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1College of Nursing, Jeonbuk National University, Baekje-daero, Deokjin-gu, Jeonju-si, Jeonbuk-do, Republic of Korea, cbnu.edu.
Journal of Nursing Management
|July 29, 2026
Summary
Emergency department nurses
Area of Science:
- Nursing Science
- Infection Control
- Public Health
Background:
- Emergency department (ED) nurses face high infection risks during emerging infectious disease (EID) outbreaks.
- Understanding factors influencing infection control is crucial for ED safety.
Purpose of the Study:
- To analyze the relationship between safety control, communication, patient safety culture, and infection control performance in ED nurses.
- To identify key factors impacting infection control using ecological systems theory.
Main Methods:
- A cross-sectional study surveyed 227 ED nurses in South Korea.
- Data collected via online questionnaires in October 2023.
- Hierarchical regression analysis was used to identify influencing factors.
Main Results:
- Communication was the strongest predictor of infection control performance (β=0.53, p<0.001).
- Safety control (β=0.27, p<0.001) and negative-pressure isolation rooms (β=0.13, p=0.016) were also significant.
- These factors explained 74.0% of the variance in performance.
Conclusions:
- Infection control performance is linked to individual, organizational, and environmental factors.
- Ecological systems theory effectively explains these multilevel influences.
- Multilevel strategies are recommended for nurse managers to enhance infection control.
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