Open Access, Peer-reviewed
pISSN 1225-9330
eISSN 2288-4955
    J Korean Acad Nurs Adm. 2014 Jun;20(3):313-321. Korean.
    Published online Jun 30, 2014.
    https://doi.org/10.11111/jkana.2014.20.3.313
    Copyright © 2014 Korean Academy of Nursing Administration
    Original Article

    Comparison of Operating Room Nurses and General Ward Nurses on Communicative Competence and Interpersonal Relationship Ability within the Medical Team

    Eun-Ju Lim,1 and Yeo-Jin Yi2
      • 1Inha University Hospital, Korea.
      • 2College of Nursing, Gachon University, Korea.
    • Corresponding author: Yi, Yeo-Jin. College of Nursing, Gachon University, 191 Hambakmeoi-ro, Yunsu-gu, Incheon 406-799, Korea. Tel: +82-32-820-4217, Fax: +82-32-820-4201, Email: yjyi@gachon.ac.kr
    Received April 02, 2014; Revised May 10, 2014; Accepted June 09, 2014.

    This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/), which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

    Abstract

    Purpose

    The purpose was to compare operating room (OR) nurses and general ward nurses on their communication competence and interpersonal relationship ability within the medical team.

    Methods

    Participants were 276 nurses (OR 122, ward 154) working in one of 4 university hospitals located in I and K areas. Data were collected using a questionnaire and data collection was done in June, 2013. Comparisons between OR nurses and general ward nurses on communication competence and interpersonal relationship ability were analyzed using ANCOVA.

    Results

    There were statistically significant differences between the two groups in communication competence (F=11.96, p=.001) with average score for OR nurses at 3.37 points and ward nurses at 3.53 points. There were statistically significant differences between the two groups in interpersonal relationship ability (F=15.51, p<.001) with the average score for OR nurses at 3.30 points and ward nurses at 3.50 points.

    Conclusion

    The results indicate a need to develop a variety of programs to promote communication competence in OR nurses and to enhance the openness of interpersonal relationship ability in human resource management.

    Keywords
    Operating room; Ward; Nurses; Communication; Relationship

    Tables

    Table 1
    General Characteristics of Operating Nurses and General Ward Nurses (N=276)

    Table 2
    Differences in Communicative Competence and Interpersonal Relationship Ability between Operation Room Nurses and General Ward Nurses (N=276)

    Table 3
    Comparison between Operation Room Nurses and General Ward Nurses on Communicative Competence Subfactors (N=276)

    Table 4
    Comparison between Operation Room Nurses and General Ward Nurses on Interpersonal Relationship Ability Subfactors (N=276)

    Notes

    This article is a revision of the first author's master's thesis from Gachon University.

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    Data Collection
    Hospitals, University
    Humans
    Mental Competency*
    Operating Rooms*
    Patients' Rooms*
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