The objectives of this study are to investigate the effects and problems related to the application and use of the nursing diagnosis in practice.
The data were obtained from 532 nurses who worked in 3 hospitals of kores University Medical Center from Apr. 15 to Apr. 28, 1995.
Data were analyzed by frequency, persent, mean, standard deviation, t-test, ANOVA and Duncan's multiple range test through pc-SAS program.
@ES The results were as follows :
@EN 1. The degree of the effects of the application of nursing diagnosis in practice was com-paratively high(mean:3.90). The nurses expected to promote the effectiveness of nursing practice through the application of nursing diagnosis in
practice.
2. The degree of the problems with the use of nursing diagnosis was comparatively high(mean:3.77). The probles were the lack of time and personnel and the lack of knowledge and will.
3. No general characteristics were related to the nurse's degree of effects. But, the gen-eral characteristics related to the nurse's degree of problems were age(f=5.03,p=.0009) and position(f=3. 23, p=02).
4. 4. The majority of the nurses(84.6%) expressed the necessity of the application and use of the nursing diagnosis. They indicated that the tasks for the application and use of the nursing diagnosis were strengthening through the education about
nursing diagnosis and maintaining the adequate manpower ratio.
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