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KMID : 0614820080140010072
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Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration
2008 Volume.14 No. 1 p.72 ~ p.84
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An Analysis of Nursing Work of Operating Room Nurses
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Kwon Sung-Bok
Park Young-Sook
Kim Dong-Oak
Lee Eun-Hee
Cho Kyung-Sook
Yi Yeo-Jin
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Abstract
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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify nurses’ duties and tasks for job analysis of the nurses in the operating room.
Methods: This study was descriptive investigation research using the 3-point likert scale questionnaires and the level of importance, difficulty and the frequency of each duty and task were analyzed. Data were collected by 422 OR nurses from 57 hospitals.
Results: Job of OR nurses included 13 duties and 105 tasks. The 13 duties were ‘management of operative patient’, ‘assistive work for operation’, ‘supportive work for operation’, ‘infection control in OR’, ‘management of equipments and instruments for operation’, ‘administrating medicine for operation’, ‘supplies management for operation’, ‘safety management for operation’, ‘environmental management for operating room’, ‘administrative work for operation’, ‘education for operating room personnel’, ‘development of operation procedure books’ and ‘self development of OR personnel’.
Conclusion: This study identified duties and tasks performed by OR nurses. Based on these results, the importance, frequency, and difficulty in this study will provide research evidence for developing training programs for OR nurses.
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KEYWORD
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Job description, Work, Analysis, Operating room nurses
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