Task performance, task importance, and educational needs for novice-level nursing tasks as perceived by neonatal intensive care unit nurses with various levels of experience in South Korea: a cross-sectional study.

Purpose: This study aimed to identify differences in perceived task performance, task importance, and educational needs for novice-level tasks among neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) nurses with varying levels of clinical experience and to provide foundational data for developing systematic educat...

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Publicado en:Child Health Nursing Research Vol. 32; no. 1; pp. 80 - 93
Autores principales: Ha, You La, Cho, Hun Ha
Formato: research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Child Health Nursing Research Jan2026
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          Ha, You La
          Cho, Hun Ha
        affil: Staff Nurse, Dongnam Institute of Radiological & Medical Sciences, Busan, Korea
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          Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing Education
          Neonatal Intensive Care Nurses Education
          Novice Nurses Education
          Job Experience
          Task Performance and Analysis
          Clinical Competence
          Competency Assessment
          Patient Safety
          Human
          Female
          South Korea
          Adult
          Middle Age
          Multicenter Studies
          Academic Medical Centers
          Hospitals, Public
          Cross Sectional Studies
          Descriptive Research
          Comparative Studies
          Convenience Sample
          Scales
          Descriptive Statistics
          Data Analysis Software
          Analysis of Variance
          Post Hoc Analysis
          Catheter Care, Peripherally Inserted Central Education
          Blood Transfusion Education
          Patient Discharge Education
          Parents Education
          Vital Signs
          Monitoring, Physiologic Education
          Respiratory Nursing Education
          Simulations
          Nursing Knowledge
          Nursing Skills
          Quality of Nursing Care
          Adult: 19-44 years
          Middle Aged: 45-64 years
          Female
      ab: Purpose: This study aimed to identify differences in perceived task performance, task importance, and educational needs for novice-level tasks among neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) nurses with varying levels of clinical experience and to provide foundational data for developing systematic educational programs to strengthen the competencies of novice nurses. Methods: Participants were recruited from the NICUs of three hospitals--one university-affiliated hospital and two general hospitals located in Busan, South Korea. Using convenience sampling, 116 staff nurses with at least 3 months of NICU experience were surveyed between March and November 2025. For comparative analysis, participants were divided into three career groups based on their NICU experience: <3 years, 3-9 years, and ≥9 years. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, analysis of variance, and the Scheffé test with IBM SPSS ver. 25.0, and importance--performance analysis (IPA) was conducted to prioritize educational needs. Results: Across all career groups, the "direct nursing performance" domain showed the highest task performance. Novice nurses with <3 years of experience reported significantly higher performance in central line care and transfusion management than those with ≥9 years of experience. The IPA identified central line management, and transfusion management as priority areas for improvement, while vital sign monitoring, respiratory surveillance and discharge education for parents were common educational needs regardless of experience level. Conclusion: Educational programs for novice NICU nurses should focus on strengthening patient safety--related competencies and should be progressively structured with simulation and case-based learning to enhance clinical performance.
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