A Workload Analysis of a Visiting Nursing Service based on a Health Center in Seoul / 간호학회지
Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing
; : 1018-1027, 2003.
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE: This study focused on analysing the workload of visiting nurses based on a health center. METHOD: A Prospective descriptive analysis of self-records for workload data from 115 visiting nurses during 4 weeks was done. In addition, a cross-sectional analysis of linked data to grasp the priority of visiting nursing services from 155 visiting nurses at the 25 health centers in Seoul. RESULT: Time allocation that was performed on all nursing workload of visiting nurses was identified as follows: First, the inside workload of the health center took up 60% of all visiting nurse activities. Second, providing direct nursing care(caseload) took up 25%. Third, outside nursing activities excluding the caseload provided in the health center took up 15% of all working time. Fourth, the core works to have a high priority among visiting nursing activities were family health assessment, planning and evaluation of a visiting nursing program, personal health assessment, and so forth. CONCLUSION: The workload of a visiting nurse suggests that the caseload of visiting nurses in a health center needs to be increased. Also, our results will contribute to baseline data used to establish a proper visiting nurses infrastructure based on the demand of visiting nursing services.
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Main subject:
Family Health
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Cross-Sectional Studies
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Prospective Studies
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Nursing
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Hand Strength
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Nurses, Community Health
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Seoul
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Methods
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Nursing Services
Type of study:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
Ko
Journal:
Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing
Year:
2003
Type:
Article