간호학생의 COVID-19 환자 간호의도에 영향을 미치는 요인

Abstract

Purpose: Corona virus infection-19(COVID-19) has been epidemic across the world and nursing students are vulnerable to be infected to the virus. This study is an descriptive research to identify the factors affecting nursing intention of nursing students for COVID-19 patients. Method: This study was conducted questionnaire survey to 149 nursing students in two universities. Data on general characteristics of respondents, knowledge, attitudes, perceived risk, preventive behaviors on COVID-19 and nursing intentions for COVID-19 paitents were collected by measured using research tools statistically analyzed. Collected data were analyzed using the SPSS 26.0 version. Descriptive statistics, independent t-test, one way ANOVA, Pearson’s correlation coefficient and stepwise multiple regression analysis were applied to analyze the data. Result: As a result of analyzing the factors affecting nursing students' nursing intention with COVID-19 patients, the most predictive factor was perceived risk(β=-.38 p<.001) of COVID-19, followed by attitudes(β=.29, p<.001) and preventive behaviors(β=.17, p=.017), which explained 26.0% of the variances. Conclusion: By lowering their perceived risk on infectious diseases, and cultivate positive attitudes among them and preventive behaviors, it can raise nursing intentions of nursing studetns of COVID-19 patients. Infection management education programs and researches on intervention for nursing students is necessary to enhance quality of nursing to patients of new types of infectious disease.