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Purpose: This qualitative study aimed to explore clinical nurses' experience with desirable handoffs, competencies, and strategies for desirable handoffs. Methods: Between March 4 and June 10, 2023, 13 nurses working shifts in general or tertiary hospitals were divided into two groups. Data were collected through focus group interviews and analyzed using conventional content analysis through coding and thematic identification. Results: Three themes emerged regarding the desired handoff experience: "handoff that allows accurate identification of patient status," "handoff with less time and effort," and "handoff that allows inspection to prevent patient safety accidents." Four competencies required for a desirable handoff were followed: "ability to identify key information," "information utilization," "logical information delivery ability," and "the attitude of trust and respect." Five themes were derived regarding desirable handoff strategies: "understanding standard treatment and nursing processes for each clinical case," "rehearsal and feedback for handoffs," "presenting standards for a desirable handoff," "continuous handoff education," and "ensuring uninterrupted time and space." Conclusion: This study identified desirable handoffs, competencies, and strategies for hospital nurses. This study is significant because it provides basic data for developing an effective handoff program for new nurses.

Purpose: This study aimed to examine the preventive measures and policy limitations for occupational lung cancer through media coverage of cooking fumes over the past three years. Methods: Data were collected using web scraping and analyzed using the N-gram and TF-IDF methods. Results: Key terms included "school meal workers," "non-regular workers," "industrial accident," and "ventilation improvement." Conclusion: Cooking fumes highlight efforts to improve conditions for non-regular workers, and research is needed to support policies such as health screenings and ventilation improvements alongside media and institutional attention.

Purpose: This study aimed to identify the factors influencing nurses’ grit, organizational communication satisfaction, and job embeddedness on their organizational commitment. Methods: Data were collected from 174 nurses working in general hospitals in B City, South Korea. Descriptive statistics, independent t-tests, one-way ANOVA, Pearson’s correlation coefficient, and multiple regression analysis were performed using IBM SPSS/WIN 29.0. Results: Factors influencing organizational commitment included persistence to achieve long-term goals (β=.21, p=.004), organizational climate (β=.23, p=.003), fit (β=.40, p<.001), special unit (β=-.09, p=.045), and clinical career of 1 to 3 years (β=.15, p=.046). The explanatory power of the regression model was 65.7% (F=21.73, p<.001). Conclusion: To enhance organizational commitment, nurses should remain focused on achieving long-term goals despite task difficulties. Organizations should not only foster a supportive work environment and establish a positive climate for organizational communication, but also consider the alignment of nurses’ job embeddedness.

Purpose: This study analyzed nursing interventions for patients with severe industrial accident trauma who visited the trauma resuscitation department of a regional trauma center using the Nursing Intervention Classification (NIC) system. Methods: Among the 15,721 patients who visited the regional trauma center at U University Hospital in U City from January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2022, the electronic medical records of 114 patients with severe industrial accident trauma who met the inclusion criteria were reviewed. Nursing interventions were analyzed and classified using the NIC system based on the patients` main injury site. Results: A total of 3,247 nursing interventions(classified into five areas, 17 groups, and 69 interventions) were performed according to the main injury site. The most frequently performed nursing interventions were physiological: complex. Next, safety, physiological: basic, behavioral, and health system interventions were conducted, in that order. Conclusion: This study identified the main characteristics and nursing interventions for patients with severe occupational accident trauma. These findings may contribute to the enhancement of standardized nursing interventions and the overall quality of nursing care.

Purpose: To examine the extent of positive psychological capital and professional pride among clinical nurses in general hospitals and to identify the factors affecting person-centered nursing care. Methods: Data were collected using a structured questionnaire completed by 190 nurses working at a hospital in Seoul. The data were analyzed using SPSS 24.0, employing one-way ANOVA, Pearson correlation coefficients, and multiple regression analysis. Results: The mean score for person-centered nursing was 3.90 out of 5. Key factors affecting person-centered care included nursing professional pride (β=.39, p<.001), position (β=-.23, p=.003), and work unit (β=-.14, p=.032). The explanatory power of the model was 23.4%. Conclusion: The findings highlight the importance of developing programs that foster person-centered care by enhancing clinical nurses’ professional pride while considering their work units and positions.

Purpose: This study aimed to identify the effects of end-of-life care competencies, death anxiety, and social support on stress among nurses at a superior general hospital. Methods: The participants were 198 nurses who had experience providing end-of-life care at a superior general hospital in city B. Data were collected between March 15, 2024, and April 14, 2024. Data were analyzed using the IBM SPSS Statistics 27 program for frequency, average, t-test, ANOVA, Pearson’s correlation coefficient, and multiple regression analysis. Results: Factors influencing end-of-life care stress were death anxiety (β=.38, p<.001), age (21~25 years, β=-.23, p=.036), and religion (β=.23, p=.017), with an explanatory power of 20.1% (F=9.26, p<.001). Social support did not significantly affects end-of-life stress. Conclusion: Death anxiety, age, and religion significantly affected nurses’ stress experiences during end-of-life care. The findings suggest that tailored education, emotional support, and organizational strategies addressing nurses' age and experience and balancing personal beliefs with professional duties are essential for reducing end-of-life stress. These results can inform strategies for improving the quality of end-of-life care and enhance nurses' well-being.