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KMID : 0379720210350030430
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Journal of Korean Community Health Nursing Academic Society
2021 Volume.35 No. 3 p.430 ~ p.447
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Role and Task of Nurses in the Visiting Health Services at the Public Health Center: Focusing on the Elderly
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Han Young-Ran
Park Eun-A
Bang Mi-Ran
An Na-Won
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Abstract
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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to analyze the role and tasks of nurses who were working for the elderly in the visiting health services at the public health centers.
Methods: Literature reviews, two rounds of meetings with 5 experts and a two-round Delphi technique with 15 experts were performed in this study.
Results: The nurses' role and job analysis revealed 5 roles, 16 duties and, 71 tasks. The nurses’ roles, including discovery and registration of households/groups in visiting health service in the community, case manager, administrative management, program planning, operation and evaluation, and development of job competency.
Sixteen duties included client registration and management, need assessment and plan establishment, education, consultation and support, seasonal health care, prevention and monitoring of infectious diseases, basic nursing care, chronic disease management, linkage and utilization of resources, team cooperation and coordination, home environment management, monitoring and support for intervention outcomes, evaluation, administrative management, program planning, operation and evaluation, development of professional competency and, adoption of fourth industrial revolution technology.
Conclusions: Based on the results, the government should provide sufficient nursing personnel to provide universal preventive health services for the elderly and a job training program to perform these roles well.
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KEYWORD
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Nurses, Community health, Task performance and analysis, Home health nursing, Public health practice
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