Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to review and summarize the trend of nursing research on image of nurses performed in Korea and to get the preliminary data for future research. Method: This study queried 18 Korean studies performed from 1990 to 2002, selected by two online databases surfing. The studies were analyzed in terms of several standards Lee, Myung Ha(1996) suggested in her study. Result: (1) The first study on image of nursing performed at 1992. (2) 33.4% of the studies included in this analysis were performed for a thesis for a degree, 61.2% hired non-experimental research design, and only 5.6% selected study sample by simple random sampling. (3) Almost studies used the research instruments developed by Korean nursing scientist and collected research data with questionnaires. (4) The variety variables were analyzed to identify the relationship between image of nurses and the variables. (5) 88.9% of the studies included in this analysis included the suggestions for future study. Conclusion: The research findings were summarized and strategic planning for future study on image of nurses were discussed.

Keywords

• Image of nurses

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