Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing

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Development and Application of Cost Management Program for Visiting Nursing Centers Using Time-Driven Activity-Based Costing: Juhang Kim, Ji Young Lim; J Korean Acad Nurs 2019;49(5):586-600. Published online October 30, 2019; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4040/jkan.2019.49.5.586

Abstract PDF: Purpose
This study aimed to develop a web-based cost management program for visiting nursing centers (CMP-VNC), using time-driven activity-based costing (TD-ABC), and to analyze effects of the program.
Methods
The CMP-VNC was developed using the combined prototyping approach and system developing life cycle method following four stages: need analysis with comprehensive literature reviews and focus group interviews, design and development of program algorithm, evaluation of the developed program validity using experts and users group, and application and effects analysis. The non-equivalent control group pretest-posttest design was used to analyze the effects of the program. The program demonstration was conducted for four weeks with 60 visiting nurses in 35 visiting centers.
Results
The web-based program was developed. It has five interfaces with basic and special functions using TD-ABC, namely, input, visiting nursing activity, visiting nursing activity cost, cost efficiency, and cost calculation report. The experimental group showed significantly higher cost perception and cost confidence than control group.
Conclusion
We found that the CMP-VNC can be an effective tool to increase visiting nurses’ competency of costing and enhance efficiencies of visiting nursing centers.

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A study of pain perception related to IV therapy in hospitalized preschool children and their mothers: Ji Young Lim; Journal of Nurses Academic Society 1992;22(1):49-67. Published online March 31, 2017; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4040/jnas.1992.22.1.49

Most hospitalized children will experience physical pain as well as psychological distress. Preschool children's pain perception related to painful procedures can increase due to elevated anxiety and fear because they do not have understanding logical of their disease and hospitalization. In particular they are distressed about needle-related procedures which are feared because they are seen to be a cause of bodily damage. This descriptive study attempted to identify pain perception levels in preschool children and their mothers. A self-reporting measurement and behavioral observation were used to collect the data. A total of 25 hospitalized preschool children and their mothers were investigated and data were collected about 60 painful procedures. Data collection was carried out by the researcher and two trained investigators from November first to December tenth. Three instruments were used to collect the data : Faces Pain Rating Scale(FPRS) developed by Beyer was used to measure the degree of preschool children's pain perception about painful procedures. The Visual Analogue Scale(VAS) devised by Huskisson was used to assess the degree of mothers' pain perception about their children's painful procedures. A Pain Behavioral Checklist based on the Procedure Behavior Check List by LeBaron and Zelter and modified by the researcher was used to observe behaviors of preschool children, their mothers, and nurses when the painful procedures took place. The data were analyzed by an SPSS program, and were tested using real numbers, percentages, Pearson correlation coefficient, t-test, and ANOVA. The results of this study are as follows : 1. Of all the painful procedures, the mean score for the FPRS for the preschool children's pain perception was 4.02 points, and the mean score for the VAS of mothers' pain perception was 10.92 points. 2. A positive correlation which was statistically significant was found between the pain perception of preschool children and their mothers(r=.53, p<.01). that is, the higher the children's pain perception was, the higher their mothers' pain perception was. 3. The characteristics of the painful procedures related with children's pain perception as follows : The type of painful procedure was found to be statistically significant(F=23.44, p<.01). Among the three procedures IV starting was found to be perceived as the most painful procedures to the children. The greater the number of times that the procedure had been done, the higher the pain perception was(F=4.44, p<.01), and the longer the duration of the procedure, the higher the pain perception was(r=.30, p<.05). Pain perception in the treatment room was higher than in the children's room(t=6.30, P<.01), pain perception in the mother's presence was the higher than when the mother was not present(t=2.91, p<.01). 4. The characteristics of the painful procedures related with the mothers' pain perception as follows : The type of painful procedure was found to be statistically significant (F=6.01, p<.01). Among the three procedures IV sampling was found to be perceived as the most painful procedures to the mothers. The greater the number of times that the procedure had been done, the higher the pain perception was (F=5.95, P<.01), and the longer the duration of the procedure, the higher the pain perception was (r=.31, p<.05). Pain perception in the treatment room was higher than in the children's room (t=3.51, p<.01), but pain perception in the mother's presence showed statistically significant no difference. 5. Of all of the 19 children's behaviors during the painful procedures, the most frequent behaviors observed were as follows in order of frequency "crying", "screaming", "facial grimacing", "physical resistance", Of all of the nine mothers' behaviors, the most frequent by observed in "console children", "hold children", "applaud children", Of all of the ll nurses' behaviors during the painful procedures, the most behaviors during the painful procedures, the most frequent in order were "smiling", "physical restraint", "console children", "praise children". 6. A positive correlation between children's and mothers' pain perception and children's behaviors was found to be statistically significant(r=.65, p<.01, r=.67, p<.01). Also the relationship between children's and mother's pain perception, and mothers' behavior was found to be statistically significant(r=.57, p<.01, r=.60, p<.01). The relationship between children's pain perception and nurses' behaviors was also found to be statistically significant(r=.46, p<.01), but there was difference between mothers' pain perception and nurses' behaviors.

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Relationship between Personality Type, SAT score and GPA of Student Nurses: Ji Young Lim, Il Young Yoo, Soon Nahm Oh; Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing 2001;31(5):835-845. Published online March 29, 2017; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4040/jkan.2001.31.5.835

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