Purpose
This study aimed to identify factors influencing nursing professionalism among outpatient nurses.
Methods
Data were collected through a self-evaluation survey of 157 nurses from general and tertiary hospitals in Seoul and Gyeonggi-do, Korea. Data were analyzed using independent t-tests, one-way ANOVA, Importance-Performance Analysis, Pearson correlation coefficients, and multiple regression analysis.
Results
The mean scores were as follows: importance, 3.29 out of 5; performance, 2.50 out of 4; role conflict, 3.23 out of 5; and nursing professionalism, 3.23 out of 5. There were statistically significant positive correlations between the importance (r=.32, p<.001) and performance (r=.38, p<.001) of nursing activities and professionalism. There were statistically significant negative correlations between role conflict and nursing professionalism (r=-.20, p=.014). Stepwise multiple regression analysis showed that the importance of nursing activities, performance of nursing activities, role conflict, working department, and sex explained 33.0% of outpatient nurses’ professionalism (F=8.66, p<.001).
Conclusion
The findings indicate educational system about important and highly accomplished tasks would be useful to improve nursing professionalism of outpatient nurses. Furthermore, reducing role conflicts by clearly distinguishing tasks is necessary to increase nursing professionalism.

Citations

• Impact of Nursing Professionalism, Ethical Sensitivity, and the Clinical Learning Environment on Nursing Students' Intention to Report Near Misses and Adverse Events
  Sookhee Yoon, Ha-Young Park
  Journal of Korean Academy of Fundamentals of Nursing.2025; 32(2): 209.     CrossRef

Purpose
The purpose of this study was to identify factors influencing job satisfaction among ambulatory care nurses.
Methods
Data were collected through a self-evaluation survey of 129 nurses in one tertiary hospital. Data were analyzed using paired t-test, independent t-test, one-way ANOVA, Importance-Performance Analysis, Pearson correlation coefficients, and multiple regression analysis.
Results
The mean scores were: for importance, 3.18 out of 4, for performance, 2.24 out of 4, for professional self-concept, 2.92 out of 4, and for job satisfaction 2.77 out of 5. There were statistically significant positive correlations between professional self-concept and job satisfaction (r=.37, p<.001). Stepwise multiple regression analysis showed that satisfaction with professional self-concept, clinical career, and age explained 47.0% of the job satisfaction of ambulatory care nurses (F=37.51, p<.001). Satisfaction with professional self-concept, clinical career, and age were statistically significant predictors of job satisfaction.
Conclusion
Findings indicate motivation programs according to clinical career would be useful to improve job satisfaction of ambulatory care nurses. Additionally, continuous education should be provided to strengthen the professional self-concept of nursing professionals in both undergraduate curricula and clinical fields.

Citations

• The Patient Safety Management Activities of Hospital Nurses: An Importance and Performance Analysis
  Eunha RYOO, Hyunbong PARK, Na Yeon SHIN, Soyoung YU
  Journal of Nursing Research.2025; 33(3): e396.     CrossRef
• Patient Safety Personnel's Task analysis using Importance and Performance Analysis
  EunJung Shin, JeongYun Park
  Quality Improvement in Health Care.2024; 30(1): 44.     CrossRef
• The Influence of Nursing Competency and Professional Self-concept of Outpatient Nurses Caring for Cancer Patients on Job Satisfaction
  Young Hwa Won, Hee Sun Lee, Kyeom Bi Kim, Jee Yoon Kim, Jeong Hye Kim
  Asian Oncology Nursing.2024; 24(4): 165.     CrossRef
• Effects of Professional Self-concept and Nursing Organizational Culture on Intention of Retention of Middle-aged Nurses
  Jinju Kim, Yeongmi Ha
  Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration.2024; 30(2): 130.     CrossRef
• Influence of Importance and Performance of Nursing Activities and Role Conflict on Professionalism in Outpatient Nurses
  Jueun Cheon, Hye-Young Jang, Minjae Kim, Milye Jung
  Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration.2024; 30(3): 235.     CrossRef
• A Phenomenological Study on the Work Experience of Explanation Nurse
  A-Yeon Kim, Yeojin Yi
  Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration.2023; 29(3): 191.     CrossRef