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KMID : 0948220010050010169
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Keimyung Journal of Nursing Science
2001 Volume.5 No. 1 p.169 ~ p.183
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Activities of Day and Evening Shifts Nurses in a University Hospital
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Park Jeong-Sook
Ko Hyo-Jung
Kwon Young-Sook
Kim Jung-Nam
Park Young-Sook
Park Cheong-Ja
Shin Yeong-Hee
Lee Kyung-Hee
Lee Byoung-Sook
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Abstract
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The purpose of this study was to analyze the activities of day and evening shift nurses of a university hospital in Daegu Korea. Subjects were seventy-three nurses from 10 units. Instrument for the analysis of the activities was developed by authors based on the previous activity studies. The instrument consisted of 121 nursing activities which were classified to 21 activity categories, ad finally 4 activity dimensions.
Data collection was done for 2weeks, from 9th, Feb., 1997 to 22th, Feb., 1997 by observation method. Research assistants were trained for observation of the activities and method of recording the observation. Research assistants performed observations for 2 or more subjects every 10 minutes.
The results of the study were
1) The percent of working time by the dimensions of activities were 57.67% for indirect nursing care, 26.98% for direct nursing care, 9.43% for administration and 5.92% for personal affairs in day shift nurses, and 63.46% for indirect nursing care, 22.57% for direct nursing care, 8.80% for administration and 5.17% for personal affairs, in evening shift nurses.
2) The most frequent category of nursing activity in the direct nursing dimension was medication(9.12% in day shift nurses and 10.07% in evening shift nurses), and the second one was observation, measurement(6.88% in day shift nurses and 7.07% in evening shift nurses).
The most frequent category of nursing activity in the indirect nursing dimension was recording-related jot(43.19% in day shift nurses and 50.10% in evening shift nurses) and the day shift nurses and 9.14% in evening shift nurses).
The most frequent category of nursing activity in the administration was meeting and reporting (6.94% in day shift nurses, and 7.51% in evening shift nurses)
3) The most frequent nursing were injection, oral medication, TPR check, BP check, bed making, and change patient´s gown. The most frequent nursing activities in the indirect nursing were nursing recording, chart management, writing prescription and order check.
The most frequent nursing activity in the administration was the meeting and reporting.
4) Nursing activities which were not performed were exercise teaching, perineal care, assist eating, preparation for eating, provide bed pan, ROM exercise, apply suppositories ostomy care, alcohol massage, breast massage and join Dr´s rounding.
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KEYWORD
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Nursing activity, Day shift, Evening shift
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