J Korean Acad Fundam Nurs.  2022 Nov;29(4):451-460. 10.7739/jkafn.2022.29.4.451.

Factors Influencing Nursing Professionalism on the Nursing Performance in Intensive Care Unit Nurses

• Jung S
• Park H

• KMID: 2536560
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.7739/jkafn.2022.29.4.451

Abstract

Purpose
This study examined the degree of self-leadership, emotional intelligence, nursing professionalism, and nursing performance of intensive care unit (ICU) nurses, and aimed to identify factors influencing nursing performance.
Methods
In this descriptive study, the study participants were 121 nurses with over 6 months of experience working at a tertiary general hospital in Seoul. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, the independent t-test and one-way analysis of variance, the Scheffé test, Pearson correlation coefficients, and stepwise multiple regression analysis.
Results
The average scores for self-leadership, emotional intelligence, nursing professionalism, and nursing performance were 3.66±0.40, 5.06±0.62, 3.59±0.37, and 3.11±0.29, respectively. In this study nursing performance showed statistically significant differences according to gender (t=2.39, p=.018), age (F=20.62, p<.001), marital status (t=-2.94, p=.004), educational background (t=-4.05, p<.001), total experience (F=11.95, p<.001), ICU experience (F=12.44, p<.001), and work department (F=3.33, p=.026). Self-leadership (r=.41, p<.001), emotional intelligence (r=.31, p<.001), and nursing professionalism (r=.24, p=.007) were positively correlated with nursing performance. Factors affecting nursing performance were ICU experience (β=-.42, p<.001), self-leadership (β=.30, p=.001), and emotional intelligence (β=.17, p=.046), with a total explanatory power of approximately 35%.
Conclusion
ICU career experience, self-leadership, and emotional intelligence predicted higher nursing performance among ICU nurses.

Keyword

Emotional intelligence; Leadership; Nurses; Professionalism; Work performance; 감성지능; 셀프리더십; 중환자실 간호사; 간호전문직관; 간호업무성과