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KMID : 1150520150080010001
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Journal of Wholistic Nursing Science
2015 Volume.8 No. 1 p.1 ~ p.14
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The Relationship between Clinical Nurse's Attitude toward and Nursing Practice for the Elderly
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Koo Mi-Youn
Kwon Su-Hye
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Abstract
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Purpose: This Study was a descriptive correlational study conducted to identify the correlation between clinical nurses’ attitude toward and nursing practice for the elderly,
Methods: 201 clinical nurses working in B metropolitan city were the participants, Data were collected from October 4, 2013 to February 19, 2014. The data were analyzed using SPSS/PC WIN 20.0 program with descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, Scheffe Test, Pearson’s correlation coefficients.
Results: The mean scores of nurse’s attitude toward and nursing practice for the elderly were 78.20±12.24(3.91±0.62:1-7) and 49.61±5.38(3.10±0.34:1-4) respectively. There were significantly differences in nurse’s attitude by work department and volunteer experience for the elderly There were significantly differences in nursing practice by marital status, education, position, experience of residing with the elderly, volunteer experience for the elderly, education about elderly care, A weak correlation (r=-.146, p=.038) was found between the level of nurse’s attitude toward and nursing practice for the elderly.
Conclusion: Since there was a weak correlation between the nurses’ attitude toward and nursing practice for the elderly, more efforts and needed to identify the related factors and furthermore to develop nursing strategies to foster the nursing practice for the elderly in clinical nurses in future.
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KEYWORD
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Registered nurse, Attitude, Geriatric nursing, Aged
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