KMID : 0614820120180040424
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Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration 2012 Volume.18 No. 4 p.424 ~ p.433
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Neonatal Nurse¡¯s Professional Self-concept and Behavior to Protect Patient Privacy
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Yu Mi
Kim Mi-Ok
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Abstract
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Purpose: With the rapid increase in information technology in the medical environment, protection of patient¡¯s privacy is a crucial issue to hospital nurses. The purpose of this study was to determine neonatal nurses¡¯ perception and performance of behavior to protect patient privacy, and professional self-concept, and to investigate the relationships among these variables.
Methods: The participants in this descriptive correlation study were 182 nurses in nursery and neonatal intensive care units using EMR or OCS in November, 2011.
Results: Perception and performance averaged 4.61 and 4.04 (out of 5) respectively, and the average score for professional self-concept was 2.73 (out of 4). There was a significant difference between perception and performance. The performance of behaviour to protect patient privacy had a positive correlation with perception and professional self-concept. Multiple regression analysis showed that the key determinants of performance were recognition of necessity of patient privacy education, professional self-concept and perception, and these explained 36% of the total variance of performance.
Conclusion: Study results indicate a need to establish policy to protect privacy of neonates and their families, and to develop educational programs to enhance neonatal nurses¡¯ perception and performance.
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KEYWORD
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Neonatal, Nurse, Privacy, Self-concept
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