• Journal of Home Health Care Nursing
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• v.27 no.1
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• pp.64-81
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• 2020

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify manpower acquisition strategies of nurse and nurse aide in long-term care Method: The study was proceed using following three stages: to explore workforce status and labor environment with database analysis, literature reviews, to explore the best practices, practical experiences with expert interviews, with focus group interview, to identify problems and present acquisition strategies Results: Acquisition strategies were increasing of pay, improvement of working condition, development of practical educational program, diversification of entry paths, establishing clear roles for nursing staffs, diversification of training program. Conclusion: We found that the acquisition strategies of nurse and nurse aide can be as an useful methods to increase manpower in long-term care for higher quality of services and care.

• Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration
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• v.16 no.4
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• pp.446-454
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• 2010

Purpose: This study was conducted to compare job satisfaction, self-esteem, and nursing task performance between registered nurses (RN) and nurse assistants (NA) in long-term care hospitals. Method: The sample consisted of 203 nursing personnel (RN 99 and AN 104), who were working in one of 5 long-term care hospitals in 5 different areas. Data were collected by structured questionnaires from March 15 to April 30, 2010, and analyzed using the descriptive statistics, independent t-test, One-way ANOVA, and Pearson correlation coefficients with SPSS/Win 17.0 program. Result: There was no significant difference between nurses and nurse assistants in job satisfaction and self-esteem. But nurses had higher levels of nursing task performance than nurse assistants. Conclusions: These findings demonstrate the necessity of developing programs that will help to improve job satisfaction and self-esteem in nurses and nursing task performance in nurse assistants. Strategies need to be developed to maximize the value of the existing workforce without impacting on the quality of care delivered.

• Journal of Korean society of Dental Hygiene
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• v.22 no.6
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• pp.563-572
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• 2022

Objectives: The purpose of this study is to provide basic data for elucidating the clinical experiences of nursing assistants working at dental clinics and for establishing the bases necessary for building a safe working environment for the staff at dental clinics. Methods: From March 28 to August 20, 2022, the study conducted in-depth interviews with nursing assistants working with dental hygienists in dental clinics. The collected data were analyzed using the phenomenological method. Results: The study analyzed the meanings associated with the dental clinical assistance work experiences of nursing assistants in dental clinics. A total of 98 semantic words and 9 sub-categories were extracted, which were ultimately categorized into 4 central meanings: 'imperfect reality', 'work without boundaries', 'putting oneself in someone else's shoes', and 'symbiosis'. Conclusions: The nursing assistants were exposed to an environment where they needed to perform delegated treatment procedures even when they lacked dental work competency. They recognized their gaps in learning and the necessity for designated roles as clinical assistants. Thus, it is necessary to review the allocation and expansion of the work roles of dental practitioners based on the practical and rational realities in dental practice.

• Journal of dental hygiene science
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• v.3 no.2
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• pp.71-76
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• 2003

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship of job satisfaction and self-esteem of dental hygienists and nurse's aides. Data were obtained from 327 dental hygienists and nurse's aides who were working at dental clinics, hospitals located in Seoul city. The results, derived from using the SPSS 10.0, were as follows: (1) The level of job satisfaction was 3.02 point, the level of self-esteem was 3.41 point. (2) Service organization and types of occupation have influenced meaningfully on job satisfaction. Hospitals(3.14) are higher than dental clinics(3.0), dental hygienists(3.14) are higher than nurse's aides(2.92). (3) Service organization and types of occupation have influenced meaningfully on self-esteem. Hospitals(3.55) are higher than dental clinics(3.39), dental hygienists(3.52) are higher than nurse's aides(3.31). (4) The correlation between job satisfaction and self-esteem of dentistry employee showed statistically significant correlation.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.11 no.8
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• pp.211-220
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• 2011

The study conducted a survey on the perception level for radiological technologists with 321 nurses and auxiliary nurses working at university hospitals in Busan in order to supply preliminary data to enhance the status as well as professional images of radiological technologists. The result shows the perception level of $3.02{\pm}0.42$ with the highest score for the professional image and the lowest score for the business image. By question, 'they are professional' gets the highest score while 'they understand problems of patients well' gets the lowest. Among respondents, those who are well aware of education courses as well as leading organization of examination and who answer as a health care provider or a medical technician under the medical law show a high level of perception while those who answer as technician show a low perception level. Those who agree with radiologists as a career and consider their status as high in medical institutions have a high level of perception. In order to improve the perception level, individuals as well as associations' promotion and strategies are required to fix the title and enhance the negative images through active interests and kind attitudes toward patients. Also, efforts to escape from previous images limited to technical colleges, to vitalize academic conference and remedial education, and to frame the law of professional radiological technologists system are asked to heighten the qualification and status of radiological technologists. More than that, advertising and monitoring via mass media are needed to develop the image as professional career men as well.

• Journal of the Korea Convergence Society
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• v.6 no.4
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• pp.153-159
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• 2015

Dental assistant in South Korea, The work is overlapped considerably between dental hygienist and dental practical nurse. Moreover, dental technician, hospital coordinator work in dentistry consultation deeply. It cause friction among work scope of occupation's type. Accordingly It is purpose to get basic data which is necessary to deduce division of work training and utilization of human resources in oral health distinguish clearly between business occupations. Also compared and analyzed via analysis of frequency and ANOVA above 10 works around something legal work of dental hygienist regarding work reality of dental assistant in dental clinic and hospital. Compare with scaling, representative item about 10 works center on legal work of dental hygienist, is implementing dental technician 9(75%), practical nurse 64(87.67%), etc. 11(64.71%). Dental assistant except dental hygienist is implementing indigenous legal work of dental hygienist. Dental institution secure enough man power, It is suggested necessity for policy means regarding role and work scope of dental assistant.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.11 no.6
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• pp.275-287
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• 2013

This study aims to derive implications on current problems in the nursing manpower management in Korea through the comparison with the nursing workforce and employmentrent in the United States and Japan. There are various issues in nursing policy, such as nursing shortage, quality of the nursing service, and the increased cost of management due to the high turnover rate of nursing staffs and it is urgent to seek various policy measures to resolve this. Although nursing shortage is a commom problem in the world, the U.S. and Japan were higher rate of employment than Korea in nursing staffs, which implicates the importance of the legislation of mandatory minimum staffing ratios, the establishment of policies such as the fees and charge policy and the nursing work environments. For quality nursing care and patient safety through the stable workforce of qualified nursing staffs, administrative mechanisms that support adequate nurse staffing and promote positive work conditions are needed, for which the improvement of legal system is required.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.15 no.2
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• pp.940-951
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• 2014

This study was to investigate of nursing activities performed by nursing staffs in long-term care hospitals. A survey of was conducted with 131 nurses who were working in 15 geriatric hospitals using a structural questionnaire. Data were collected from March 7 to June 30, 2013 and analyzed with SPSS 17.0, using descriptive statistics and t-test, ANOVA. This survey confirmed that the 88 activities except to 'making nursing diagnosis', 'setting nursing goals', and 'writting patient evaluation checklist' had been practiced in a wide range of nurses with nurse assistants. The degree of performance by nurse assistant was significantly different among nurses group according to the total number of patient and number of nurse(p<.001). Therefore, it is necessary to establish the legal and institutional regulation and development of algorithm for delegation, classify the impossible nursing task and work that can be delegated long-term care hospital.

• Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration
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• v.7 no.3
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• pp.447-453
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• 2001

연구목적 : 전문직으로서 간호사에 대한 인식을 집단별로 파악하고 이들에 대한 인식을 비교한다. 연구방법 : 설문지를 이용한 비교조사연구로서 조사대상은 간호사, 간호학교수, 의사, 약사, 간호조무사, 병원행정직원, 행정관료, 정당활동가, 일반시민 등을 포함한 총 584명이었으며, 설문지는 12개 하부항목으로 범주화된 36개 문항으로 구성되었다. 연구결과 : 간호사에 대한 인식은 의사가 가장 긍적적이었으며, 병원직원이 가장 부정적이었다. 모든 집단에서 가장 긍정적인 인식을 갖고 있는 항목은 '사회적 요구'였으며, 그 다음은 '직무기술', '사회적 인식' 등의 순으로 나타났다. 가장 부정적인 것은 '간호교육'이었고, 그 다음은 '간호조직체 활동', '직무환경' 순으로 나타났다. 결론 : 본 연구를 기초로 하여 간호사들은 다른 집단들을 대상으로 전문직으로서의 간호사에 대한 인식을 높이기 위한 전략을 마련하여야 한다.

• The Korean Chronic Disease News
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• no.310
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• pp.1-18
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• 2006

강원도 인제군 보건소 권장원 소장/‘만성질환관리사업지원단’설치.운영/경기도립노인전문병원 2008년 건립/전통 한의약 세계적 브랜드로 육성/인터넷 이용 결핵환자 원격판독/“간호조무사 대체 법적 근거 마련”/건보-자보 일원화 추진 논란/“아시아 당뇨 대란 심각하다”/2010년 세계뇌졸중학회 서울 유치/“성분명처방, 시간 필요하다”/생동성 관련 품목허가취소 가처분 수용/KGMP“ 의약품 품목별로 평가한다”/식약청, 11번째 국산 신약 시판 허가/내년부터 의약품 설명서 알기 쉽게 교체/군부대장병 금연환경조성을 위한 이동금연클리닉 사업/외래환자 1위는‘서울아산병원’/‘대한네트워크병의원협회’발족/뇌혈관질환 50대 이후 사망원인 1위 차지/건강한 생활습관이 심혈관질환 예방의 첩경/