J Korean Clin Nurs Res.  2023 Apr;29(1):95-106. 10.22650/JKCNR.2023.29.1.95.

A Study on the Analysis of Nurses' Perception of the Fourth Industrial Revolution and the Importance and Performance of Future Core Nursing Competencies in a Tertiary Hospital

• Kwon CH
• Kim MS

• KMID: 2549586
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.22650/JKCNR.2023.29.1.95

Abstract

Purpose
This study is descriptive survey research on the analysis of nurses' perception of the 4th industrial revolution and the importance and performance of future core nursing competencies in a tertiary hospital located in Seoul.
Methods
Data were collected from 149 nurses with more than a year of work experience and analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-test, one-way ANOVA, and Importance Performance Analysis(IPA) with the IBM SPSS/WIN 25.0 program.
Results
The nurses’ perception of the 4th industrial revolution was 3.23±0.71 out of 5 points. The importance of future core nursing competencies was 4.31±0.48, and the performance of it was 3.47±0.54. The analysis results of IPA showed that A (area of continuous maintenance) included critical thinking, problem-solving skills, teamwork and collaboration, evidence-based practice, communication, quality improvement and safety, professionalism, self-regulation and self-management, and personal literacy. The specific competencies were not included in B (area of priority improvement). Creativity, informatics, healthcare policy, leadership, research ability, and continuing education were included in C (area of progressive improvement). Knowledge and patient-centered care, ability to manage resources as well as professional, legal, and ethical responsibility were included in D (area of overinvestment).
Conclusion
The nurses seemed not to be fully prepared for the 4th industrial revolution. However, they were well aware of the importance of the future core nursing competencies. Therefore, if nurses increase the performance of core competencies in order of priority according to the IPA results, they will be able to independently lead the changing nursing field.

Keyword

Industry; Revolution; Perception; Analysis