A Study on Perception and Performance of Health Assessment among Clinical Nurses.
- Author:
San Ok KIM
1
;
Myung Suk SUNG
Author Information
1. Division of Nursing, Hallym University, Korea. sanok3@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Nurse;
Assessment;
Perception
- MeSH:
Education, Nursing;
Surveys and Questionnaires
- From:Journal of Korean Academy of Adult Nursing
2007;19(2):225-236
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to describe perception and performance of health assessment among clinical nurses. METHODS: The sample of this study consisted of 177 staff nurses working at university affiliated hospitals and a self-report questionnaire was used to collect data. Data were analyzed with SPSS WIN 12.0 program. RESULTS: The overall mean scores of perception and performance of health assessment were 3.67 and 1.71 respectively. There were no significant differences according to educational level, working department, and type of health assessment courses taken for perception of health assessment. The variable significantly affecting health assessment performance was the working department. There was a statistically significant correlation between perception and performance of health assessment. CONCLUSION: These findings suggest the need to develop a nursing education strategy to increase the performance of health assessment.
