Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing

Chin Kang Koh

2 Articles

Patients' Anxiety in Intensive Care Units and Its Related Factors: Chin Kang Koh; Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing 2007;37(4):586-593. Published online March 28, 2017; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4040/jkan.2007.37.4.586

Purpose

The purpose of this study was to describe patients' anxiety in the ICU and to investigate related factors on the anxiety level.

Methods

An exploratory cross-sectional survey design was used. Forty-eight patients participated in the study. Questionnaires were asked to patients who had been cared in the ICUs.

Results

Related to the anxiety level, the mean of the total anxiety score was 5.47, and 60% of the patients had moderate or severe level of anxiety. Patients from the coronary care unit had a significantly higher level of anxiety than those from surgical intensive care unit or pulmonary surgery care unit. Moreover, significantly different levels of anxiety were found among patients who had been stayed for 2, 3, or 4 days.

Conclusion

Patients who were from the coronary care unit or had been stayed longer (up to 4 days) in the ICU were significantly associated with higher anxiety level.

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Nursing Philosophy: Foucault and Cultural Diversity Issues in the Nursing Field: Chin Kang Koh; Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing 2007;37(2):208-212. Published online March 28, 2017; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4040/jkan.2007.37.2.208

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Cultural diversity is a highly important issue in nursing education and nursing practice today. This study is a philosophical approach to the power relationship between a health care provider and a care recipient. The main purpose of this paper is to analyze the relationships between nurses and ethnic minority patients based on the discussions of some Foucauldian concepts that are related to cultural diversity. Based on the analysis, this study provides some suggestions for cultural competency in nursing practice.

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