J Korean Biol Nurs Sci.  2018 Feb;20(1):47-53. 10.7586/jkbns.2018.20.1.47.

Current Status of Biological Nursing Science Education for Clinical Nurses in General Hospital

• Jeong JS
• Hwang YH
• Kim Y
• Ryu JG
• Kim MK
• Choi SE
• Park MS
• Lee H
• Lee KS
• Choi-Kwon

• KMID: 2438564
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.7586/jkbns.2018.20.1.47

Abstract

PURPOSE
The purpose of this study was to investigate the extent and the nature of biological nursing science education for clinical nurses in general hospital.
METHODS
Five advanced general hospitals located in Seoul and Gyeonggi province were conveniently sampled. Contents of education for nurses conducted by the hospital nursing department from January 1 to December 31 of 2015 were collected. Contents of education included biological nursing science and the scope of inclusion and time of assignment were analyzed.
RESULTS
A total of 271 cases of nursing education data were collected and 223 cases were analyzed after excluding 48 cases whose contents were not confirmed. Biological nursing science was included in the contents of education for 117 cases (52.5%), but not for 106 cases (47.5%). Regarding the frequency of the biological nursing science education contents, "˜pathophysiology'was the most frequently included (n=286), followed by "˜structure and function of the human body' (n=191), "˜mechanisms and effects of drugs' (n=114) and "˜clinical microbiology' (n=43).
CONCLUSION
Results of this study confirmed that the education for clinical nurses included a lot of biological nursing science related contents. These results can be used as basis for the development of curriculum and training course for nurses.

Keyword

General hospital; Clinical nurses; Biological nursing science; Education; Training

MeSH Terms

Curriculum
Education*
Education, Nursing
Gyeonggi-do
Hospitals, General*
Humans
Nursing*
Seoul