Content and Educational Needs for Fundamental Nursing Practice.
- Author:
Kyunghee KIM
1
;
Sung Ok CHANG
;
Hyun Sook KANG
;
Keum Soon KIM
;
Jong Im KIM
;
Hwasoon KIM
;
Jin Hee PARK
;
Mi Ran EOM
;
Mi Sun YOUN
;
Ogcheol LEE
;
Jong Soon WON
Author Information
1. Chung-Ang University, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Nursing Education;
Needs
- MeSH:
Arm;
Blood Pressure;
Buttocks;
Education, Nursing;
Humans;
Infection Control;
Injections, Intramuscular;
Oxygen;
Questionnaires;
Urinary Catheterization
- From:Journal of Korean Academy of Fundamental Nursing
2011;18(4):506-519
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to identify content of Fundamental Nursing Practice (FNP) and the educational needs for nursing practice items in schools of nursing. METHODS: Participants were 81 professors who were teaching FNP and 166 clinical nurses. The research questionnaire included 148 practice items, which were selected by content analysis of 7 FNP textbooks. Data were collected from May 20 to July 27, 2011 and analyzed using descriptive statistics and t-test with SPSS 17.0. RESULTS: The research findings showed that : 1) the seven items included in the education content of all schools of nursing were putting on sterile gloves, checking radial pulse, checking blood pressure in the arm, Foley catheterization, injection preparation with ampule, intramuscular injection in the buttocks, and mixing intravenous fluid. Fifty items were included in the content in more than 80% of the schools. 2) Educational domains needing emphasis were medication, infection control, health assessment, oxygenation, urinary elimination, activity/positioning, and nutrition. There were significant differences in reported educational needs between professors and clinical nurses for 62.8% of practice items. CONCLUSIONS: Results indicated that standardization of FNP education contents using the findings of this study should lead to improvement in quality of FNP education.
