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KMID : 1004620110170030349
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Clinical Nursing Research
2011 Volume.17 No. 3 p.349 ~ p.362
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Expanding Role of Nurses in Hospitals: Focus on Nurse Administrators
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Lim Nan-Young
Sung Young-Hee
Hong Hyun-Ja
Hwang Moon-Sook
Kim Myung-Ae
Kwag Wol-Hee
Song Kyung-Ja
Lee Mi-Kyoung
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Abstract
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Purpose: The purpose for this study was to identify the present working status and tasks of nurse administrators
in response to requirements of expanding nurses’ roles in hospitals.
Methods: The design of the study was descriptive-exploratory. The participants were 338 registered nurses who were working in hospital administrative departments. The data were collected from January 17, to March 20, 2011, and analyzed with descriptive statistics.
Results: The majority of nurse administrators worked in quality assurance departments while no nurse administrators assigned in finance/taxation departments. Duties of nurse administrators were developed as 117 asks in 11 divisions.
Conclusion: These results suggest that expanding nurses’ roles require developing job descriptions, nursing curricula emphasizing hospital administration, positive relationships with other health professions and a supportive system.
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KEYWORD
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Nurse administrator, Nurse’s role
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