Department of Nursing, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 02447, Republic of Korea.
Department of Nursing, College of Science and Technology, Daejin University, Pocheon-si 11159, Republic of Korea.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2023 Jan 23;20(3):2095. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20032095.
The older adult population is rapidly increasing in South Korea, and hospitalization at general hospitals is increasing too. Therefore, nurses working at general hospitals need the nursing competency for older adult patients. The study was conducted to examine the effects of nurses' perception of the older adults and work stress on the nursing competency of nurses at a general hospital, South Korea. A cross-sectional, descriptive correlational design was employed. Participants were a total of 136 nurses working at a general hospital located in Seoul, South Korea. Measures used in the study were the study participants' general characteristics survey, Korean version of the Attitude Toward Old People Scale (KAOPS), the work stress scale, and the nursing competency scale. Data were collected from February to March, 2021. The regression model was statistically significant, and the explanatory power of the regression model was 33%. The significant factors affecting nursing competency were education level, perception of the older adults, and work stress. The greatest affecting factor was education level, followed by perception of the older adults and work stress in order. Nurses caring for older adult patients at general hospitals should pay attention to affecting factors to help improve the nursing competency in clinical practice. Managers should improve relevant policies to ensure that nurses have more opportunities to participate in the practical training of older adult care and explore effective training methods to improve the nurses' perception of older adults.
韩国老年人口迅速增加，综合医院的住院人数也在增加。因此，综合医院的护士需要具备照顾老年患者的护理能力。本研究旨在探讨韩国综合医院护士对老年人的认知和工作压力对其护理能力的影响。采用横断面描述相关性设计。参与者为韩国首尔一家综合医院的 136 名护士。研究中使用的测量工具包括研究参与者的一般特征调查、韩国版老年人态度量表（KAOPS）、工作压力量表和护理能力量表。数据收集于 2021 年 2 月至 3 月。回归模型具有统计学意义，回归模型的解释力为 33%。影响护理能力的显著因素是教育程度、对老年人的认知和工作压力。影响最大的因素是教育程度，其次是对老年人的认知和工作压力。在综合医院照顾老年患者的护士应注意影响因素，以帮助提高临床实践中的护理能力。管理者应制定相关政策，确保护士有更多机会参与老年人护理的实践培训，并探索有效的培训方法，以提高护士对老年人的认知。
