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KMID : 0922320170240010005
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Journal of Korean Academic Society of Home Care Nursing
2017 Volume.24 No. 1 p.5 ~ p.13
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Workload and Job Satisfaction of Home Health care Nurses in Korea
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Yim Min-Young
Hwang Won-Ju
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Abstract
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Purpose: This study aimed to identify the workload of home healthcare nurses and their job satisfaction.
Methods: The research was conducted on 87 home healthcare nurses in nationwide medical institutions.
Results: Number of visits was correlated with direct nursing hours. The monthly average number of visits was 108.84 ; the
average number of patients was 45.66; the average daily working hours were 8.95±0.95, of which 5.43±1.06 were
indirect nursing hours, and 3.57±1.05 were direct nursing hours. The average nursing time by severity condition
was 22.25 minutes for group 1 patients, 28.04 minutes for group 2, 34.97 minutes for group 3, and 42.88 minutes
for group 4. Of possible scores out of 5 for the job satisfaction of home healthcare nurses, their satisfaction was
low for their welfare (2.68±1.12), workload (2.90±0.88), and enough time to work (2.98±0.90).
Conclusion: The severity of patient’s conditions influenced the workload of home healthcare nurses. Although workload did not correlate significantly with job satisfaction, it is necessary to devise a measure for manpower so that home healthcare nurses can secure sufficient nursing hours when they visit clients.
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KEYWORD
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Home healthcare nurse , Workload , Job satisfaction
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