Jeonnam National University Hospital Special Nursing Department Head Awarded Minister of Education Commendation for 'Contributions to National Education Development'

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Gwan-woo] Park Geun-sook, head of the Special Nursing Department at Jeonnam National University Hospital, recently received a commendation from the Minister of Education for her contributions to national education development.

According to Jeonnam National University Hospital on the 13th, the Ministry of Education recently awarded Park Geun-sook a commendation from the Minister of Education in the 2020 National Education Development Merit Awards for her contributions to infection prevention and safety management within the hospital through nursing education and safety education for patients and their guardians.

The National Education Development Merit Awards were established to recognize and reward individuals who have contributed to the advancement of all fields of education with a strong educational philosophy and sense of mission, thereby promoting the spirit of educational development.

Park Geun-sook, serving as the head of the special department responsible for Jeonnam National University Children's Hospital, Emergency Room, Intensive Care Unit, and Delivery Room, has devoted herself to educating nurses and support staff to ensure the smooth provision of the latest nursing care for critically ill patients.

In particular, while managing departments vulnerable to infections, she created educational materials for patients and guardians and conducted regular training to prevent infections and stop their spread.

After the outbreak of COVID-19, she operated a screening clinic and established patient classification and treatment process algorithms, creating a roadmap for doctors and nurses on screening clinic response procedures and the division of nursing duties at the screening clinic, striving to operate the screening clinic safely.

With a deep interest in the work adaptation of new nurses, Park Geun-sook earned her doctorate from Jeonnam National University College of Nursing with a dissertation titled “Structural Model of Field Adaptation of New Nurses in Tertiary General Hospitals,” which verified factors affecting new nurses’ field adaptation and the relationships among those factors.

Park Geun-sook said, “Any nurse assigned to this work can carry it out, so I feel both shy and pleased to receive such a significant commendation,” adding, “I will continue to do my best to be a nurse who works harder for the safety of patients and medical staff and the prevention of infections within the hospital.”

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