Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing

Clinical Competency for Directing of Registered Nurses's National Examination: focused on Fundamental, Medical-Surgical, Psychiatric, women's health, community, Pediatric, and Administrative Nursing: Boon Han Kim, SoYaJa Kim, Jeong Seop Lee, Young Ran Tak, Hee Soon Kim, Ee Soon Choi, Kyoung Rim Shin, Kyoung Sook Choi, Gui Boon Kim, Gwang Joo Kim, So Woo Lee, Kem Soon Kim, Sook Ja Lee, Yun Hee Kim, Kyoung Hea Lee, Young Sook Jeong, Ji Ho Song, Jeong Ho Pak; Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing 1998;28(4):1075-1087. Published online March 29, 2017; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4040/jkan.1998.28.4.1075

Abstract PDF: For producing large numbers of professional nurses who could manage 21th century's human health, it is necessary to review the direction of registered nursed' national examination which evaluates the nursing education and is granted a licence. For adapting to social expectation of the nurse, we have to nurture the nurses' problem solving capability in clinical setting. Seven divisions of Korean Academy of Nursing suggested clinical competency according to their categories. This paper was presented in the workshop for setting up direction of registered nurses' national examination. We expect that this paper would be more refine and confirm through reviewing subdivisions' learning objectives and discussing clinical minimum level of competence contents with clinical leaders.

Effect of a Simulation-based Education on Cardio-pulmonary Emergency Care Knowledge, Clinical Performance Ability and Problem Solving Process in New Nurses: Yun Hee Kim, Keum Seong Jang; J Korean Acad Nurs 2011;41(2):245-255. Published online April 30, 2011; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4040/jkan.2011.41.2.245

Abstract PDF: Purpose
This study was conducted to examine the effects of simulation-based education regarding care in a cardio-pulmonary emergency care as related to knowledge, clinical performance ability, and problem solving process in new nurses.
Methods
An equivalent control group pre-post test experimental design was used. Fifty new nurses were recruited, 26 nurses for the experimental group and 24 nurses for the control group. The simulation-based cardio-pulmonary emergency care education included lecture, skill training, team-based practice, and debriefing, and it was implemented with the experimental group for a week in May, 2009. Data were analyzed using frequency, ratio, chi-square, Fisher's exact probability and t-test with the SPSS program.
Results
The experimental group who had the simulation-based education showed significantly higher know-ledge (t=5.76, p<.001) and clinical performance ability (t=5.86, p<.001) for cardio-pulmonary emergency care compared with the control group who had traditional education but problem solving process was not included (t=1.11, p=.138).
Conclusion
The results indicate that a simulation-based education is an effective teaching method to improve knowledge and clinical performance ability in new nurses learning cardio-pulmonary emergency care. Further study is needed to identify the effect of a simulation-based team discussion on cognitive outcome of clinical nurses such as problem solving skills.

Effectiveness of Public Health Center Smoking Cessation Counseling Program using the Transtheoretical Model: Yun Hee Kim, Jung Soon Kim, Myoung Soo Kim; J Korean Acad Nurs 2009;39(4):469-479. Published online August 31, 2009; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4040/jkan.2009.39.4.469

Abstract PDF: Purpose
The purpose of this study was to identify the effectiveness of public health center smoking cessation counseling program using the transtheoretical model on the process of change, smoking temptation, decisional balance and stage change transition.
Methods
A nonequivalent control group non-synchronized design was used for this study. The study population was 115 adult smokers. The counseling program was administered to the experimental group and a smoking cessation program from the Korean Ministry of Health & Welfare was administered to the control group. Descriptive analysis, χ²-test, t-test, and ANCOVA were used with the SPSS 12.0 program to analyze the data.
Results
After treatment with this program, the experimental group showed significantly higher scores for process of change (t=4.148, p<.001), smoking temptation (t=-2.988, p=.003), and stage change transition (χ²=5.871, p=.031) compared to the control group. Experimental group members also showed significantly lower score for Pros of smoking (t=-3.151, p=.002).
Conclusion
The findings indicate that this program could have positive effect on process of change, smoking temptation, decisional balance and stage transition for adult smokers. Based on these findings, the authors suggest additional counseling program focusing on smokers in specific stages.

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