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KMID : 0387320240340010094
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Korean Journal of Health Policy and Administration
2024 Volume.34 No. 1 p.94 ~ p.102
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Factors Affecting the Distribution of Practicing Nurses
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Park Eun-Tae
Kim Jin-Hyun
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Abstract
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Background: There is controversy surrounding the claim that current nursing workforce policies exacerbate the geographic imbalance ofnurses in Korea, but very few studies have confirmed this assertion. Therefore, this study aimed to identify factors influencing the distribution ofnurses at the regional level, including variables related to nursing workforce policies.
Methods: This study analyzed the distribution of 225,462 practicing nurses across 250 regions in Korea as of 2020. National statistics werecollected for these 250 regions, and regression analysis was conducted.
Results: Factors influencing the distribution of practicing nurses included the number of annual inpatient days, integrated nursing care servicebeds, public healthcare institutions, tertiary hospitals, and general hospitals. Additionally, the number of nursing graduates and healthcareinstitutions with nurse staffing grade 1 and 2 had an impact on nurse distribution in non-capital regions.
Conclusion: To prevent exacerbating the geographic imbalance of nurses, careful decisions should be made regarding the
expansion ofintegrated nursing care service beds. Furthermore, it is necessary to increase the number of nursing students in non-capital regions and prioritizethe improvement of wages and working conditions for nurses in those areas.
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KEYWORD
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Practicing nurses, Distribution of nurses, Regional disparities, Nursing workforce policy
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