 nurses who work in NICUs in South Korea. The participants filled out a questionnaire regarding their knowledge, attitude towards palliative care and perception of death. The attitude scale was divided into 3 subscales: comfort level, nurses' role

본 연구의 목적은 암 생존자의 삶의 질에 영향을 미치는 요인을 확인하여 암 생존자들이 일상생활로 복귀하여 안정되고 질 높은 삶을 영위하도록 하는 전략의 기초를 마련하고자 하는 것이다. 본 연구에서는 질병 관리본부가 실시한 국민건강영양조사의 원시자료(2010-2014)를 사용하였다. 본 연구의 대상자는 암 생존자 610명이었고 이들의 평균 진단경과 기간은 약 11년이었다. 암 생존자들의 삶의 질에 영향을 미치는 가장 강력한 요인은 활동제한 여부(<TEX>${\beta}$</TEX>=.30, p<.001)였으며, 연령(<TEX>${\beta}$</TEX>=-.20, p<.001), 주관적 건강상태(<TEX>${\beta}$</TEX>=-.19, p<.001), 경제수준(<TEX>${\beta}$</TEX>=.12, p=.004), 성별(<TEX>${\beta}$</TEX>=-.08, p=.027) 순으로 유의미한 영향요인으로 나타났다. 본 연구를 통하여 신체적 혹은 정신적 장애로 인한

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 with SPSS 25.0

The results of this study suggest that LGBT education using simulation may be effective for nursing students and nurses from the point of concern for LGBT population. It is hypothesized that future LGBT educational programs might need more detailed information from both care recipients and nurses. Finally, LGBT education needs to be included in the nursing education curriculum.

The purpose of this study was to investigate pediatric nurses' perceptions regarding in end-of-life care and turnover intention. Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study was performed among 111 hospital nurses. Pediatric nurses' perceptions of obstacles and supportive behaviors were measured using the Pediatric Nurses' Perceptions of End of Life Care Questionnaire which was translated into Korean and turnover intention was measured using the Korean Nurse Turnover Intention Scale (K-NTIS). Re

Providing careful and proper care for women experiencing perinatal loss is essential. Nurses and nursing students must be sufficiently prepared to provide adequate care. Caring for women who experienced a perinatal loss requires special education and instruction, but little is provided to nursing students. This study aimed to investigate the impact of simulation education directed toward caring for women with perinatal loss. A single-group pretest posttest study design was adopted. A convenience

Purpose: Caring for a vulnerable premature baby is a challenging task, but some mothers experience growth through that process. The purpose of this study was to investigate the factors influencing post-traumatic growth in mothers with premature infants admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit. Methods: A correlational research design was used and 105 mothers of premature infants were recruited from an online community. Data were collected from January 15 to January 25, 2019. Post-traumatic g