PURPOSE
The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between nursing practice environment, resilience, job stress, communication skills, and managerial competence of frontline nurse managers and identify factors influencing their managerial competence.
METHODS
A descriptive research was carried out with 148 frontline nurse managers in six general hospitals. From August 16 to October 7, 2016 data were collected using a questionnaire. Data were analyzed with descriptive statistics, independent t-test, One-way ANOVA, Scheffé test, Pearson correlation coefficients, and multiple regression using IBM SPSS/WIN 22.0.
RESULTS
Managerial competence of frontline nurse managers was positively correlated with nursing practice environment (r=.41 p < .001), resilience (r=.45, p < .001), communication skills (r=.38, p < .001) and was negatively correlated with job stress (r=−.27, p < .001). The factors influencing managerial competence were nursing practice environment (β=.29, p=.002) and resilience (β=.28, p=.007) in that order. The input variables explained 30.8% of managerial competence.
CONCLUSION
The results suggest that a policy guideline is needed to enhance managerial competence of frontline nurse managers. The policy guideline should include achieving an adequate level of nurse staffing to improve the nursing practice environment and providing frontline nurse managers with educational support and administrative assistance to increase their resilience.

Citations

• Factors Impacting on Nurse Unit Managers’ Knowledge and Ability Importance of Managerial Competencies
  Jihae Lee, Miyoung Kim
  Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration.2024; 30(4): 428.     CrossRef
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  Seung-Min Lee, Beob-Wang Ahn, Mi Yu
  BMC Nursing.2024;[Epub]     CrossRef
• Influence of Emotional Intelligence of Experienced Nurses on Nursing Managerial Competence: Focusing on the Mediating Effect of Communication Competence
  Yunji Kang, Jeong-Hee Kim
  Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration.2024; 30(1): 79.     CrossRef
• Training Priority for Managerial Competence of Nurse Managers in Small and Medium-Sized Hospitals: Focusing on the Management Level
  MunHee Jun, Wonjung Noh
  SAGE Open Nursing.2023;[Epub]     CrossRef
• Priority Need Analysis for Career Level-Based Nursing Management Competency Development of Advanced General Hospital Nurses
  Bo Hyun Yu, Keum Seong Jang
  Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration.2022; 28(4): 417.     CrossRef
• Factors Associated with Job Stress among Hospital Nurses: A Meta-Correlation Analysis
  Ji-Young Lim, Geun-Myun Kim, Eun-Joo Kim
  International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.2022; 19(10): 5792.     CrossRef
• The Experience of Emotional Labor and Its Related Factors among Nurses in General Hospital Settings in Republic of Korea: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
  Da-Jung Ha, Jung-Hyun Park, Su-Eun Jung, Boram Lee, Myo-Sung Kim, Kyo-Lin Sim, Yung-Hyun Choi, Chan-Young Kwon
  Sustainability.2021; 13(21): 11634.     CrossRef

PURPOSE
This study was done to evaluate the effects of group art and music therapy on decreasing job stress and increasing resilience of newly hired nurses.
METHODS
A mixed method design was used. Quantitative data (N=35) were collected through questionnaires from November 2 to December, 5, 2016 and were analyzed using a one-tailed paired t-test by SPSS/WIN 22.0 program. Qualitative data (N=18) were collected through group and individual interviews from November 10, 2016 to February 3, 2017 and were analyzed using a qualitative thematic analysis.
RESULTS
The first hypothesis “participants will have lower job stress after the art and music therapy” was not statistically supported (t=−1.12, p=.270). The second hypothesis, “participants will have higher resilience after the art and music therapy” was supported (t=−2.13, p=.041). Four main themes were derived from the interviews: ‘looking into myself’, ‘feeling a camaraderie’, ‘healing of my mind and body’, ‘change in the intimidated self,’ CONCLUSION: The findings indicate that art and music therapy for newly hired nurses may positively influence resilience. Hospital organizations should utilize the therapy for newly hired nurses to improve their resilience so that they can realize their own values and increase positive emotion despite job stress.

Citations

• Art therapy-based interventions to address burnout and psychosocial distress in healthcare workers—a systematic review
  Megan Tjasink, Eleanor Keiller, Madison Stephens, Catherine Elizabeth Carr, Stefan Priebe
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• Do parenting stress, work-family conflict, and resilience affect retention intention in Korean nurses returning to work after parental leave?: a cross-sectional study
  Young-Eun Jung, Mi-Hae Sung
  Korean Journal of Women Health Nursing.2022; 28(1): 18.     CrossRef
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  Ahmad Alhroub, Hebah Albakri, Hedaia Al-Awaysheh, Aladeen Alloubani
  F1000Research.2022; 11: 162.     CrossRef
• Research trend analysis of Korean new graduate nurses using topic modeling
  Seungmi Park, Jung Lim Lee
  The Journal of Korean Academic Society of Nursing Education.2021; 27(3): 240.     CrossRef
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  Lynnette Schreiner, Gaelynn P. Wolf Bordonaro
  Journal of Hospice & Palliative Nursing.2019; 21(3): 229.     CrossRef

PURPOSE
Span of Control defines the scope of the managers' responsibilities to manage nursing staff. This study was done to measure span of control of front-line nurse managers (FLNMs) in Korea hospitals resulting in improvement in their work efficiency.
METHODS
A sample of 203 FLNMs from five tertiary hospitals was recruited and completed the questionnaires. Data were analyzed using χ²-test, Fisher's exact test, independent t-test, ANOVA, Scheffé, and Pearson correlation coefficient.
RESULTS
FLNMs had ‘narrow’ (n=8, 4.3%), ‘appropriate’ (n=161, 87.0%), and ‘wide’ (n=16, 8.6%) span of control. Span of control had significant correlations with the number of nurses (r=.63, p<.001), the number of non-nurses (r=.53, p<.001), units (r=.52, p<.001), staff (r=.83, p<.001), and programs (r=.67, p<.001).
CONCLUSION
The research findings indicate that attention should be given to unit complexity, program diversity, total staff, and skills. Moreover, administrators of hospital and nursing departments need to provide systematic support in accordance with FLNMs’ wide span of control.

Citations

• Understanding the Impact of Span of Control on Nurse Managers and Hospital Outcomes
  Asiah Ruffin, Maria R. Shirey, Tracey Dick, Pariya L. Fazeli, Patricia A. Patrician
  Journal of Healthcare Management.2023; 68(3): 158.     CrossRef
• Nurse managers’ perception of governance among Korean nurses
  Sujin Choi
  Journal of Nursing Management.2021; 29(7): 2065.     CrossRef
• Experience in Nursing Unit Management on First Line Nurse Managers
  Mi Young Han, Sue Kyung Sohn, Yeon Sil Cho, Ick Jee Kim, Mi Suk Kim
  Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration.2021; 27(3): 138.     CrossRef
• Factors Influencing Managerial Competence of Frontline Nurse Managers
  Ran Lee, Miyoung Kim, Sujin Choi, Hee Yeon Shin
  Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration.2018; 24(5): 435.     CrossRef

PURPOSE
The aim of this study was to elucidate clinical nurses' ethics germane to information literacy and perception of patient data privacy and thus help nurses to develop more positive and consolidated ethical values.
METHODS
For this study a descriptive survey design was used. Participants were 142 nurses who worked in a hospital and completed self-report questionnaires. Data were collected from August 1 to 5, 2016 and were analyzed using independent t-test, ANOVA, Scheffé test, Pearson correlation coefficients, and stepwise multiple regression with SPSS 22.0.
RESULTS
Ethical value had a positive correlation with information needs (r=.25, p=.002) in information literacy as well as in direct patient care (r=.27, p=.001), shift work (r=.20, p=.016), patient information management (r=.39, p<.001), and communication (r=.24, p=.004) in perception of patient data privacy. Patient information management, educational background, and age were significant variables predicting the level of ethical values and accounted for 21% of the variance.
CONCLUSION
Ethical values education with particular emphasize on managing patient information should be encouraged for nurses who are younger and have a lower education level. Findings indicate a need for education programs to guide clinical nurses to utilize appropriate information when solving ethical challenges in every day nursing practice.

Citations

• Research on Nursing Information Literacy Education Strategies Based on MOOC
  晓静 于
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  Yeaeun Kim
  Health Information Management Journal.2023; 52(1): 50.     CrossRef
• Factors Affecting Nursing Students' Practice of Medical Information Protection
  Ju Young Park, Chung Hee Woo
  CIN: Computers, Informatics, Nursing.2021; 39(12): 874.     CrossRef
• Impact of Nursing Professionalism on Perception of Patient Privacy Protection in Nursing Students: Mediating Effect of Nursing Informatics Competency
  Hyun-Kyeong Park, Yeo-Won Jeong
  Healthcare.2021; 9(10): 1364.     CrossRef
• Nursing Students’ Acceptance Intention of a Smart Device, Information Literacy, and Problem-Solving Confidence
  Eun-Jin Choi, Jeong-Hye Park, Se-Won Kang
  Healthcare.2021; 9(9): 1157.     CrossRef