J Korean Acad Soc Nurs Educ.  2017 Nov;23(4):419-429. 10.5977/jkasne.2017.23.4.419.

The Development and Application of Core Fundamental Nursing Skills Improvement Education Program for New Nurses in Comprehensive Nursing Care Ward

• Choi EY
• An KH
• Oh IO
• Park AH
• Park MH
• Son JL
• Hong NS
• Yoon HS

• KMID: 2401416
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5977/jkasne.2017.23.4.419

Abstract

PURPOSE
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of the development and application of the new nurses' core skill program on the clinical skill, confidence, knowledge and performance of new nurses.
METHODS
This study was a nonequivalent control group post-test design on 46 new nurses with 3 to 6 months work experience in a general hospital. Data were collected from August 2015 to August 2016. A training program of core fundamental nursing skills was applied on 23 new nurses from 2016 in the experiment group, and an existing training method was applied on 23 new nurses from 2015 in the comparison group. The collected data were analyzed using SPSS/WIN 23.0.
RESULTS
The experimental group (89±4.29) showed higher score in practical skill assessment compared to the control group (85.09±3.99) and showed a statistically significant difference (p<001).
CONCLUSION
A training program of core fundamental nursing skills for new nurses proved effective in improving practical skills. Further research on the development of a systemic training program that can improve clinical nursing knowledge and work ability for new nurses according to the extended enforcement of a Nursing Care Integrated Service ward is needed.

Keyword

Nurses; Nursing education; Nursing skill; Nursing Care

MeSH Terms

Clinical Competence
Education*
Education, Nursing
Hospitals, General
Methods
Nursing Care*
Nursing*