(Abstract)

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to examine influence factors related to the clinical nurses'' nursing intention for high risk infectious disease patient care. In order to examine the influence factors, the effects of nurses’ moral identity, professional self concept of nurses and perception of organizational culture on nursing intention for high risk infectious disease patient care was investigated.

Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted with a convenience sample among 230 clinical nurses in four university hospital which has over 500 beds located in B and D metropolitan cities. This survey used the structured questionnaire of moral identity, professional self concept of nurses, perception of organizational culture and nursing intention for high risk infectious disease patient care. The data were analyzed by t-test, one-way ANOVA, Scheffe test, Pearson correlation coefficients and hierarchical multiple regression using IBM SPSS/WIN 20.0.

Results: The mean score of nursing intention for high risk infectious disease patient care score for the participants was 110.62±12.68(range 36-180). Two general characteristics influencing on nursing intention for high risk infectious disease patient care, statistically significant differences were the level of education(p<.05) and nurses’service department(p<.05). Professional self concept of nurses(ß=.321, p<.001) and group culture of organization(ß=.166, p<.05) were identified as significant predictors of nursing intention for high risk infectious disease patient care.

Conclusion: As a result, to improve clinical nurses’ nursing intention for high risk infectious disease patient care, it is necessary to evaluate professional self concept of nurses and group culture of organization.