환자개인정보보호에 대한 간호대학생의 인식과 태도

Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the levels of perception and attitude of nursing students with clinical practice experience in terms of patients’personal information protection. Method: Among nursing students attending one university in Gyeonggi-do, 102 students in third and fourth grades who had clinical nursing practice experience were recruited. Data were collected between August 1, 2019 to August 29, 2019. Statistical analysis of the data was performed using SPSS version 24. T-test, ANOVA, and Pearson's correlations as well as Scheffe test were performed. Results: The study found that 92.2 percent of the subjects had educational experience in patient privacy. It was found that nursing students who had experience in patient personal information protection education at universities and medical institutions were highly aware of the protection of patient personal information. Conclusion: Education experience of nursing students in college or clinical practice setting in terms of patients’personal information protection lead to high levels of awareness and practical attitude of patient privacy among nursing students. The higher the awareness of patient privacy among nursing students, the higher the actual degree of practical attitude in terms of personal information protection of their patients.