KMID : 0869920070130020246
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Journal of Korean Academy Society of Nursing Education 2007 Volume.13 No. 2 p.246 ~ p.256
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An Analysis of the Role of Nurse Specialists in the General Hospital
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Park Kwang-Ok
Kim Jong-Kyung Jeong Jae-Sim
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Abstract
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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore the role of nurse specialist in the general hospital, and to provide basic data for the role management of nurse specialist.
Method: The subjects were 38 staff nurses who worked in a medical, surgical, or other department in one general hospital. Survey tools were developed with criteria for a clinical nurse specialist by American Nurses Association(1986), Korean Nurses Association(2001), Kim(2005)¡¯s research, and the nurse specialists¡¯ self job description. Validity of the tool was examined by 5 clinical nursing experts and nurse specialists. Data analysis was done by using SPSS Win 12.0 program.
Result: The results of domains for the job of nurse specialists were 61.6% for direct clinical practice, 21.7% for education, 5.7% for consultation, 5.2% for management, 5.2% for research, and 1.1% for other domains. The results for the large classifications in nurse specialists domains were 57.6% for direct nursing practice in direct clinical practice domain, 89.1% for patient education in education domain, 57.5% for medical consultation in consultation domain, 57.5% for medical research in research domain, and 39.2% for documentation in management domain.
Conclusion: This research revealed that direct clinical practice domain was higher than the other domains of research, education, and management. Discussion and development about the nurse specialist¡¯s various roles needs to be addressed on a continual basis.
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KEYWORD
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Nurse¡¯s role, Hospitals, Nurses, Nurse clinicians
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