Korean J Women Health Nurs.  2019 Jun;25(2):194-206. 10.4069/kjwhn.2019.25.2.194.

A Survey on the Educational Needs and Competence of Nurses in Maternal Fetal Intensive Care Unit

• Kim Y
• Kim JI
• Jeong GH
• Kang HS
• Kim M
• Moon SH
• Kim M

• KMID: 2449855
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4069/kjwhn.2019.25.2.194

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.

Keyword

Nurses; Education; Clinical competence; Pregnancy high-risk

MeSH Terms

Clinical Competence
Critical Care*
Education
Hemorrhage
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Intensive Care Units*
Korea
Maternal Age
Mental Competency*
Mothers
Nursing
Resuscitation
Ventilation

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