J Korean Acad Nurs Adm.  2024 Jun;30(3):259-270. 10.11111/jkana.2024.30.3.259.

The Effects of Disaster Nursing Core Competence and Coping Flexibility on the Quality of Work Life of Emergency Room Nurses during Long COVID-19

• Lee YJ
• Woo CH

• KMID: 2563010
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.11111/jkana.2024.30.3.259

Abstract

Purpose
The study was conducted to identify the influencing factors the quality of work life in emergency nurses during prolonged COVID-19.
Methods
Data was collected on 197 emergency nurses, from November 8 to December 8, 2022. Data were analyzed based on descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, Scheffé test, Pearson's correlation, hierarchical multiple regression analysis.
Results
There was significant positive correlation between disaster nursing core competencies, coping flexibility, and quality of work life. The primary factors that significantly affected the quality of work life of emergency nurses were disaster nursing core competencies (β=.66, p<.001) and emergency department experience (β=.19, p=.030). The explanatory power of variable was 60%.
Conclusion
As a result of the study, it was confirmed that disaster nursing core competencies were the factor that had the greatest impact on the quality of work life of emergency nurses. Thus, it is expected that regular simulation training and education to improve the disaster nursing core competencies of emergency nurses.

Keyword

Emergency nursing; Disaster planning; Clinical competence; Coping strategies; Work-life balance