| Mi Young Han | 4 Articles |
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This study aimed to explore the nursing unit management experience of frontline nurse managers using the phenomenological research method. Method: Data was gathered using in-depth interviews from 11 participants between July 2017 to December 2019, and analyzed using Colaizzi’s phenomenological approach. The main question was, “What is your experience of nursing unit management as a frontline nurse manager?”. Results: In this study, 5 themes and 14 themes clusters were derived. The 5 themes were ‘Object of condemnation from many parties involved’, ‘Constant struggle to lower nursing staff turnover’, ‘Serve as an intermediary between active staff’, Creating a workplace troubleshooting and work flow system’, and ‘Bearing fruits after overcoming difficulties’ Conclusion: Based on our findings, frontline nurse managers are focused on human resource management and coordination. A comprehensive understanding of the experiences of frontline nurse managers could provide effective education and strategic proposals for administrative and individual support. Citations Citations to this article as recorded by
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This study was conducted to identify the effects of organizational health and patient safety culture on nursing activities for patient safety as perceived by hospital nurses. METHODS A self-report survey was administered to staff nurses of one advanced general hospital and two general hospitals in South Korea. Of the questionnaires, 188 were analyzed. RESULTS Organizational health had a significantly positive correlation with patient safety culture (r=.52, p<.001) and patient safety nursing activities (r=.31, p<.001). CONCLUSION The findings in this study indicate that among the factors influencing patient safety nursing activities, organizational factors were more important than individual factors, and organizational health had a big effect on patient safety nursing activities. Citations Citations to this article as recorded by
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The purposes of this study were to identify the effects of social support, resilience, stress and satisfaction in major on the happiness index of nursing students. METHODS Data were collected from March 16 to April 10, 2015 through a self-report questionnaire survey. Participants were 205 students in three different nursing colleges located in Busan and Yangsan. Measured variables were social support, resilience, stress, satisfaction in major and Happiness index. RESULTS Social support, resilience, satisfaction in major, and personal relationships had significant positive effects on the happiness index, while stress had a negative effect on the happiness index. Explained variance for the happiness index was 46% and social support was the most significant factor in the happiness index of nursing students. CONCLUSION The results from this study suggest that resilience, social support, stress, satisfaction in major, and personal relationships should be considered as the main influential factors when developing intervention strategies to increase of the happiness index of nursing students. Citations Citations to this article as recorded by
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The purposes of this study was to identify the effects of nursing practice environment, compassion fatigue and compassion satisfaction on burnout in clinical nurses. METHODS Participants selected for the final analysis were 208 nurses working in 2 general hospitals in Busan and Masan. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, Pearson correlation and Hierarchial Multiple Regression with SPSS/WIN 18.0. RESULTS Compassion fatigue had a significant positive effect on burnout, while Compassion satisfaction had a negative effect on burnout, but Nursing practice environment had no effect on burnout. The explained variance for burnout was 61% and compassion satisfaction was the most significant factor in burnout of nurses. CONCLUSION The results of this study indicate that to reduce burnout in clinical nurses it is necessary to develop programs to increase nurses' compassion satisfaction and decrease compassion fatigue. Citations Citations to this article as recorded by
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