A Survey on the Educational Needs and Competence of Nurses in Maternal Fetal Intensive Care Unit
10.4069/kjwhn.2019.25.2.194
- Author:
Yunmi KIM
1
;
Jeung Im KIM
;
Geum Hee JEONG
;
Hee Sun KANG
;
Mijong KIM
;
So Hyun MOON
;
Miok KIM
Author Information
1. Associate Professor, College of Nursing, Gachon University, Incheon, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Nurses;
Education;
Clinical competence;
Pregnancy high-risk
- MeSH:
Clinical Competence;
Critical Care;
Education;
Hemorrhage;
Humans;
Infant, Newborn;
Intensive Care Units;
Korea;
Maternal Age;
Mental Competency;
Mothers;
Nursing;
Resuscitation;
Ventilation
- From:Korean Journal of Women Health Nursing
2019;25(2):194-206
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: Maternal Fetal Intensive Care Unit (MFICU), which provides intensive care to high-risk mothers with increasing maternal age and high-risk newborns, has become a new field of nursing work in South Korea. The present study was conducted to identify the educational needs and self-assessing clinical competence of nurses in MFICU. METHODS: The education needs and competencies of MFICU nurses were measured through prepared questionnaires by researchers based on the previous studies on job analysis of nurses in MFICU. Data were collected from January 2019 to March 2019. The study involved 168 nurses working in MFICUs at 12 hospitals nationwide as study subjects. The data were analyzed using the SPSS WIN 23.0 program. RESULTS: The education needs of nurses in MFICU had an average of 4.21 points (±0.50) and their nursing competence was average 3.38 points (±0.60). The items reported as high education needs but low competency by nurses in MFICU were as following: ‘postpartum hemorrhage and shock,’ ‘cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) for neonate,’ ‘CPR during pregnancy,’ ‘disseminated intravascular coagulation,’ ‘sepsis,’ and ‘mechanical ventilation during pregnancy.’ CONCLUSION: Based on these results, it is proposed that a comprehensive education program for nurses in MFICU should be developed by considering low capabilities among MFICU nurses as a priority factor.
