Nurses' Knowledge of Law, Law Consciousness, and Will to Practice.
10.11111/jkana.2017.23.3.290
- Author:
Mi Aie LEE
1
;
Keum Soon BYEON
;
Sunjoo KANG
Author Information
1. Department of Nursing, Dongguk University, Gyeongju, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Knowledge;
Consciousness;
Practice will;
Law;
Nurse
- MeSH:
Consciousness*;
Cross-Sectional Studies;
Education;
Female;
Humans;
Jurisprudence*;
Malpractice;
Nursing;
Surveys and Questionnaires
- From:Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration
2017;23(3):290-300
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to evaluate nurses' knowledge of the law, consciousness, and will to practice and the relationships among factors affecting the will to practice. METHODS: A cross-sectional survey was conducted and data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, independent t-test, ANOVA, Pearson correlation coefficients and multiple regression. RESULTS: Most respondents were women (93.9%) and 75.6% of them had received basic education on law. The average score on knowledge of the law was 11.83±3.07 for general law and 10.42±3.32 for nursing law. The average score on consciousness of law and will to practice was 2.50±0.31 and 4.32±0.58, respectively. Differences were observed in knowledge of the law in terms of having taken a refresher course(F=5.87, p=.003); in consciousness of the law in terms of knowledge of the law (F=6.61, p<.002); and in will to practice according to age (F=7.30, p=.007) and educational level (F=13.08, p<.001). Factors influencing will to practice included behavioral and cognitive consciousness, general knowledge of law, and education. These factors explained 24% of the variance. CONCLUSION: Nurses knowledge and consciousness regarding law was relatively lower than their will to practice. Systematic law education for nurses and repetitive research are recommended to prevent nursing malpractice.
