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Items of Nurses’ role descriptions |
Sum of related items (%) |
Basic items(%) |
/ | General items(%) |
Non-related items (%) |
|
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Items of Korean Nurses’ Licensing Examination |
99(30%) | 231(70%) | ||||
40th Exam items (330 items) | 299(91.0%) | 100(30.3%) | / | 199(60.3%) | 31(9.4%) | |
41th Exam items (330 items) | 307(93.0%) | 118(36.0%) | / | 189(57.0%) | 23(7.0%) | |
42th Exam items (330 items) | 305(92.4%) | 107(32.0%) | / | 198(60.0%) | 25(7.6%) |
basic items of nurses’ role description |
basic items (99 items) |
non-selected items |
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KNLM | numbers of items (%) | numbers of items(%) | |
40th Exam | 70 (70.7%) selected | 29 (29.3%) | |
41th | 70 (70.7%) selected | 29 (29.3%) | |
42th | 68 (68.7%) selected | 31 (31.3%) |
Large Category concepts |
Small Category Concepts |
Percentage to the questions |
Number of basic items (percentage) |
Contents | Basic Items (99 items) |
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A. Safe Effective Care Environment |
1. Management of Care |
7-13% | 18 (18.2%) |
·Advanced Directives ·Ethical Practice ·Advocacy ·Case Management ·Informed Consent ·Client Rights ·Legal Responsibility ·Concepts of Management ·Donation of Internal Organs ·Confidentiality ·Legal Rights and Responsibilities ·Continuity of Care ·Consultation ·Performance Improvement (Quality Assurance) ·Resource Management ·Delegation ·Supervision |
·Definition and characteristics of nursing process ·Characteristics of National medical security system ·Role and function of public clinics ·Meaning and kinds of health index ·Discharge education ·Characteristics of community health caring systems ·Goal and necessity of home care ·Nursing quality manegement approach ·Responsibility of medical workers ·Reasons of nursing license cancel ·Elements of professional nursing job ·Ethnical oaths of Korean nurses ·Characteristics and concepts of nursing administration ·Patients classification system ·Contents of report ·Concept of job analysis ·Problem solving process ·Meaning of participation of regional inhabitants |
2. Safety and Infection Control |
5-11% | 7 (7.1%) |
·Accident Prevention ·Disaster Planning Emergency Response Plan ·Error Prevention ·Handling Hazardous and Infectious Materials ·Medical and Surgical Asepsis ·Use of Restraints ·Standard/Transmission-Based/ Other Precautions |
·Environmental pollution ·Preventive alternatives against occupation diseases ·Infection menagement education ·Definition of hospital infection ·Children security menagement education ·Epidemiology and management of infectious diseases ·Accident prevention and risk factors |
|
B. Health Promotion and Maintenance |
3. Growth and Development through the life span |
7-13% | 12 (12.1%) |
·Aging Process ·Ante/Intra/Postpartum and Newborn Care ·Developmental Stages and Transition ·Expected Body Image Changes ·Family Planning ·Family Systems ·Human Sexuality |
·Normal growth development of infants and children ·Delivery and psychology of patient ·Change of lochia status after delivery ·Sign of pregnancy ·Female reproduction management ·Management of women in menopause ·Health characteristics of elderly group ·Concept of rehabilitation nursing ·Interaction between parent and new-born ·Understanding about construction and function of family ·Toilet training ·Mother-infant health |
4. Prevention and early Detection of disease |
5-11% | 9 (9.1%) |
·Disease Prevention ·Health and Wellness ·Health Promotion Programs ·Health Screening ·Immunizations ·Lifestyle Choices ·Techniques of Physical Assessment |
·Physical assessment of new-born ·Method of physical examination ·Cause, examination and treatment of infertility ·Further management plan according to the results of health examination ·Methods of measure for each physical examination ·Protective inoculation ·Education for treatment compliance of children in chronic disease ·Health education ·Planning of health promotion program |
|
C. Psychosocial Integrity |
5. Coping and adaptation |
5-11% | 6 (6.1%) |
·Coping Mechanisms ·Sensory/Perceptual Alterations ·Consultation Techniques ·Situational Role Changes ·Grief and Loss ·Stress Management ·Mental Health Concepts ·Support System ·Religious and Spiritual Influences on Health ·Unexpected Body Image Changes |
·Contents of assessment about psychological status ·Assessment about psychological and social development ·Kinds of constitutional cognition disorder ·Managemental techniques against stress ·Personal psychological treatment methods ·Core concept of therapeutic human relationship |
6. Psychosocial adaptation |
5-11% | 6 (6.1%) |
·Behavioral Interventions ·Abuse/Neglect ·Chemical Dependency ·Psychopathology ·Neglect of Child abuse ·Sexual Abuse ·Crisis Intervention ·Therapeutic Environment ·Family Violence |
·Behavioral characteristics of dementia ·Nursing for schizophrenic disorder ·Nursing for delusional disorder ·Nursing for anxiety disorder ·Nursing for mood disorder ·Psychological emergency situation |
|
D. Physiological Integrity |
7. Basic Care and Comfort |
7-13% | 13 (13.1%) |
·Assistive Devices ·Nutrition and Oral Hydration ·Elimination ·Personal Hygiene ·Mobility/Immobility ·Rest and Sleep ·Non-Pharmacological Comfort Intervention |
·Nursing and treatment for sleeping disorder ·Method of measure for quantity of intake and output ·Method of enema·Management for foley catheterization ·Nursing for artificial anus ·Prevention and management against sore ·Levin tube nutrition feeding ·Nursing for cast·Nursing for traction ·Methods and necessity of exercise and diet therapy ·Nutrition for dialysis·Nursing for intake disorder ·Exercise within the joint movable range |
8. Pharmacological and Parenteral Therapies |
5-11% | 3 (3.0%) |
·Blood and Blood Products ·Parenteral Fluids ·Central Venous Access Devices ·Pharmacological Interactions ·Chemical Therapy ·Pharmacological Agents/Actions ·Intravenous Therapy ?Side Effects ·Medicaion Administration ·Total Parenteral Nutrition |
·Intramuscular injection ·Method of intravenous injection ·Cautions in medication |
|
9. Reduction of Risk Potential |
12-18% | 11 (11.1%) |
·Potential for Alterations in Body Systems ·Diagnostic Tests ·Examination Results Interpretation ·Potential for Complications of diagnostic Tests/Treatments/ Procedures ·Therapeutic Procedures |
·Method of measure for blood pressure ·Kinds of abnormal pulse status ·Appearances of abnormal respiration status ·Study on EKG wave styles ·Nursing before and after examination ·Nursing for complications after operation ·High risk pregnancy women ·Education for patients before and after operation ·Prevention methods and symptoms of hyper and hypo glycemia ·Hypertension management ·Support and education for children having cancer |
|
10. Physiological Adaptation |
12-18% | 14 (14.1%) |
·Alterations in Body Systems ·Pathophysiology ·Fluid and Electrolyte Imbalances ·Radiation Therapy ·Hemodynamics ·Respiratory care ·Infectious Disease ·Side-effect on Treatment ·Medical Emergencies |
·Treatment method consulting and applying according to the contents of uterine bleeding ·Pain assessment ·Nursing for the patients in high temperature ·Nursing for the children having dehydration ·Postural drainage ·Nursing for circulation increasement ·Nursing intervention for children in congenital heart disease ·Nursing for liver function disorder ·Nursing for the children in allergy ·Nursing in time of increasing pressure in brain ·Nursing intervention against Shock ·Nursing for patient in time of death ·Management for emergency symptoms of heart diseases ·Cardio-pulmonary resuscitaion |
modified items | modified items | ||
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numbers of basic items before modification : 1,990 |
numbers of deleted items : 642 |
A. nursing assessment: 93 items | numbers of basic items after modification: 1,356 |
B. nursing diagnosis: 11 items | |||
C. nursing plan: 1 item | |||
D. nursing intervention: 379 items | |||
E. nursing evaluation: 23 items | |||
F. law ethics observation: 20items | |||
G. administration, management: 114 items | |||
H. self-development: 1 item | |||
numbers of added items : 8 |
A. nursing assessment: 4 items | ||
B. nursing intervention: 4 items | |||
numbers of modifed items : 420 |
large category: 46 items | ||
middle category domain: 312 items | |||
middle category: 646 items | |||
small category: 416 items |