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Purpose: This study provides an updated analysis of research trends in the Journal of Korean Biological Nursing Science (JKBNS) by examining changes in publication volume, methodological approaches, and thematic evolution among articles published between 2011 and 2025. Methods: Retrospective descriptive and bibliometric analyses were conducted on 537 articles published in JKBNS. Publication characteristics and statistical methods were summarized, and annual trends were examined. Keyword co-occurrence networks were generated using VOSviewer, and changes in research topics over time were explored using burst keyword analysis based on abstract-derived keywords. Results: Annual publication volume fluctuated but increased markedly in recent years, rising from 35 articles in 2024 to 58 articles in 2025. A language crossover occurred in 2024, when English-language articles (n = 19, 54.3%) exceeded Korean-language articles (n = 16, 45.7%); this predominance of English-language articles became more evident in 2025 (n = 36, 62.1%). Adult patients were the most common study population (n = 127, 23.7%). Analysis of variance was the most frequently used statistical method (n = 236, 43.9%), followed by linear regression (n = 84, 15.6%) and logistic regression (n = 59, 11.0%). Burst keyword analysis highlighted recent increases in aging- and health behavior-related terms. Co-occurrence mapping identified interconnected thematic areas spanning health behavior and risk, nursing knowledge and practice, and biologically oriented research. Conclusion: Between 2011 and 2025, JKBNS demonstrated growth in publication volume, a shift toward English-language articles, and evolving research topics, while maintaining thematic continuity with its biological orientation.

Purpose: Person-centered care is essential to improving patient outcomes, yet the factors that influence it require further investigation. This study examines the relationships among nurses’ compassion competence, cultural competence, intercultural communication skills, and person-centered care, and it identifies key predictors of person-centered care. Methods: A descriptive survey was conducted among 191 nurses from two general hospitals using convenience sampling between April 1 and April 22, 2024. Data collection included measures of compassion competence, cultural competence, intercultural communication skills, and person-centered care. Statistical analyses involved descriptive statistics, the independent t-test, analysis of variance, Pearson’s correlation coefficient, and stepwise multiple regression. Results: Of the 191 participants, 172 (90.1%) were females and 19 (9.9%) were males, with an average clinical experience of 8.89 years. Person-centered care showed significant positive correlations with compassion competence (r=.58, p<.001), cultural competence (r =.62, p<.001), and intercultural communication skills (r=.63, p<.001). Key predictors of person-centered care included intercultural communication skills (β=.29, p=.001), compassion competence (β=.27, p<.001), cultural competence (β=.20, p=.024), and non-shift work status (β=.12, p=.031). The model explained 47.9% of the variance in person-centered care (F=44.76, p<.001). Conclusion: In this study, person-centered care among nurses was influenced by compassion competence, cultural competence, intercultural communication skills, and work type. Further research is warranted on the delivery of person-centered care among nurses who provide care to patients from diverse cultural backgrounds.

Purpose: To analyze the leadership network structure among nursing leaders in Spain identified through the Grupo40Enfermeras y Universidad event. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study using social network analysis was used. Study sample consisted of 210 individuals, of whom 119 received nominations as referents. Structural analysis of the network was conducted using centrality and cohesion. Results: A network structure was generated in which different leadership strategies were identified through InDegree, Eigenvector, and Betweenness Centrality. Five leaders were identified as bridges to other individuals using Betweenness. The whole network presented little cohesion although two highly cohesive cores were detected by K-core measurements. Conclusion: A strategy is needed to support nursing leaders with high degree of Betweenness to serve as bridges to connect other nursing leaders

Purpose The aim of the study was to assess the prevalence, knowledge and behavior about reproductive tract infections (RTIs) among rural Chinese women in Hunchun, China. Methods The study employed a cross-sectional research design with a convenience sample of 190 participants who had received microfinancing. Data were collected by trained research staff, utilizing face to face interviews and physical examinations. Results About 1 in 5 participants (20.3%) had had more than 5 pregnancies and 26.7% had had 3 or more abortions. More than half (57.3%) of study participants had an RTI at the time of examination, and 92.3% reported having had at least one RTI symptom. Nearly half (49.6%) of the women who exhibited RTI symptoms reported no utilization of any healthcare services. Age, number of pregnancies, RTI knowledge,and behavior were found to be significant correlates in the sample. Conclusions The prevalence of RTI among low-income rural Chinese women were extremely high, indicating the urgent need for effective and culturally sensitive health education, particularly targeted to the poor rural population.

Purpose: A career refers to all the work-related activities and experiences that occur throughout anindividual's life. As healthcare technology advances, jobs become more diverse, making nursing students'careers increasingly important. However, little is known about the career decision-making processof nursing students. To address this, we investigated how nursing students decide about theircareers. This study aimed to conduct a path analysis of career decisions among nursing students basedon the social cognitive model of career self-management. Methods: This was a descriptive cross-sectional study. It recruited junior and senior nursing studentsfrom 18 universities in a metropolitan area of South Korea. In total, 439 nursing students participated inthe study. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire between May 15 and June 5, 2023. Thedata were analyzed using descriptive statistics and path analysis. Results: The hypothesized model showed acceptable model fit indices. The path analysis showed thatcareer decision-making self-efficacy (β = 0.52, p < .001), career outcome expectation (β = 0.11, p = .041),and nursing competence (β = 0.11, p = .046) directly impacted career decisions. Furthermore, nursingcompetence (β = 0.29, p < .001), satisfaction with the nursing major (β = 0.13, p < .001), and the learningenvironment (β = 0.12, p < .001) indirectly influenced career decisions through the mediation of careerdecision-making self-efficacy and career outcome expectation. Conclusion: Career decision-making self-efficacy and nursing competence are crucial factors in nursingstudents' career decisions. The proposed model provides a foundation for developing strategies toenhance nursing students’ career decision-making. Nursing educators and institutions can use thismodel to design and implement a tailored career education curriculum that empowers nursing studentsto manage and advance their careers effectively.

Purpose: This study aimed to describe nurses’ perceptions of gerontological nurse practitioner (GNP) programme curricula, especially positive and negative aspects of the curricula and suggestions to improve the curricula. Methods: Twenty-one certified GNPs attended one or two interviews and the data obtained were analysed using a conventional content analytic method. Results: The analysis revealed seven categories and 18 subcategories. The main positive aspects of the GNP programme curricula were “Acquiring knowledge and skills to elder care through the GNP programme” and “Application of gerontological nursing-related knowledge and skills attained from the GNP programme.” The negative aspects included “Didactic education insufficient for the development of expertise in gerontological nursing” and “Ineffective and suboptimal operation of clinical practice curriculum.” Suggestions to improve the GNP programme curricula were “Enhancement of education in core courses,” “Strengthening the contents of gerontological nursing didactic courses,” and “Quality improvement of clinical practice.” Conclusion: The findings indicate that educators, policymakers, and other stakeholders should re-examine the current GNP programme curricula to provide GNP students with quality education and training pertinent to professional healthcare for older adults in various healthcare settings.

Purpose: This study aims to explore the factors influencing nursing professionalismamong nursing students, focusing on the image of nurses, satisfaction with their major,and career metacognition. Methods: We conducted a descriptive survey with 185 nursingstudents from D city and K region on June 10?30, 2024. Data were analyzed usingIBM SPSS ver. 27.0 (IBM Corp.), employing descriptive statistics, t tests, one-way ANOVA,Scheffe tests, Pearson’s correlation coefficients, and regression analysis. Multiple linearregression analysis was used to identify factors affecting nursing professionalismamong nursing students. Results: The regression analysis revealed that the image ofnurses (β=.69, p<.001) and monitoring aspect of career metacognition (β=.13, p=.025)were significant predictors of nursing professionalism, accounting for 64.5% of the variance. Conclusion: The findings indicate that the image of nurses and monitoring componentof career metacognition are critical in shaping nursing professionalism among nursingstudents. Therefore, nursing education programs should aim to improve the imageof nurses and promote self-reflective career practices as strategies to foster professionalismamong nursing students.

Purpose: This study investigated the nature of nursing care workers’ experiences of responding to emergencies involving Korean older adults to prepare measures to strengthen nursing care workers’ practical abilities in this regard. Methods: This qualitative descriptive study used focus-group interviews and qualitative content analysis. Two focus-group interviews with 16 care workers from 16 nursing homes and home-care centers were conducted between February 1 and April 28, 2019. We collected data through these two focus-group interviews. Results: Of the 16 participants, 11 were care workers from nursing homes for older adults and five were from home-care centers. Altogether, we formulated 180 meanings from the original data and derived 64 codes from these meanings. Five categories were identified through systematic conceptualization: “panic about emergencies”, “difficulty recognizing an emergency”, “desperate need for real education”, “unsystematic emergency respon- ses”, and “dealing with the aftermath of a patient’s death”; the categories were extracted from 21 subcategories. Conclusion: Care workers faced sudden emergencies while caring for older adults and coped with them based on their previous experiences. Nevertheless, they faced difficulties in recognizing emergencies. Our findings may help institutionalize systematic and consistent on-the-job training programs to augment care workers’ emergency preparedness.

Purpose: The adoption of generative artificial intelligence (AI) in medical literature has increased exponentially over the past 2 years. Many journals have introduced AI guidance statements for authors during the manuscript submission process. This study characterizes the extent and types of AI guidance statements among urology journals. Methods: A total of 112 urology journals indexed on PubMed were identified. Each journal’s website was searched for the presence of an AI guidance statement. Specific aspects of AI guidance assessed included manuscript content generation, manuscript writing, and manuscript editing. Additional variables such as journal data, region, subspecialty, society affiliations, and impact factor were also collected. Results: Of the total 112 urology journals, 61 (54.5%) had an AI guidance statement. Most journals with statements (n = 58, 95.1%) permitted the use of AI for manuscript editing. A slightly smaller majority (n = 53, 86.9%) explicitly allowed AI-assisted manuscript writing. No journals definitively prohibited AI use for manuscript editing. Twenty-three journals (37.7%) permitted AI-generated manuscript content, while 11 (18.0%) explicitly did not, and 27 (44.3%) were unclear regarding their stance. Among journals with any AI usage, 60 (98.4%) required a disclosure statement on AI use. Only one journal (1.6%) did not provide any guidance. Conclusion: More than half of urology journals offer author guidance on the use of AI in manuscript submission. However, these instructions are not standardized across journals. As AI continues to permeate medical literature, the development of consensus policies is advisable.

Purpose: The long-term fertility impact of cancer treatments is a significant concern for young breast cancer survivors. These reproductive concerns often become a persistent source of stress, negatively affecting their quality of life. This study aims to explore the reproductive concerns experienced by young breast cancer survivors post-treatment and the factors influencing their perceptions. Methods: This phenomenological study utilized semi-structured interviews to collect data. Eighteen participants were recruited from a tertiary hospital in Mainland China. The interviews were transcribed verbatim and analyzed using Colaizzi's method. Results: Data analysis revealed five themes and fourteen subthemes: (1) multiple emotional burdens interwoven with concerns about fertility; (2) concerns about risks associated with reproduction; (3) dilemma of childrearing; (4) the significance of reproduction; (5) support needs from family, peers, and professionals. Conclusion: Young breast cancer survivors in China face significant challenges related to reproductive issues. Reproductive health is a crucial aspect of breast cancer survivorship care. Healthcare providers must be attentive to the reproductive concerns of survivors, recognize the importance of multidimensional support for positive adaptation, and offer tailored and ongoing interventions to manage reproductive health in young breast cancer survivors.

Purpose: A tobacco-free campus (TFC) is the most advanced tobacco-control policy for college campuses, but it has rarely been explored in Korea. This study aimed to explore Korean college students’ attitudes toward TFC and related factors. Methods: This cross-sectional descriptive study enrolled college students who were taking an elective course on smoking cessation and a healthy lifestyle at a university located in Incheon, Korea. Data were collected from March 1 to December 31, 2019 using a structured questionnaire, and study participants were recruited using convenience sampling. Results: Data on 309 college students were analyzed. Of those participants, 6.1% supported the TFC policy. Multiple logistic regression analysis showed that female gender (adjusted odds ratio [aOR]=5.80, 95% confidence interval [CI]=1.47-22.95), taking the course to quit smoking oneself (aOR=11.03, 95% CI=1.04-117.05), anxiety in the past month (aOR=4.27, 95% CI=1.06-17.31), and being a current smoker (aOR=0.06, 95% CI=0.01-0.70) were statistically significant independent predictors of TFC support. Conclusion: Women, students taking the course to quit smoking themselves, nonsmokers, and students who felt anxious in the past month were more likely to support TFC. Further research with more representative samples is required to examine the characteristics of people who favor TFC.

Purpose: This study aimed to examine the current status and key challenges of pediatric nursing clinical education in South Korea and to provide strategic directions for quality improvement based on competency-based learning outcomes. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 89 pediatric nursing faculty members working at various universities nationwide between February and July 2024. Quantitative data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, and qualitative responses were analyzed using inductive content analysis. Results: Practicum objectives primarily focused on inpatient care (98.9%) and core nurs ing skills (83.1%), while communication and problem-solving (22.4%) and ethics (21.3%) were underrepresented. Although high-fidelity simulation use reached 33.7%, interactive tools such as virtual reality (17.9%) and nursing process evaluations (7.8%) remained un derutilized. Six themes emerged from the analysis of faculty perspectives on enhancing clinical practicum education: structural barriers in securing sites, inconsistent learning environments, overcrowding, limitations of observation-only learning, regulatory con straints, and excessive faculty burden. Conclusion: This study proposes establishing standardized clinical protocols, expanding hybrid simulation-based models to compensate for shrinking clinical sites, and institu tionalizing industry-academic cooperative frameworks to ensure the quality and equity of pediatric nursing education. These approaches are essential to enhancing the quality and equity of pediatric clinical nursing education in Korea.

Purpose: This study aimed to assess factors associated with compliance and non-compliance among patients with tuberculosis (TB).Methods: A descriptive correlational study was conducted at the outpatient clinics of Abbassia Chest Hospital in Cairo, Egypt. A sample of 80 patients with TB who had been prescribed treatment regimens was recruited. Patients were interviewed using a structured form with fixed response options to identify factors associated with treatment compliance or non-compliance.Results: A significantly higher proportion of non-compliant patients (72.5%) experienced severe symptoms compared with patients in the compliant group (30.0%). Furthermore, most compliant patients (82.5%) demonstrated satisfactory overall knowledge of pulmonary TB, whereas only about half (52.5%) of patients in the non-compliant group did. This difference in knowledge level was statistically significant and was associated with treatment adherence. Among compliant patients, knowledge levels were also significantly influenced by age, sex, education, and employment status, a pattern that was not observed in the non-compliant group. Conclusion: Key factors associated with non-compliance included insufficient income to support treatment, lack of home support for treatment regulation, and decreased motivation to improve health. These findings underscore the need for targeted patient education and counselling programs to increase disease awareness and improve treatment adherence among patients with TB.

Purpose: This descriptive study aimed to identify the factors affecting adolescents’ emo- tional intelligence during the COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic. Methods: We utilized the 4th-year data from the 2018 Korean Children and Youth Panel Survey, which comprise 1,852 adolescents living with both parents. The determinants of adolescents’ emotional intelligence were analyzed through stepwise multiple regression, considering parental, family, and school factors. Results: Parental factors, such as parents’ grit and emotional intelligence, were found to enhance adolescents’ emotional intelligence. Family factors, including parents’ positive parenting attitude and the average time spent with parents, also significantly enhance adolescents’ emotional intelligence. School factors, such as the number of remote class days during the previous semester, influenced adolescents’ emotional intelligence. Conclusion: Parental and family factors enhanced emotional intelligence, whereas school factors, particularly remote learning, negatively impacted it. The model explained 67.5% of variance, with parents' emotional intelligence being the strongest predictor. In- terventions should prioritize enhancing parental emotional competence and maintaining meaningful parent-child interactions, especially during educational disruptions.

Purpose: This study is descriptive research aiming to identify factors influencing the stigma experienced by college students with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), focusing on COVID-19 pandemic stress, depression, and fear of negative evaluation as the main variables. Methods: An online survey was administered to 175 college students who had been diagnosed with COVID-19 from January to May 2022 and were enrolled in universities in Seoul, Cheongju, and Daegu, South Korea. The survey collected data on pandemic stress, depression, fear of negative evaluation, and stigma. The data were analyzed using the t-test, ANOVA, the Scheffe test, Pearson’s correlation coefficients, and stepwise multiple regression in SPSS/WIN 26.0. Results: We analyzed differences in stigma scores based on general characteristics of the college students and found significant differences in stigma scores by age, major satisfaction, interpersonal satisfaction, date of COVID-19 confirmation, treatment modality, and recent subjective health condition. Factors influencing stigmatization were identified as COVID-19 pandemic stress, depression, date of COVID-19 confirmation, treatment modality, recent subjective health condition, and major satisfaction, with an overall explanatory power of 37.6%. Conclusion: This study is significant as it identifies emotional changes across various aspects of pandemic stress, depression, fear of negative evaluation, and stigma among college students who have been diagnosed with COVID-19. The findings of this study suggest the development of programs to reduce psychological distress and enhance mental health management skills among these students.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to identify factors associated with stress among Korean cancer survivors who are employed. Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive methodology was applied, and secondary analysis was performed using data from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey from 2014 to 2018. A total of 245 employed cancer survivors were included, and data were analyzed using either the x2 test or the independent t-test, as well as multiple logistic regression analysis. Results: Four factors were found to be associated with stress among employed cancer survivors: age (Odds Ratio [OR]=0.96, 95% Confidence Interval [CI]=0.94~0.98), gender (with men less likely to be stressed; OR=0.46, 95% CI=0.23~0.91), self-rated health status (OR=1.44, 95% CI=1.03~2.02), and having planned suicide in the previous year (OR=22.98, 95% CI=2.10~251.83). Conclusion: To facilitate a successful return to work for cancer survivors, it is necessary to develop a stress intervention and/or rehabilitation program that comprehensively considers sociodemographic characteristics, current health status, health behaviors, and mental health.

Purpose: This survey study aimed to investigate the current status, issues, and needs related to Clinical Endoscopy (CE), the official international journal of the Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (KSGE). Methods: A 10-item survey was emailed to domestic KSGE members between May 1 and May 15, 2023. The results were analyzed using descriptive statistics. Results: In total, 216 complete responses were analyzed. Most respondents (46.8%) read CEonce or twice monthly. The proportion of respondents who read the journal once or twice a year or did not read it at all was quite high, at 36.6%. The most informative article type was re-view articles (53%), and the least-read type was editorials (33%). Ninety-nine respondents (45.8%) stated that they did not want to submit their articles to CE because CE is not a Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE) journal (38.4%). Eighty-nine respondents (41.2%) did not cite CE articles in their manuscripts. Furthermore, 41.2% of the respondents declined review invitations because they were too busy (73.0%). The two most common requests for CE were to increase the number of guidelines and review articles (38.0%) and to improve the journal quality (34.7%). Conclusion: Although CE is a representative journal of KSGE, the level of interest and concern for CE among society members was relatively low. Nonetheless, this survey offers valuable insights into the needs and current status of CE, paving the way for its further development. It is clear that more efforts and investments from the society and the editorial board are necessary.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to assess the psychosocial status of candidates for deceased donor kidney transplantation (DDKT) in South Korea and identify factors associated with high-risk psychosocial status. Methods: The descriptive cross-sectional design included application of a standardized transplantation-specific assessment tool, the Psychosocial Assessment Candidacy Transplantation (PACT) instrument, and review of candidates’ medical records. A total of 157 patients awaiting DDKT were recruited from a Korean organ transplantation center. The collected data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and binary logistic regression. Candidates were divided into high- and low-psychosocial risk groups using 3 as the cutoff point of PACT. Results: The mean score for the PACT final rating was 2.10, and the lowest average subscale score was 2.30 for understanding the processes of transplantation and follow up. Poor physical candidacy, especially due to comorbidities, and older age were associated with high psychosocial risk. Conclusion: The results of this study showed that the psychosocial status of Korean DDKT candidates was problematic. Development of systematic management programs for effective clinical strategies in the care of candidates is crucial to maintain their desirable psychosocial status in case of an emergency DDKT operation and improve post-transplantation outcomes. Continuous education is absolutely necessary to enhance understanding of the transplantation process for high-risk psychosocial candidates. Additionally, nurses and transplantation professionals should screen candidates with high-risk psychosocial status early in the process using transplantation-specific assessment tools and provide intensive interventions, particularly for poor physical candidacy patients and older candidates.

Purpose: With the recent increase in interest in patient safety, prevention of falls in hospitalizedchildren has become important. This study aimed to identify the incidence rateof falls among hospitalized children and explore fall-related characteristics. Methods:This retrospective descriptive study analyzed the medical information of 18,119 patientsaged <18 years admitted to a general hospital in South Korea from electronic medical recordsand fall event reports between January 1, 2018, and September 30, 2023. The studyvariables included the general and clinical characteristics of the fall group and fall-relatedcharacteristics of the fall events. This study employed descriptive statistics and a chisquaretest using IBM SPSS version 26.0. Results: Among the patients, 82 fall events wereidentified. Therefore, the fall incidence rate was 4.5 falls per 1,000 patients. Furthermore,a statistically significant difference was found concerning the type of injury sustained betweenchildren >1 year old and those <1 year old, and most cases had no damage orbruises. More cases were found in which falls occurred two days after hospitalization inwinter and summer than on the day or the day after hospitalization, which was a statisticallysignificant difference. In addition, fall prevalence was higher between 8 am and 4pm, and when no caregiver was present. Conclusion: Based on the results of this study,education and interventions to prevent fall events in infants and toddlers should persistthroughout hospitalization, and it is necessary to guide continuous management and observationof the caregivers.