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KMID : 1141620190310010021
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Health & Nursing
2019 Volume.31 No. 1 p.21 ~ p.32
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A Comparative Analysis of the Nursing Workforce and Medical Technology in Korea and Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development Nations
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Jung Kwang-Surk
Lee Im-Sun
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Abstract
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Purpose: This study analyzed the current status of practicing and graduates of professional nursing compared to medical
technology in OECD nations and Korea in order to suggest nursing policies in Korea.
Methods: 36 OECD nations including Korea and 7 Non-OECD nations were studied in regards to their nursing practices using data from 2017, the earliest that were available. Data in relation to nursing graduates, licensed and practicing nurses and medical technology were analyzed through descriptive statistics and χ2.
Results: Practicing nurses were 6.91 per 1,000 population density in Korea, whereas the same was 8.08 for other OECD nations. Practicing rates for licensed nurses were 35.1% in Korea and 55.2% for the average OECD nation. Practicing rates for professional and associate professional nurses were 35.1% in Korea and 59.4% for OECD. Professional and associate professional nursing graduates per 1,000 practicing nurses density was 153.05 in Korea and 52.97 for OECD. Rates for professional nurses, practising, from total practising nurses were 51.9% in Korea and 77.8% for the average OECD nation; professional nursing graduation rates from total nursing graduates were 42.0% in Korea and 62.7% for the average OECD nation. In number of holdings of medical technology, Korea was 23.78 parts per million in higher than the OECD average of 13.92. Comparisons of medical technology and nursing graduates between Korea and other OECD nations were statistically significance (p < 01).
Conclusion: Advanced medical technology need to be improved in the nursing profession. Based on the results, pplications in the future of nursing were discussed.
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KEYWORD
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practising nurses, licensed nurses, nursing graduate, medical technology, OECD
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