한국 간호원의 간호상에 대한 연구

Abstract

The two purpose of this study was to find the self· image of Korean Nurses ￦o r k i n g in hospitals. camm· unity areas and in nursing schools; the other was to explore the possible influence of certain factors on the levels in nursing image For this research SINS (Self· Image of the Nurse Scale) was administered from May 1978 to October 1978 to a sampling of 559 nurses. The major findings of this study were as follows; a) The mean score of nursing image of Korean Nurses was 3.18. b) The related factor of SINS with the highest mean score (3.58) is the nature and role of nursing, and the factor with the lowest nursing image is about job satisfaction such as salary (2.34) or hard task (2.55) , c) There was the significant difference among the mean scores of nursing image in nurses, those who are older (r=.182), those who hold higher positions (r=.183), but no significant difference of nursing image in nurses those have a different level of nursing education (r=.055) d) Married nurses, nurses with religion , nurses working in community. had more positive image in nursing than single. nurses without religion. nurses working in hospitals. e) According to salary satisfaction, there was the significant difference in nursing image; satisfied group in salary had the most positive nursing image. (F = 3.561, P<.05) f) The last reasons among the selected motivation of career as a nursing were 1) a chance of going abroad, 2) low cost of nursing education, 3) recognition on the societys demands, 4) economic independence, 5) religious belief, 6) service interest. Among them, there was a significant difference in the image of nursing. (F=3.655, P<.OO1) g) The first reasons among the motivation of working were 1) service interest, 2) religious belief, 3) recognition on the societys demands, 4) economic independence. 5) activities interest out of home. There was a significant difference in self-image of nurses. (F=4.367, P<.OO1)