The Effects of Nursing Students’ Moral Sensitivity and Nursing Professionalism Standard Precautions

Factors Affecting the Infection Control Practices of Nurses at University Hospitals

“…In this study, the average score for nursing professionalism of the subjects was 3.29 out of 5.0, while the average scores were 3.30 and 3.48 in the studies conducted on nurses by Han and Kim [ 15 ] and Kim and Park [ 20 ] using the same instrument, respectively. Meanwhile, the average score for nursing professionalism of the subjects in the study by Hwang and Lim [ 5 ] conducted on nursing students was 3.93, thereby illustrating that the nurses working in a medical institution have a lower level of nursing professionalism in comparison to the nursing students. This is deemed to be the result of the continuous learning of the nursing profession through the undergraduate educational curriculum.…”

“…The results of this study for the subordinate domains were in the order of the practical nursing role, self-concept of the profession, nursing professionalism, social awareness and independence of nursing, whereas the results were in the order of the independence of nursing, self-concept of the profession, nursing professionalism, practical nursing role and social awareness in the study by Kim and Park [ 20 ], thereby illustrating the difference in the results of this study. In the study by Hwang and Lim [ 5 ] on nursing students, the self-concept of the profession was the highest, while social awareness was the lowest, thereby displaying the relevance of the study subjects. Since nursing professionalism is closely related to the quality of nursing services provided to the patients [ 21 ], it is necessary to improve the independence of nursing and social awareness by providing administrative and financial support by nursing-related organizations such as the Korean Nurses Association, and government departments such as the Ministry of Health and Welfare, etc., in order to enhance the nursing professional values.…”

“…Factors that affect the level of infection management practice include personal characteristics, such as nursing professionalism, moral sensitivity and level of awareness, etc. [ 5 , 6 ], and organizational characteristics, such as an organizational culture within the medical institution [ 7 ]. Among these, nursing professionalism is an important factor to improve the level of nursing professionals and for nurses to provide high-quality nursing services as a profession [ 2 ].…”