Effects of 3S business intelligence systems for nursing students: a repeated-measures randomized control trial.

BACKGROUND: The growing need for healthcare services as a result of a consistently rising prevalence of chronic diseases and rapid population aging calls for a new set of activities and practices. Therefore, we developed a program-3S (Simple, Smart, and Speed) Business Intelligence Systems (3S-BIS), which is an ERP software system that helps nursing business to support nursing entrepreneurship -and analyzed its effects on nursing students. METHODS: A repeated-measures randomized controlled trial was performed with two groups: experimental (n = 29) and control (n = 30) groups. The former group underwent the five-day 3S-BIS education program. Each session comprised four components: lectures 1 and 2, simulation case study, and debriefing. Post-tests were performed immediately post-intervention and four and eight weeks later. The effectiveness was measured using the following variables: simulation design assessment, evaluation of educational practices in simulation, education satisfaction, self-efficacy for learning, and entrepreneurship. The differences before and after intervention between the experimental and control groups were analyzed using the Friedman test. The Mann-Whitney U test was used for comparisons between groups at each time point, and the Wilcoxon signed-rank test was used for comparisons within groups at each time point. RESULTS: Post-intervention (8 weeks after intervention), the experimental group demonstrated higher simulation design assessment (z = -3.88, p = < .001), evaluation of educational practices in simulation (z = -3.34, p = .001), education satisfaction (z = -3.11, p = .002), self-efficacy for learning (z = -3.04, p = .002), and entrepreneurship (z = -2.15, p = .031) compared to controls. Furthermore, simulation design assessment score in the experimental group significantly differed between T1 (immediately after intervention) and T0 (baseline), and between T3 (8 weeks after intervention) and T0. Evaluation of educational practices in the simulation, education satisfaction, and self-efficacy also significantly differed between T1 and T0, and between T3 and T0. Entrepreneurship significantly differed between T3 and T2 (4 weeks after intervention), and between T3 and T0. CONCLUSIONS: The 3S-BIS program contributes to enhancing nursing start-up competency. Subsequent studies should evaluate the effects of the program on nurses who work in home healthcare services.

The effects of the Start-Up NurseS program on nursing students using management strategy simulation.

BACKGROUND: Korea's rising youth unemployment, resulting from a long-term economic downturn, has fostered a conducive environment for entrepreneurship. The global healthcare market is expanding rapidly, and entrepreneurship in the nursing sector is also predicted to grow. OBJECTIVES: The objective of this study was to analyze the effects of the Start-Up NurseS program, developed using a management strategy simulation technique, on entrepreneurial attitude, entrepreneurial intention, entrepreneurial self-efficacy, entrepreneurship, and entrepreneurship education demand among nursing students. DESIGN: A randomized control trial with repeated measures. SETTINGS: Four nursing departments in two metropolitan cities. PARTICIPANTS: We assigned 34 nursing students to the experimental group and 33 to the comparison group. METHODS: Nursing students in the experimental group participated in the Start-Up NurseS program for four weeks. Post-intervention data were collected three times: immediately after the program, at four weeks, and at eight weeks. RESULTS: Entrepreneurial attitude, entrepreneurial intention, entrepreneurial self-efficacy, and entrepreneurship were more positive in the experimental group than in the control group. In the former, entrepreneurial attitude, entrepreneurial intention, entrepreneurial self-efficacy, and entrepreneurship showed significant differences immediately after the program, four weeks later, and eight weeks later. CONCLUSIONS: The program had a significant effect on improving nursing start-up competency and can be expanded to various nursing fields.

Automated Photonic Tuning of Silicon Microring Resonators Using a 3D-printed Microfluidic Mixer.

We demonstrate a novel method to automate tuning of microring resonators using 3D-printed microfluidic control capable of resonance wavelength shifts of 4 nm. We use a custom 3D-printer that can fabricate microfluidic devices with sub-10 µm features and that perform automatic pumping, mixing, and dilution operations.

Identifying trends in nursing start-ups using text mining of YouTube content.

This study uses YouTube content to explore trends in nursing start-ups. YouTube content can be used to understand the current trends regarding interest and awareness in various fields. The study was conducted in three stages: text mining, Delphi survey, and comparison. The frequency and degree centrality of keywords were analyzed in the text mining stage. In the Delphi survey, the 100 most frequent keywords were classified using a synthesis framework for nursing start-ups. In the comparison stage, the results of text mining and the Delphi survey were matched using a 2x2 matrix. Text mining identified "area," "business," "competence," "idea," and "success" as the most commonly used keywords. The keywords that showed the highest level of classification agreement in Delphi were "motivation," "advice," "obstacle," "business," "charisma," and "result." In the comparison using a 2x2 matrix, "dream," "idea," "opportunity," "leadership," "success," "benefit," and "satisfaction" emerged. The results indicate that interest in nursing start-ups develops at an early stage. In order to encourage nursing start-ups, it is necessary to strengthen business skills such as finance and budgeting, establish active policy support for such start-ups, and develop new nursing start-up items appropriate for the Fourth Industrial Revolution.

[Development and Application of Cost Management Program for Visiting Nursing Centers Using Time-Driven Activity-Based Costing].

PURPOSE: This study aimed to develop a web-based cost management program for visiting nursing centers (CMP-VNC), using time-driven activity-based costing (TD-ABC), and to analyze effects of the program. METHODS: The CMP-VNC was developed using the combined prototyping approach and system developing life cycle method following four stages: need analysis with comprehensive literature reviews and focus group interviews, design and development of program algorithm, evaluation of the developed program validity using experts and users group, and application and effects analysis. The non-equivalent control group pretest-posttest design was used to analyze the effects of the program. The program demonstration was conducted for four weeks with 60 visiting nurses in 35 visiting centers. RESULTS: The web-based program was developed. It has five interfaces with basic and special functions using TD-ABC, namely, input, visiting nursing activity, visiting nursing activity cost, cost efficiency, and cost calculation report. The experimental group showed significantly higher cost perception and cost confidence than control group. CONCLUSION: We found that the CMP-VNC can be an effective tool to increase visiting nurses' competency of costing and enhance efficiencies of visiting nursing centers.