Nursing simulation; Serious games; Clinical judgment; Trauma in early adulthood
Hae-In Namgung , PhD, RN is an Assistant Professor in the College of Nursing at Chosun University. Guided by the belief that nursing education should cultivate "thinking nurses" who notice, interpret, and act on patients' changing conditions, her research focuses on simulation education and scaffolding strategies that support new nurses' transition to practice. Drawing on her experience as a volunteer crisis counselor, she is also interested in the psychological trauma of early adults and in helping them transition into autonomous adulthood
Subject
Nursing Simulation (Health Professions Education)
Courses: Health Assessment; Health Assessment Practicum; Integrated Simulation; Gerontological Nursing; Qualitative Research Methods
Academic Background
Ph.D. in Nursing, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Korea
M.S.N., Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Korea
B.S.N., Wonkwang University, Iksan, Korea
Research Area
Nursing simulation; Serious games; Clinical judgment; Trauma in early adulthood
Publication
(* Corresponding author)
6. Choi, Y.-J., Song, H.-W., Namgung, H.-I.*, & Lee, C.-Y.* (2026). Efficacy of a mobile-based intervention for newly graduated nurses: A randomized controlled trial. Digital Health, 12, 1–14. https://doi.org/10.1177/20552076261450524 [SSCI]
5. Choi, Y.-J., Namgung, H.-I.*, Song, H., & Lee, N. R. (2025). Blooming as a New Nurse Amid Trials and Uncertainty: A Qualitative Content Analysis. Journal of Nursing Management, 2025, 5401225. https://doi.org/10.1155/jonm/5401225 [SSCI]
4. Choi, Y.-J., Song, H., Namgung, H.-I., & Lee, N. R. (2025). Mental Health Status and Related Factors of Citizens 6 Months after
Mass Death and Injury Due to Crowd Crush Incident: Focused on the Itaewon Disaster in 2022. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness, 19, e11. https://doi.org/10.1017/dmp.2024.342 [SSCI]
3. Choi, Y.-J., & Namgung, H.-I.* (2024). Still in there—citizens' well-being and PTSD after Seoul Halloween crowd crush in Korea: a cross-sectional study. Scientific Reports, 14, 20537. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-71631-9 [SCI(E)]
2. Choi, Y.-J., Kwak, J.-W., & Namgung, H.-I. (2024). Citizens' mental health issues and psychological trauma experience due to a crowd-crush disaster in Korea. International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, 26(6), 439–447. https://doi.org/10.32604/ijmhp.2024.050458 [SSCI]
1. Namgung, H.-I., Choi, Y.-J., & Kang, J.-S. (2023). Development of a multiple-patient simulation and its effectiveness in clinical judgment and practice readiness: A randomized controlled trial. Clinical Simulation in Nursing, 83, 101448. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecns.2023.101448 [SSCI]
Academic Presentation
2026. Namgung, H.-I., & Choi, Y.-J. Development and Effects of the REWARD (REady to WARD) Mobile Serious Game for Creating Clinical Nursing Schemas among Nursing Students: A Mixed-Methods Study [Poster presentation]. 2026 International Nursing Conference (INC), Seoul, Korea.
2025. Choi, Y.-J., & Namgung, H.-I. The influence of reality shock on new nurses' work behavior and career intention: PROCESS Macro and word cloud visualization [Poster presentation]. The 28th East Asian Forum of Nursing Scholars & International Nursing Conference (EAFONS & INC 2025), Seoul, Korea.
2023. Choi, Y.-J., Song, H., Namgung, H.-I., & Lee, N. R. New nurses' transition experience in the clinical nursing environment [Poster presentation]. 2023 International Nursing Conference (INC), Seoul, Korea.
Award
2026. Best Poster Presentation Award, 16th International Nursing Conference (INC 2026), Korean Society of Nursing Science
Career
[Academic]
2026.09–present Assistant Professor, College of Nursing, Chosun University
2026.03–2026.08 Adjunct Faculty, Department of Nursing, Hansei University (Nursing Theory; Global Nursing Issues)
2026.03–2026.08 Adjunct Faculty, College of Nursing (Introduction to Clinical Nursing Practicum) and Department of Medical Counseling (Patient Safety), Wonkwang University
2023.09–2025.02 Research Assistant, Chung-Ang University
[Editorial Activities]
2025.10–present Ad hoc reviewer, BMC Psychiatry
2025.05–present Ad hoc reviewer, BMC Nursing
[Clinical]
2019.07–2022.09 Registered Nurse, Emergency Ward, Wonkwang University Hospital
2018.03–2018.05 Registered Nurse, Infectious Diseases Ward, Yonsei University Severance Hospital
[Licensure & Certification]
Registered Nurse, Korea
Neurocounselor (Neurofeedback), Korea Research Institute of Jungshin Science (2022)
Lifeline Counselor Training Certificate, Lifeline Korea (2024)