The need of oriental nursing role is recently increasing. The implication of this trend is enormous not only for the need of independent of independent oriental nursing intervention. Hence, this study was designed to describe the characteristics
of
oriental nursing activity and identify the meaning of nursing activity in oriental hospital.
A total of 24 nurses were selected by convenience sampling from eight units at one oriental hospital. A total of 168 data were collected using minute-by-minute recording during nurse s work shift.
@ES The data were analyzed using nova and scheffe method as post-hoc test. The results of this study are as follows;
@EN 1. The category of nursing activity in oriental hospital
74. 4% of nursing activity was the patient-oriented nursing care.
The nursing activity included others (18.28%), the function-oriented nursing care (7.07%), and stafforiented care (0.2%).
29.1% of the patient-oriented nursing care was the direct care, and 24.5% of the patient-oriented nursing care was the indirect care. There was a lack of patient education and the communication patient
2. Nursing activity in oriental hospital by characteristics
1) Nursing activity by unit
For patient-oriented nursing care, there was a statistically significant difference among 8 units. In the critical care unit. The patient-oriented nursing care was mostly performed. For function-oriented nursing care, there was statistically
significant
difference among 8 units. In the physical therapy unit, the funcion-oriented nursing care was mostly perforemed.
2) Nursing activity in oriental hospital
For all kinds of nursing activity, there was a statistically significant difference between shifts. In night shift, patient-oriented nursing care, function-oriented nursing care, and other kinds of nursing care
was mostly perforemd. Patient-oriented nursing care included indirect care, treatment set management, and the breaktime. In day shift, staff-oriented nursing care was performed.
3) Nursing activity in oriental hospital
For all kinds of nursing activity, there was not a statistically significant difference by day. The day ahs not impact on nursing activity.
3. The meaning of activity in oriental hospital
The results of this study show that the patient-oriented care was vital check, medication, bedsore prevention, nasogastric feeding, oral care, catheterization care, perinatal care, nursing care associated with acupuncture and moxacautery,
observation
(fever, sweating), heat and cold application communication with patent and family, and patient room management.
In conclusion, two issues associated with the findings of the research appeated to be involved in the difficulty of nursing activity in hospital. The first issue was the nursing care in oriental hospital provided by nurses who have a limited
understading of the principles of oriental medicine. The second issue was the deficiency of systematic guideling for oriental nursing activity. The finding suggest the need to develop the systematic guideline for oriental nursing activity. The
need
of
continuing education for nurses who work in the oriental hospital, and the need of nursing education including oriental nursing are critical.
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