PURPOSE: We investigated the relationship between patient safety culture and safety care activity, and identified factors for safety care activity of entry-level nurses. METHODS: The subjects of the study were 204 entry-level nurses working at five general and advanced hospitals with over 500 beds located in C and D City. The data were analyzed using descriptive analysis, t-test, ANOVA, Pearson's correlation and hierarchical multiple regression with SPSS/WIN 18.0 program. RESULTS: Perception of patient safety culture had significant correlations with safety care activity. Multiple regression analysis showed that demographic variables of quality of nursing on patient safety and health state of entry-level nurses affected safety care activity. In addition, patient safety culture in ward and communication affected safety care activity. These factors explained 38% of variance. CONCLUSION: Based on the results of the study, patient safety culture promotion strategies to facilitate supportive work environment and effective communication are needed.
Humans ; Patient Safety

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Humans ; Microcomputers* ; Stomach Neoplasms*

No abstract available in English.
Radionuclide Imaging ; Transplants

Since the first attemt of internal fixation not much more than a century ago, implants have come to play an important role in orthopaedic surgery. Yet little has been reported about complications which may result from implant surgery. During the period of May 1980 to April 1984, 32 cases of fixation failures were treated in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hallym College, Kang Nam Sacred Heart Hospital and results were obtained as follows: 1. The most common area involved femoral shaft, but the highest rate was distal femur. 2. The most common period of failure was between 2 to 4 months postoperatively. 3. The leading cause of failure was remaining defects at fracture site. 4. The authors recommend accurate reduction of fracture and bone graft, if necessary, adequate immobilization postoperatively and co-coperation of patient to avoid failure of implant.
Femur ; Heart ; Humans ; Immobilization ; Transplants

The Schatzki ring, a submucosal fibrotic thickening of the lower esophagus, occurs at the squamocolumnar junction and is invariably associated with an esophageal histal hernia The ring is discrete narrowing covered with squamous epithelium on its superior aspect and columnar epithelium on its inferior aspect, with various degrees of submucosal fibrosis supporting the annulair ring. Symptoms, when present, are generally those of distal esophageal obstruction to the passage of solids and highly associated with ring diameter. The pathogenesis and etlology are obscure. But one theory suggests that they are caused by gastroesophageal reflux. The vast maiority of symptomatic Schatzki rings sre ameneble to dilation, a few patients will require surgical antireflux measures after dilatation. We have experienced a case of Schatzki ring associated with reflux esophagitis and esophageal hiatal hernia by the esophagogram after barium swallowing and endoscopy. So we report this case with brief review of the previous literatures.
Barium ; Carcinosarcoma ; Deglutition ; Dilatation ; Endoscopy ; Epithelium ; Esophageal Neoplasms ; Esophagitis, Peptic* ; Esophagus* ; Fibrosis ; Gastroesophageal Reflux ; Hernia ; Hernia, Hiatal* ; Humans

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Mitral Valve* ; Rupture*

We describe a case of cutaneous angiomyolipoma found in the ear lobe, that is not associated with tuberous sclerosis. The lesion developed on the youngest patient yet reported in the literature.
Angiomyolipoma* ; Ear ; Humans ; Tuberous Sclerosis

Lichen nitidus(LN) is an unaommon chronic eruption of numerou tiny, discrete, usually flesh colored, shiny papules most cornmonly located on the penis, arms, for arms, and abdomen. It was described by Pinkus, first in 1901. The distribution of LN is most often locaized, but in some cases it may become generalized. A 10-year-old healthy boy was seen by our department because of many flesh colored, discrete, shiny papules on the whole body. The papules are skin colored, pinhcad sized, round, and flat-topped. The lesions appeared first at the age of 9 on the forehead and then neased in the number and extended downward to the neck, trunk, abdornen and both extremities. This case was successfully treated with topical corticosteroid.
Abdomen ; Arm ; Child ; Extremities ; Forehead ; Humans ; Lichen Nitidus* ; Lichens* ; Male ; Neck ; Penis ; Skin

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to examine the causal relationships among quality of hospital SCM (system quality, information quality, service quality), perceived usefulness, user satisfaction and logistics performance by hospital staff. METHODS: A survey using a structured questionnaire was conducted with 276 hospital staff. Analysis of the data was with both SPSS Win 18.0 for descriptive statistics and AMOS 8.0 for the structural equation model. RESULTS: The hypothetical model yielded Chi-square=8.121 (p=.087), df=4, chi2/df=2.030. GFI=.989, AGFI=.942, RMSEA=.066, NFI=.995, CFI=.997 TLI=.990 and showed good fit indices. Three dimensions of quality of SCM had significant direct effects on perceived usefulness. System and service of quality of SCM had significant direct effects on user satisfaction. Perceived usefulness had significant direct effects on user satisfaction. User satisfaction had significant direct effects on logistics performance. CONCLUSION: These results suggest that logistics performance can be enhanced by user satisfaction, user satisfaction can be enhanced by perceived usefulness, and perceived usefulness can be enhanced by quality of hospital SCM. Further study with various hospitals and various variables is necessary.
Consumer Satisfaction ; Equipment and Supplies ; Information Systems ; Organization and Administration ; Surveys and Questionnaires

By implementing epoch-making policies for industrial promotion, the national economy has made a remarkable development. As a result of such economic growth, industrial accidents and occupational diseases have become a serious problem in Korean society. In the presidential order for the execution of the Korean Labor Standard Law, neuritis and other diseases stemming from health impairments due to vibrations in industrial processes are designated to be dealt with as vibration diseases. In the case of vibration disease, industrial accident compensation is not effectively paid. In order to investigate the vibration hazards of rock-drill operation, the authors studied the subjective symptoms and performed physical function tests on a total of 79 persons (vibration exposed group) who used rock-drills, and 39 persons (control group) who did not use rock-drills at anthracite mines. The results of the physical function test were as follows : 1. The right hand was more affected by white finger than the left hand. 2. Independent variables such as duration of rock-drill operation, age, drinking and smoking were identified as statistically significant factors for the occurrence of white finger. 3. In the pain sense threshold, the group with Raynaud's phenomenon showed a statistically higher level than that of the control group. 4. The skin temperature of the group with Raynaud's phenomenon was lower than that of the control group. The recovery time of skin temperature after cooling was delayed compared with the value of the control group.
Accidents, Occupational ; Coal* ; Compensation and Redress ; Drinking ; Economic Development ; Fingers ; Hand ; Humans ; Jurisprudence ; Neuritis ; Occupational Diseases ; Skin Temperature* ; Skin* ; Smoke ; Smoking ; Vibration