[Contingent nurses' burnout and influencing factors].

Purpose: This study was designed to identify burnout and factors influencing burnout in contingent nurses.

Methods: A cross-sectional design was conducted with a sample of 228 contingent nurses randomly selected from 25 general hospitals in Korea. The tools used for this study were scales measuring burnout (8 items), job stress (8 items), job satisfaction (9 items), self efficacy (9 items), organizational commitment (9 items), empowerment (9 items), autonomy (7 items) and social support (8 items).

[Development of a multimedia learning DM diet education program using standardized patients and analysis of its effects on clinical competency and learning satisfaction for nursing students].

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to develop a multimedia learning program for patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) diet education using standardized patients and to examine the effects of the program on educational skills, communication skills, DM diet knowledge and learning satisfaction.

Methods: The study employed a randomized control posttest non-synchronized design. The participants were 108 third year nursing students (52 experimental group, 56 control group) at K university in Seoul, Korea.

Standardization of Korean nursing terminology.

Korean nursing terminology was standardized to improve sharing and exchange of nursing data and information. English nursing terms were collected from existing nursing terminology, journal articles, nursing records, text books, and nursing/medical dictionaries, translated into Korean and were tested for their validity. More than 9000 terms were standardized and published on a website for further feedback from the users.

[The effects of a health promotion program for elderly].

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to develop and to evaluate a health promotion program for elderly.

Method: Subjects were 63 elderly women (experimental group: 33, control group: 30). The study was a nonequivalent control group pretest-posttest design.

[Effects of a self-help group program for young adults with hemophilia].

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify the effects of Self-help program for Young adults with hemophilia.

Method: A quasi-experimental design was used. The subjects were 40 young adults with hemophilia, 21 in the experimental group and 19 in the control group.

[Development of a scale to measure the effectiveness of oriental nursing education].

Purpose: The aim of this study was to design and evaluate a scale for measuring reliability and validity in the field of oriental nursing education.

Method: A questionnaire was administered to 495 university nursing students using a convenience sampling method. The period of time for collecting data was from September 2003 to January 2004.

[Effect of East-West Self-help Group program for rehabilitation of post stroke clients].

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of an East-West Self-help program for Rehabilitation of post-stroke patients.

Method: A quasi-experimental design was used. The subjects were 75 post stroke clients(Exp.

[Adjustment patterns of illness process of people with hemophilia in Korea].

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore adjustment pattern of illness process of people with hemophilia in Korea.

Method: 23 people with hemophilia had participated for this study. The data were collected through in-depth interviews and analyzed using Strauss & Corbin's grounded theory method.