Impact of Applying "Nursing Process Program" to Nursing Practice: Based on I.C.U. Nursing Practice.
- Author:
Soon Ok PARK
1
;
Hyoun Kyoung PARK
Author Information
1. Yeojoo Institute of Technology, Department of Nursing, Korea. phkvision@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Nursing Process;
Nursing Diagnosis;
Nursing Information System
- MeSH:
Anxiety;
Data Collection;
Humans;
Internet;
Microcomputers;
Nursing Diagnosis;
Nursing Process;
Nursing*;
Weights and Measures;
Word Processing
- From:Journal of Korean Academy of Fundamental Nursing
2001;8(1):24-34
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
This study was done to identify the effectiveness of applying a "Nursing Process Program" to the nursing students' clinical practice. The data collection period was from September 2000 to January 2001, and the subjects of the study were 39 students who were doing clinical practice in the ICU. The results are as follows; 1. Most subjects had a personal computer, had experience in using computers for one year and usually did word processing and internet, and wanted computerization of nursing work. The average results of the questions on the need for, and the effectiveness of applying a "Nursing Process Program" to clinical practice were, on five point scales, 4.07 and 4.21 respectively . 2. There were no significant differences in the mean scores for subjects' attitudes toward computers and computer anxiety between before and after using a "Nursing Process Program". 3. The total case study frequency using a "Nursing Process Program" was 68, and "Risk for infection" was the most frequent nursing diagnosis.
