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Meaning in Life: Translating Nursing Concepts to Research
Joyce J.Fitzpatrick 한국간호과학회 2008 Asian Nursing Research Vol.2 No.1
It is proposed that individuals who find meaning in their lives experience a higher level of health and wellness. In this paper, research focused on life meaning is described. This program of research includes studies of life meaning from the individual person and/or patient perspective and studies of the meaningfulness of nurses’ professional work life. Translations of the theoretical concepts into research and professional nursing interventions are described. [Asian Nursing Research 2008;2(1):1–4] It is proposed that individuals who find meaning in their lives experience a higher level of health and wellness. In this paper, research focused on life meaning is described. This program of research includes studies of life meaning from the individual person and/or patient perspective and studies of the meaningfulness of nurses’ professional work life. Translations of the theoretical concepts into research and professional nursing interventions are described. [Asian Nursing Research 2008;2(1):1–4]
Nurses’ Job Satisfaction and Patient Falls
Cecilia D. Alvarez,Joyce J. Fitzpatrick 한국간호과학회 2007 Asian Nursing Research Vol.1 No.2
Purpose The growing concern about the low job satisfaction among nurses and the achievement of positive patient outcomes are critical healthcare issues. The purpose of this descriptive correlational study was to determine the relationship between nurses’ job satisfaction and patient fall rate on adult medical and surgical units. Methods Secondary data from a nurses’ job satisfaction survey at a large not-for-profit acute care hospital on the East coast was used. The National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators–Adapted Index of Work Satisfaction (NDNQI–AIWS) was used to measure nurses’ job satisfaction. The sample included 161 nurses from 12 adult acute medical and surgical units. The study used retrospective data collected by the Department of Nursing on patient fall rate. Pearson’s correlation coefficient was used to determine the relationship between nurse job satisfaction and patient fall rate. In addition, exploratory descriptive analysis was conducted by type of unit (i.e., medical or surgical). Results and Conclusion No significant relationship was found between overall nurses’ job satisfaction and patient fall rate. MD–RN interactions (r = .65) and decision-making (r = .57) were the job satisfaction subscales that showed a significant positive correlation with patient fall rate (p < .05). Recommendations for future research are provided.
Psychometric Testing of the Korean Version of the Caring Behaviors Inventory-24 in Clinical Nurses
Kang, Younhee,Kang, Sook Jung,Yang, In-Suk,Lee, Haeok,Fitzpatrick, Joyce 기본간호학회 2021 기본간호학회지 Vol.28 No.1
Purpose: To determine psychometric properties of the Caring Behaviors Inventory-24 (CBI-24) among Korean clinical nurses. Methods: A methodological design was used. Data were collected from 408 clinical nurses. Construct validity analysis was performed, including factorial, convergent, and discriminant validity. Internal consistency was tested by Cronbach’s ⍺ coefficients, inter-item correlation, and corrected item-total correlation. Results: Exploratory factor analysis produced three factors: ‘empathy and supporting’, ‘knowledge and skills’, and ‘providing comfort’. In confirmatory factor analysis results, model fit indices were acceptable (x²/df=3.50, RMR=.05, RMSEA=.08, CFI=.90). The values obtained for the AVE ranged from .53 to .68, and for the CR ranged from .53 to .68. Convergent validity coefficients were noticeably greater in magnitude than discriminant validity coefficients: .53 (AVE₁ value) and .68 (AVE₂ value)≥.45 (r12² value) and .68 (AVE₂ value) and .63 (AVE₃ value)≥.61 (r23² value). Internal consistency (Cronbach’s ⍺) of CBI-K was .95. Conclusion: The CBI-K was shown to have acceptable construct validity and good internal consistency. Study findings imply that CBI-K could be a useful instrument for clinical administrators and nursing researchers to assess caring behaviors among Korean clinical nurses. Utilization of CBI-K might contribute to the building of empirical knowledge and the understanding of caring behaviors from nurses’ perspectives.