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KMID : 0922320000070010005
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Journal of Korean Academic Society of Home Care Nursing
2000 Volume.7 No. 1 p.5 ~ p.14
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Importance of Education Contents and Competencies on Home Care Nursing of the Hospital and Public Health Nurses in Korea
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Yoo Sook-Ja
Kim Soon-Lae
Baek Hee-Chong
Lee Jong-Eun
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Abstract
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This study was conducted during the time period of September 1997 to February 1999. in order to provide data concerning important facets of home care nursing and the degree to which practicing hospital and public health nurses believe themselves to be competent in each area. The study subjects consisted of 610 hospital nurses, 158 public health nurses and 21 other nurses from Seoul and the province of Kyunggi. Korea.
Data was collected through self-reporting questionnaires which was used by Kim et al.(1999) to evaluate the status of home health nursing and the varying ideas of self-competence that practicing nurses have.
The results of the study were as follows:
1) The mean scores of perceived important components and competencies on home health nursing measured on the Likert 4 point scale were 3.15±0.36 for importance, and 2.56±0.36 for competency.
Of the four categories regarding nursing services, the nursing skill factor had the highest importance and competency.
2) There were significantly higher scores for hospital nurses importance components and competencies of home care nursing as compared to those scores for public health nurses.
3) The significant factors of the importance component of home care nursing listed in order of priority were. ‘general infection control’ ‘bed sore care skill’ ‘rehabilitation care’ ‘keeping maintenance of the client´s confidentiality’‘malpractice’ ‘diabetes patient care’ ‘ability for problem solving’respectively.
In contrast, of low priority in the importance components of home care nursing were ‘referring nursing as a job to others’ ‘record keeping’ ‘family dynamics’ ‘medical equipment’ ‘economic problems’ ‘environmental assessment’ ‘suture removal’ ‘multidisciplinary coordination’ respectively
4) The high priority of the degree to which practicing nurses believe themselves to be competent in home health nursing were the‘blood sugar testy, enema skill’ ‘injection skill’‘skin care’ ‘bed sore care skill’ etc.
In contrast, lower competence for home care nursing as perceived by nurses were ‘AIDS care’ ‘family violence care’ ‘substance abuse care’ ‘mental health care’respectively.
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KEYWORD
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Home care, Educational Needs and Competencies
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