Background: The nursing shortage has become an internationally important issue. Nurses' professionalism and job satisfaction have been recognized as strong factors influencing their turnover. As international interchanges in education are growing between Korea China, understanding the commonalities differences associated with is critical to improving nurses' retention. Aim: To compare among Korean Chinese nurses. Method: A cross‐sectional survey was conducted. participants were comprised of...

Informatics competency has become an essential requirement for nurses to fulfill their professional roles. This study examined the factors affecting informatics help develop strategies improve nurses' practice. A cross-sectional survey was conducted in two tertiary teaching hospitals Seoul, Korea. questionnaire designed collect data on competency, basic computer skills, attitudes toward computerization, and general characteristics. The response rate 96.4% (350/363). Multiple regression...

To examine levels of teamwork and its relationships with clinical error reporting among Korean hospital nurses.The study employed a cross-sectional survey design. We distributed questionnaire to 674 nurses in two teaching hospitals Korea. The included items on the errors. measured using Teamwork Perceptions Questionnaire, which has five subscales including team structure, leadership, situation monitoring, mutual support, communication. Using logistic regression analysis, we determined...

PurposeThis study's aim was to examine degrees of patient participation in safety activities hospitals and investigate their relationships with nurses' patient-centered care competency (PCC), teamwork, climate.MethodsA cross-sectional study design used. Data were collected 479 nurses from two general Seoul, Korea, using a questionnaire designed collect data on activities, PCC, teamwork perceptions, climate. The response rate 74.1% (N = 355). analyzed descriptive statistics multiple logistic...

Aim: To examine the impact of work climate perception (WCP) on turnover intention among public hospital personnel in Korea. Background: With increased competition and high staff hospitals, managers focus human resource management. Positive is considered as a strategy to retain valued staff, but previous studies have shown occupationally different relationships between environment characteristics perceived by staff. Methods: A cross‐sectional questionnaire survey was conducted employees ( n =...

We examined nurses’ perceptions of the ethical climate their workplace and relationships among perceptions, medical error experience intent to leave through a cross-sectional survey 1826 nurses in 33 Korean public hospitals. Ethical was measured using Hospital Climate Survey. Although sampled perceived positively, 19% reported making at least one during previous year, 25% intended jobs near future. Controlling for individual organizational characteristics, we found that with more positive...

To examine hospital nurses' patient safety competencies and the association between these climate. Cross-sectional questionnaire survey. Three teaching hospitals in Seoul, Korea. In total, 459 nurses from general adult nursing care units, intensive units or operating rooms (response rate = 87.4%). Self-administered questionnaires were distributed to measure competency. Multiple regression analyses performed relationships competency Patient scores ('teamwork', 'communication', 'managing...

Abstract Objectives This study aimed to examine the performance of Global Trigger Tool and investigate characteristics associated with occurrence adverse events ( AEs ). Study design Retrospective medical record review. Setting A tertiary teaching hospital, K orea. Method We employed two‐stage review a random sample 630 charts for patients discharged between J anuary une 2011. Two quality improvement specialists reviewed presence using 53 triggers developed by Institute Healthcare...

Based on Claims RegistryThe aim of this study was to examine the incidence and trends clinically relevant venous thromboembolism (VTE) including deep vein thrombosis (DVT) pulmonary embolism (PE) after hip knee replacement arthroplasty (HKRA) in Korea.Between January 1 December 31, 2010, 22,127 (HRA) patients 52,882 (KRA) were enrolled analysis using administrative claims database Health Insurance Review Assessment Service (HIRA).All available parameters procedure history VTE during 90 days...

As final-year medical and nursing students will soon play key roles in frontline patient care, their preparedness for safe, reliable care provision is of special importance. We assessed safety competencies health profession students, the effect a 1-day education programme on these competencies. A cross-sectional survey was conducted with 233 three colleges medicine, nursing, traditional medicine Seoul. before-and-after study followed to evaluate effectiveness curriculum. Patient competency...

This study aimed to develop a scale measure hospital nurses' silence behavior and examine its validity reliability.

To examine the level of adherence to clinical practice guidelines and its relationship outcomes in patients with diabetes.Retrospective cohort study.A tertiary teaching hospital Korea.Patients aged ≥18 years diabetes (n = 4994) who visited study once or more during 2004.The were mortality from database Statistics Korea end-stage renal disease (ESRD) incidence ESRD registry Korean Society Nephrology until December 2009.Testing rates for blood pressure, eye examination, HbA1c, function lipid...

This study aimed to develop and test the psychometric soundness of a patient-centred care competency (PCC) scale for hospital nurses. A cross-sectional questionnaire survey was conducted among 594 nurses in two teaching hospitals (response rate 99.5%). Reliability validity analyses were performed. The PCC consisted 17 items divided into four subscales: respecting patients' perspectives (6 items), promoting patient involvement processes (5 providing comfort (3 items) advocating patients...

PURPOSE This study aimed to identify the degree of non-nursing tasks and nursing care left undone in integrated wards, examine their relationships with nurses' burnout, job satisfaction, turnover intentions, medical errors. METHODS A cross-sectional questionnaire survey was conducted. Data were collected using self-report questionnaires from 346 nurses working 20 wards seven small medium-sized general hospitals, analyzed multiple regression logistic analysis SPSS WIN 25.0 program. RESULTS...

Aims. To determine individual and work environment characteristics associated with the occurrence of errors in Korean public hospitals. Background. Medical are affected by characteristics. Few studies have examined factors influencing medical errors, including perceptions safety climate organisational Design. A survey. Methods. questionnaire was distributed to 2358 nurses 33 hospitals collect information on frequency general participants. Data hospital were obtained from Regional Public...

To examine the extent of inappropriate hospitalization days in Korean oriental medicine (OM) hospitals and to determine factors associated with stays.Cross-sectional study design using concurrent retrospective medical record reviews.Two teaching OM Korea.Patients (n = 256) consecutively discharged from general care units two 1 month.The appropriateness each day was assessed a modified evaluation protocol. Patient healthcare use characteristics were also reviewed. Multiple regression analyses...

Abstract Background This study aims to increase understanding of how patient and family education affects the prevention medical errors, thereby providing basic data for developing educational contents. Methods descriptive surveyed patients, families, Patient Safety Officers investigate relationship between contents error prevention. The Chi-square test ANOVA were used derive results this study. in consisted health information (1. current medicines, 2. allergies, 3. history, 4. previous...

Aim This study investigated individual and work-related factors associated with nurses’ perceptions of evidence-based practice (EBP) quality improvement (QI), the relationships between practice, clinical errors. Background Understanding affecting activities their errors is important for designing strategies to promote patient safety. Method A cross-sectional survey was conducted 594 nurses in two Korean teaching hospitals using Questionnaire scale developed this study. Result Four hundred...

Background: Healthcare professionals' systems thinking is emphasized for patient safety.Aims: To report nurses' competency, and its relationship with medical error reporting the occurrence of adverse events.Design: A cross-sectional survey using a previously validated Systems Thinking Scale (STS), was conducted.Methods: Nurses from two teaching hospitals were invited to participate in survey. There 407 (60.3%) completed surveys.Results: The mean STS score 54.5 (SD 7.3) out 80. higher scores...

Objectives Traditional medicine has been used worldwide in recent decades. The aim of this study was to determine the incidence adverse events (AEs) traditional hospitals and investigate patient health-care utilization factors associated with AE occurrence. Methods A 2-stage review 1152 randomly sampled charts 2 teaching Korean conducted. Three physicians a quality improvement specialist identified occurrence, severity, preventability using Global Trigger Tool (Appendix 1, Supplemental...

Abstract Objectives Personnel in public hospitals had relatively low job satisfaction despite of tenure employment. High turnover rates degrade hospital image and incur additional costs related to recruitment training. The purposes this study were describe the occupational differences identify factors affecting intention among personnel. Method A questionnaire survey was conducted as part Administrative Services Quality Evaluation Program by Seoul metropolitan municipality from 1 November...

Abstract Title. Characteristics of patient and healthcare service utilization associated with inappropriate hospitalization days Aim. This paper is a report study to examine the number identify characteristics hospital stays. Background. Inappropriate stays are recognized as an important indication misuse services, but published literature shows inconsistent findings on factors influencing this. Method. A descriptive, correlational was carried out in September 2005, survey review records....

To assess the psychometric properties of Brief PREPARED (B-PREPARED) and Care Transitions Measure (CTM) in patients discharged from hospitals Korea, examine their relationships with health literacy.A cross-sectional study a follow-up telephone survey 4 weeks post-discharge.Six medical surgical wards tertiary hospital Seoul.293 general wards.Psychometric Korean versions B-PREPARED 15- 3-item CTM (CTM-15 CTM-3), Screening Questionnaire for literacy.All instruments discriminated well between...