Purpose
This study aims to find ways to reduce the reality shock of newly graduated nurses by exploring the relationship between nursing practice readiness, social support from clinical nurse educators, and reality shock.
Methods
From August 24 to September 13, 2023, data were collected from 134 newly graduated nurses with less than 12 months of clinical experience, who were trained by clinical nurse educators at one general hospital and two tertiary hospitals in I City and G Province. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, independent t-test, one-way analysis of variance, Pearson’s correlation coefficient, and hierarchical multiple regression with the SPSS/WIN 28.0 program.
Results
Reality shock was negatively correlated with nursing practice readiness (r=-.50, p<.001) and social support (r=-.19, p=.03), while nursing practice readiness was positively correlated with social support (r=.37, p<.001). Nursing practice readiness was identified as a significant predictor of reality shock in newly graduated nurses (β=-.46, p<.001), accounting for 31% of the variance in reality shock (F=18.82, p<.001).
Conclusion
To alleviate the reality shock of newly graduated nurses, it is important to improve their practice readiness and ensure systematic, continuous education for clinical nurse educators.

Purpose
This descriptive correlation study explored the moderating effect of social support and coping in the correlation between experiences of verbal violence and turnover intention among operating room nurses. Methods: The data collection for this study was conducted from July 22 to August 2, 2019, covering 213 operating room nurses working at six general hospitals. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, independent t-test, one-way analysis of variance, Pearson’s correlation coefficient, and multiple regression with the SPSS/WIN 25.0 program. Results: The mean scores on the experiences of verbal violence by doctors and nurses, social support, coping and turnover intention were 2.52, 2.33, 3.42, 2.61 and 3.90, respectively. Experiences of verbal violence by doctors (r=.21, p=.002) and nurses (r=.25, p<.001) showed a statistically significant positive correlation with turnover intention. In the relationship between the experiences of verbal violence and turnover intention, social support from coworkers (β=.80, p=.018) and coping (β=-.87, p=.005) had a moderating effect. Conclusion: The experience of verbal violence among operating room nurses affects turnover intention; therefore, there is a need to reduce verbal violence at medical sites, support programs to encourage social support from coworkers, and an effective system to cope with verbal violence.

Citations

• Effects of Verbal Abuse Experience and Communication Competence on Burnout among Operating Room Nurses
  Yesol Byon, Yoon Goo Noh
  Journal of Health Informatics and Statistics.2024; 49(2): 117.     CrossRef

PURPOSE
This study was conducted to adapt the standardized evidence-based nursing protocol using the IPC (intermittent pneumatic compression) intervention to prevent venous thromboembolism in surgical patients. Further, an investigation was done to measure knowledge on prevention of venous thromboembolism, surrogate incidence of venous thromboembolism and to assess IPC compliance in the study patients compared with those in surgical patients who underwent IPC intervention due to previous clinical experience.
METHODS
An analysis was done of the nine modules suggested by National Evidence-based Healthcare Collaborating Agency (NECA) in the adaptation manual of the clinical practice guideline for protocol adaptation. A nonequivalent control group post test design as a quasi-experiment was used to verify the effect of the IPC protocol.
RESULTS
There was a significant difference in knowledge of prevention of venous thromboembolism, IPC application time after intervention and the number of IPC applications between the experimental group (n=50) using the IPC nursing protocol and the control group (n=49). However, the symptoms of deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary thromboembolism were not observed in either the experimental group or the control group after the intervention.
CONCLUSION
Results confirm that the standardized IPC nursing protocol provides effective intervention to prevent venous thromboembolism in surgical patients.

Citations

• Comparison of Internal Marketing, Job Satisfaction and Customer Orientation of Nurses by Size of Medical Care Institution; Small-medium Hospitals and General Hospitals
  Eun Su Do, Mi Ye Kim
  Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration.2012; 18(1): 56.     CrossRef