Impacts of Job Stress and Cognitive Failure on Patient Safety Incidents among Hospital Nurses.

Background: This study aimed to identify the impacts of job stress and cognitive failure on patient safety incidents among hospital nurses in Korea.

Methods: The study included 279 nurses who worked for at least 6 months in five general hospitals in Korea. Data were collected with self-administered questionnaires designed to measure job stress, cognitive failure, and patient safety incidents.

[Depression of married and employed women based on social-role theory].

Purpose: This study was based on social-role theory, and purposes were to investigate (1) how depression and health determinants vary with married and employed women, and (2) what factors contribute to depression according to family cycle.

Methods: A stratified convenience sample of 765 married and employed women was recruited during May to August 2010. Study variables of depression, socio-demographic threatening factors, psycho-stimulating factors, and social-role related factors were measured via a structured questionnaire.

[Analysis of the nursing interventions performed by public health nurses in health centers using the NIC].

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify nursing interventions performed by public health nurses in health centers.

Method: Data was collected by the taxonomy of Nursing Intervention Classification (NIC 3rd: 486 nursing interventions) from 131 public health nurses in health centers and analyzed using descriptive statistics.

Result: As its result, more than 50% of public health nurses performed 137 nursing interventions at least monthly.