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KMID : 1004620030090020107
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Clinical Nursing Research
2003 Volume.9 No. 2 p.107 ~ p.123
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A Study for Establishment of Clinical Nurse’s Roles in Korea
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Ji Sung-Eae
Kim Dong-Oak
Kim Joo-Hyun
Lee Eun-Hee
Park Kwang-Ok
Suh Moon-Ja
Cho Kyung-Sook
Kwon Sung-Bok
Yi Yeo-Jin
Park Jung-Won
Son Haeng-Mi
Lee Kye-Sook
Sung Young-Hee
Son Young-Hee
Kang Hyun-Sook
Park Young-Sook
Han Hye-Ja
Lim Nan-Young
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Abstract
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Purpose: To identify the clinical nurses’ role in hospitals in Korea to provide the basic data needed for the
establishment of the policy of nursing practice.
Method: Four stages of multi-dimensional survey was done inductively during 2002,7 to 2003, 7. At the first, nurse role activities were sorted with the rigorous review of the related literatures and documents and simultaneously, the data were collected by Delphi methods from professional nurses and interview with patients and their families. Secondly, research seminars were done many times to validate the contents of nurses role activities and its components with analysing the first data and classified them into nurse role and it’s activities. Thirdly, massive nationwide survey on the frequency and the perceived importance of the nurse role activities from the nurses, physicians, patients and their families using the questionnaire developed by the research team. At fourth stage, research seminars were held several times to analyse the data thoughtfully. Total 1,133 composing of 652 nurses, 206 physicians and 275 patients in 40 hospitals sized over 500 beds nationwide. And there was a group of panelist composing of 17 experts.
Result: Nurses’ Roles and Nurses’ Role Activities were identified as follows : At first step, 868 Nurses Role Activities from literature reviews, and 981 from Nurses Role Activities with Delphi method were sorted. At second step, 30 nurses roles and 772 nurses’ role activities were sorted from the analysis of the data from the first step. Finally 40 nurses roles and 770 nurses’ role activities were identified through the validation process with the research team seminar. The perceived frequency on nurses’ role activities of clinical nurses was significantly different upon their ages, experiences, working places, and positions. The higher the educational level, the more perceived importantly their role activities significantly. The average score of the perceived frequency was 3.17(max. : 5) and the average scores of the perceived importance of nurse’ role activities were different among nurses(4.10), doctors(3.55) and patients(3.58).
Conclusion: Since these results were obtained from multi-dimensional approach nationwide, and the intensive validation process of contents were scrutinized thoughtfully, this data could be used as basic information to establish the nurse policies regarding to nurse job description and planning the nurse’s man power.
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KEYWORD
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Clinical Nurse, Nurse’s Role, Nurse’s Role activity
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