전문간호사의 전문직업성, 임상적 의사결정능력 및 간호업무성과의 관계

• Published in: Kanho Haengjŏng Hakhoe chi = The journal of Korean Nursing Administration Academic Society Vol. 19; no. 5; pp. 613 - 621
• Main Authors: 김영순(Young Soon Kim), 박정숙(Jung Suk Park)
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Korean
• Published: 한국간호행정학회 2013; 간호행정학회
• Subjects: 간호학; Advanced practice nurses; 간호전문성; 전문간호사; 간호업무성과; Clinical decision making abilities; Nursing professionalism; Job performance; 임상적 의사결정능력
• ISSN: 1225-9330; 2288-4955
• DOI: 10.11111/jkana.2013.19.5.613

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.