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The Study of Work Environment of Nurses in Long-term Care Hospitals

요양병원 간호사의 근무환경 실태조사

  • Received : 2018.12.03
  • Accepted : 2019.02.01
  • Published : 2019.02.28
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Abstract

The purpose of this study is to investigate the work environment of nurses in long-term carer hospitals and to help in their work environment improvement through these results. A cross-sectional survey was conducted. A convenience sample of 179 subjects including staff nurses and nurse managers over head nurses working in long-term care hospitals located in Gwangju city were recruited. The data were collected from July to December 2015. A structured questionnaires were used as a study instrument, and included questions regarding subjects' general characteristics, hospital-related characteristics, and work environment. All statistical analyses were performed using SPSS ver. 22.0. The results showed that 73.2% of subjects were working in hospitals established by individuals. The most of long-term care hospitals accepted accreditation program. The ratio of nurses to nurse aiders of was 1:2. The numbers of off duty was 8 days, and average annual salary was 2,500~3,000 ten thousand won in nurses of long-term care hospitals. Based on these results, work environment of nurses of long-term care hospitals was not good. Therefore, the results suggest qualitative research to investigate deeply how to recognize on work environment like this for nurses of long-term care hospitals.

본 연구의 목적은 일 지역에 위치한 요양병원 간호사들의 근무환경과 관련된 실태를 알아보는 것으로 본 연구의 결과를 통해 요양병원 간호사의 근무환경 개선에 도움이 되고자 한다. 이를 위해 서술적 조사연구가 시행되었다. 현재 광주지역에 위치한 요양병원에서 근무하는 일반 간호사와 수간호사 이상의 간호관리자 포함 179명의 대상자가 임의 표출되었다. 자료수집은 2015년 7월부터 12월까지였다. 구조화된 설문지가 연구 도구로 사용되었고, 이 설문지에는 대상자의 일반적 특성과 병원관련 특성 및 근무환경 특성이 포함되었다. 모든 자료분석은 SPSS 22.0 version을 이용하여 수행되었다. 본 연구결과, 대상자의 73.2%가 개인에 의해 설립된 요양병원에서 근무하고 있었다. 대다수의 대상자들이 요양병원 인증평가를 받았다고 응답하였다. 대상자들이 근무하는 병동 내 간호사 대 간호조무사의 비율은 1:2인 경우가 많았다. 요양병원 간호사들이 한달 동안 받는 평균 휴가 수는 8일이 가장 많았고, 간호사의 평균 연봉은 2,500~3.000만 원이었다. 본 연구의 결과를 근거로 볼 때, 요양병원 간호사에 대한 근무환경은 좋다고 할 수 없는 상황이었다. 따라서 이러한 요양병원의 근무환경에 대해 간호사들이 어떻게 인지하고 있는지를 좀 더 심층적으로 살펴보는 질적연구를 제안한다.

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Table 1. General characteristics for subjects

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Table 2. Hospital related characteristics

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Table 3. Work related characteristics

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Table 4. Work environment characteristics reported by nurse managers

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