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KMID : 1141620220340010021
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Health & Nursing
2022 Volume.34 No. 1 p.21 ~ p.26
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Effects of Fear of COVID-19 and Job-Esteem on Infection Control in Newly Graduated Registered Nurses in a General Hospital
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Jung Ji-Hye
Shin Juh-Hyun
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Abstract
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Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the effects of the factors of fear of COVID-19 and job-esteem on infection control in newly graduated registered nurses in a general hospital.
Methods: This descriptive study used collected data from 159 newly graduated registered nurses working in a general hospital in Seoul; data were analyzed using t-test, ANOVA, Scheffe’s test, Pearson’s correlation coefficient, and multiple linear regression analysis.
Results: Job-esteem (β = .20, p = .011) significantly influenced infection control, while fear of COVID-19 was ot related to the infection control performance.
Conclusion: The study results indicate that job-esteem influences the infection control performance of new nurses. Therefore, to improve infection control performance, the reinforcing program of job esteem should be pursued to the newly graduated registered nurses.
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KEYWORD
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COVID-19, Fear, Job-esteem, Infection Control
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