KMID : 0614820230290020155
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Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration 2023 Volume.29 No. 2 p.155 ~ p.168
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Job Roles of the Physician Assistants Working in the Surgical Departments of Tertiary Hospitals in Korea: Content Analysis
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Lim Hyun-Sook
Chung Hyang-In Choi Kyung-Joo
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Abstract
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Purpose: This qualitative study aimed to identify the detailed job roles of physician assistants working in surgical departments of tertiary hospitals in Korea.
Methods: Data were collected via individual in-depth interviews and analyzed using a content analysis method. Participants were 19 physician assistants (PAs), each of whom had been working for more than one year in tertiary hospitals.
Results: Overall, 348 codes were extracted and clustered into 75 subcategories (job roles). Thereafter, 75 subcategories were classified into three categories (nursing roles, medical residents¡¯ roles, and physicians¡¯ roles). Among 75 PA job roles, 1 (1.3%) was a nursing role, 7 (9.3%) were nursing or medical residents¡¯ roles, and 67 (89.4%) were physicians¡¯ roles. Physicians¡¯ roles were mostly surgery-associated functions performed in a variety of settings in numerous different ways.
Conclusion: Establishing educational systems, qualification standards, and payment systems for the PAs and legalizing their professional status are necessary.
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KEYWORD
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Physician assistants, Qualitative research, Roles
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