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. 2020 Dec;26(6):e12874.
doi: 10.1111/ijn.12874. Epub 2020 Jul 19.

Factors related to nursing performance in South Korean intensive care units

Chiyoung Cha  1 , Choa Sung  2
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Factors related to nursing performance in South Korean intensive care units

Chiyoung Cha et al. Int J Nurs Pract. 2020 Dec.

Abstract

Aim: The purpose of this study was to investigate potential factors that influence nursing performance in South Korean intensive care units (ICUs).

Background: As nursing performance is directly related to patient outcomes in the ICU setting, identifying factors related to nursing performance at various levels could contribute to improving those outcomes.

Method: A cross-sectional descriptive design was employed with a convenience sample of 177 nurses having worked at least 6 months in an ICU. Data were collected from 2 to 16 March 2018.

Results: Workplace incivility from supervisors and patients and their families was negatively related to nursing performance, whereas a relation-oriented culture and task-oriented culture were positively related to nursing performance. The factors that predicted nursing performance were nurse age and a task-oriented culture.

Conclusion: Based on study findings, hospitals should focus on mitigating workplace incivility to help improve the nursing performance. Also, hospitals should develop strategies to assess organizational culture and foster relation- and task-oriented culture to maximize nursing performance.

Keywords: intensive care units; nursing care; organizational culture; professional practice; workplace violence.

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