• 기독교교육논총
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• 제72권
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• pp.245-271
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• 2022

연구 목적 : 본 연구는 간호대학생을 대상으로 사례기반학습 및 코티칭을 적용한 간호 임상실습 교육모형을 개발하고, 개발된 모형의 타당성 확보를 목적으로 한다. 연구 내용 및 방법 : 간호 임상실습 교육모형의 타당성 검증을 위해 전주시 소재 J대학교 2021학년도 2학기'건강 반응과 간호 VI(지각·인지) 실습'과목에 적용하고 모형에 대한 교수자 반응평가를 실시하였고, 학습자 반응평가를 위해 임상 수행 자신감, 교수학습 모형에 대한 설문조사와 포커스 그룹 인터뷰를 진행하였다. 선행문헌 고찰과 사례 연구를 통해 사례기반학습 단계와 코티칭 요소를 도출한 후 전문가 검토를 받아 초기 모형을 구안하였고, 구안한 모형은 간호교육 전문가에게 내적 타당화를 검토받은 후 수정·보완하였다. 외적 타당화 검증을 위해 임상실습 교과에 모형을 적용한 후 실시한 학습자 반응평가 결과 임상 수행 자신감은 4.22점, 교수학습 모형 만족도는 4.68점으로 높게 나타났다. 포커스그룹 인터뷰 결과를 종합하면, 사전학습의 중요성과 실제 사례를 기반으로 선정한 사례를 학습하면서 전문용어, 전문지식 등을 습득함으로써 실습 현장에 대한 두려움이 없어지고 익숙함을 느꼈고, 다양한 사례를 학습하며 실습 현장에서 학습하였던 지식을 정리하는 시간을 통해 비판적 사고를 할 수 있었다고 하였다. 또 코티칭을 통하여 현장지도자와 지도교수가 함께 사례를 통해 이론과 실무적인 측면을 동시에 교수함으로써 실무와 더 가까워진 실습교육을 경험한 것으로 나타났다. 결론 및 제언 : 본 연구를 통하여 개발한 사례기반학습 및 코티칭을 적용한 간호 임상실습 교육모형은 이론과 실무 간의 차이를 줄여주고 간호 대학생의 임상수행 능력을 향상시킬 수 있는 효과적인 교수학습모형이 될 것으로 기대한다.

• 대한치위생과학회지
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.39-52
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• 2024

연구배경: 치과위생사는 환자에게 가장 밀접한 위치에서 직접적인 치과 의료서비스를 제공하는 전문인력으로 진료행위마다 고도의 집중과 몰입이 요구된다. 이러한 능력은 치과의료서비스의 질적 수준 향상에 영향을 미칠 수 있는 중요한 인적자원이다. 치과의료기관의 절반이상이 정규시간 이외에 연장근무로써 야간진료를 실시하고 있어 본 연구에서는 치과위생사의 야간진료가 직무성과에 미치는 영향을 확인하고자 한다. 연구방법: 현직 치과위생사 131명을 대상으로 구글 폼을 통한 온라인 설문조사 및 직접 설문조사를 병행하여 진행하였다. 인구사회학적 및 근무특성 7문항, 야간진료와 관련된 특성 및 야간진료가 직업의 안정성 및 건강과 생활에 미치는 영향 16문항, 직무성과 10문항을 구성하여 총 33문항을 사용하였다. 인구사회학적 및 근무특성을 확인하기 위해 카이제곱 분석과 독립표본 t-test를 실시하였으며, 야간진료특성의 경우 기술통계분석을 실시하였다. 야간진료 여부에 따른 직무성과의 평균의 차이는 독립표본 t-test를 실시하였으며, 야간진료가 직무성과에 미치는 영향력은 선형회귀분석 결과로 제시하였다. 연구결과: 본 연구결과 야간진료를 하는 경우는 71%로 나타났다. 주당 평균 야간진료 횟수는 1회가 78.5%, 야간진료로 인한 문제점은 피로도(52.7%)와 개인시간 및 여가시간 부족(41.9%)이 대다수를 차지했다. 주당 적절한 야간진료 횟수는 주 1회가 94.6%로 확인되었다. 야간진료 여부에 따른 직무성과를 비교한 결과 야간진료를 하는 경우가 야간진료를 하지 않는 경우에 비해 3.38점 더 높게 나타났다(35.45점 VS 32.07점). 야간진료가 직무성과에 미치는 영향을 확인한 다중선형회귀분석 결과, 야간진료가 1단위 증가 시 직무성과는 약 3.1만큼 증가하는 것이 통계적으로 유의하게 확인되었다(p<0.01). 결론: 치과위생사의 야간진료는 직무성과에 긍정적인 영향을 미치는 요인으로 확인되었다. 따라서 근무환경의 개선책으로 야간진료에 대한 적절한 보상이나 복지의 제공을 통해 야간진료에 대한 부정적인 부분을 감소시킨다면 직무성과는 긍정적인 영향력으로 바뀔 수 있겠다. 이는 궁긍적으로 치과위생사의 전문직업인에 대한 인식제고와 더불어 치과의료기관의 효율성에도 영향을 줄 것이다.

• 대한간호학회지
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.16-42
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• 1978

This survey was made for a month starting from November 15 to December 15, 1977 covering 711 students taking the junior. (3rd-yea.) and the senior. (4th-year) at nine college of nursing in Seoul concerning their perception and Attitude toward the profession of nursing, motive for the necessity of learning, environment of study, attitude of study and particulars relevant with study performance, particulars of library, references and reading, assignments and particulars of the degree of confidence for the learning achievement. Through the survey of the above Particulars, the following results were obtained by classifying all subject matters and by analysing motive of the selection of their course, awarding or not awarding of scholarships. 1. General characteristics: it was revealed that 406 students (57.1%) were attending at the junior. while 305 students (42.9%) were taking the senior. Thus, the total number was 711 and their average age was 21.4 years. Their dwelling category was; 73.9 percent of them resided at their parent's home, 214 students (30.1%) were awarded with scholarships. The reason to be attracted by nursing science was the possibility of continuing social life after graduation (43.5%). 2. Their perception and attitude toward the profession of nursing: According to the perception of profession by the students of each grade, students of the 4th grade showed comparatively strong conception. Also, students of the 4th grade showed more positive attitude in the purchase and reading of magazines relative with the science of nursing, in the reading of Code for Nurses and in their interest in the activity of nursing field. For the necessity of mission of nurse, 97.7 percent of the entire number of students covered responded to necessity. For the necessity of the particular humanity and particularity in the character of nurses, 95.8 percent of those students responded to necessity. By the each grade, students of the 4th grade showed more response. 3. As to professional field desired after completing the professional course: 57 percent of those students desired for clinician nurse while 55 percents desired for community health-nurse. 4. As to the environment of study: they were mostly satisfied with their present residential environment. However, they complained of inconvenience at their lecture-halls. Students of the 3rd grade showed more complain. As to their attitude toward the adjustment of environment of study, they showed a affirmative response. As to the opinion of factors which interfere with their study, comparatively strong response was showed in their scepticism in the science of nursing, insufficient comprehension in general learning, relation with professors n4 discrepancy in the method of study. According to opinions of students at each grade, students of the 4th grade showed more scepticism. 5. Particulars relative with their attitude and performance of study : As to their knowledge of the objectives of their study of subject, the majority was to study with a partial knowledge of the objectives of their study. As to the plan of study, a low percentage indicated management of routine life under regular scheduling. Students of the 4th grade responded to rather planned life. As to time spent in independent study, response to concentrated study when necessary was stronger than that to regular daily study. Students of the 4th grade showed stronger response to regular study than that of the 3rd grade. As to the contents of their note-taking, 67.4 percents of those students responded to such regulatory procedure performing in the lecture-hall as they listen to lectures. 17.3 percents of those students showed response to adding supplementary informations from references to what was entered in choir note-taking at their lecture-halls. 6. Particulars of library, references and reading books: As to receiving of instruction for the utilization of library and time of receiving such instruction 64.7 percents of those students had received such instruction. 66.7 percents of the those responded received such instruction at orientation conducted for freshmen. As to the convenience of the utilization of library, 49.9 percents of those students responded to convenience. However, students of the 3rd grade showed a much stronger response to inconvenience. As to the time of the utilization of library,92.5 percents of those students showed a response to occasional utilization for particular purpose than regular utilization. 53.2 percents of those students responded to ordinary in quantity that library have references. 34.2 percents of those students responded to insufficient. As to the particular relative with the method and field of reading: 53.5 percents of those students responded to intensive reading and was the majority. As to the reading field, fiction u as the majority. When read any books for their major, they usually rend Korean text-b, oks. 7. Particular relative with giving assignment: All respondents were well aware of the objectives of giving home tasks. As to the attitude toward assignments and performing home tasks, 54.8 percents of those students to making ostentatious study because of an excessive quantity of assignments imposed. For performing assignment, they showed comparatively positive response. Also, 52.2 percents of those students responded that they usually submitted complected assignment with references. 8. As to motive to realize the necessity of study : 55.6 percents of those students responded that they realized such necessity in communication with patients when they were engaged in clinical practice. Also, 8.6, the lowest percents of those students responded that they realized such necessity in the course of conversation with nurses when they were engaged in clinical practice. 9. As to the determination of their confidence in the performance of study relative with clinical experience: They showed a general inclination of having in nursing. The major response was that they came to well comprehend the patients families. the lowest response was that they could apply what was learned at lecture-hall to practice. This response incidentally showed the distance the lecture-hall and practical study. In general items, students of the 4th grade showed more favorable response than students of the 3rd grade and there was a significant difference. 10. As to the perception and attitude toward profession according to the motive of selecting the nursing science : Those who selected the nursing voluntarily showed stronger conception than those who selected the nursing through indirect influence. However, there was no significant difference on this point. Only there was a remarkable difference in the reading of Code for Nurses. 11. Those who showed a stronger conception in the profession of nursing according to the motives of attractive nursing science indicated a strong will and ability to manage stable life and comparatively strong response was shown in the management of good home life because of the good adaptability of the science to their character. This group showed a strong conception of the profession than those who responded that they prefer this profession out of a longing for the work of a hospital and for the easy obtaining of opportunity to immigrate to over seas and for economic cause and for high school grade. There was significant difference between these two groups, 12. As to the conception and attitude toward the profession of nursing according to benefits by scholarships, those who were benefitted by scholarship showed stronger conception of profession than those who did not receive scholarship and there was a remarkable difference between these two categories. However, there was no remarkable difference between these two categories in the extent of interest of the activities of nursing fields and in the reading of Code for Nurses. 13. As activation for study according to the benefits of scholarships, those who were benefitted by scholarships showed stronger response to the motive for study comparing with those who receive. 14. As to tile field of reading according to the benefits by scholarships, those who received scholarships tended to read autobiographies and essayers to a considerable extent. Those who did not receive scholarships tended to read novels. Those who received scholarships more read nursing boots than those who did not receive scholarships. 15. As to the attitude of study and doing of assignment according to benefits of scholarships, those who received scholarships managed a favorable life with schedules for study, More students of receiving scholarship showed a regular study for more than one hour per day. Also, in the method of doing home tasks, more students of receiving scholarship showed reference to relative books frequently for the submission of completed assignments.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제42권4호
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• pp.386-396
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• 2009

위탁급식업체 국제화를 위한 추진, 유인, 추진-유인요인 상호작용 요인과 국제화를 저해 및 가능하게 하는 내부원동력 요인과의 인과관계와 내부원동력 요인과 국제화 단계의 인과관계에 대해 연구한 결과의 요약은 다음과 같다. 첫째, 조사대상자의 일반적인 특성에서 조사대상자의 근무하는 기업의 형태는 대기업 58명 (54.2%), 중소기업 49명 (45.8%)로 비슷한 비율로 나타났고, 조사 업체 수는 중소기업 12곳, 대기업 8곳으로 나타났다. 직급은 대부분 대리 (59.8%)였고, 조사대상자가 속해 있는 업체의 국제화 단계는 대부분 국내지향적인 1단계로 나타났다 (79.4%). 둘째, 신뢰도 분석결과 Chronbach's {\alpha}$ 계수는 .729${\sim}$.964로 나타나 신뢰도는 비교적 높은 것으로 나타났다. 타당성을 검증하기 위해 탐색적 요인분석 (Exploratory Factor Analysis) 실시 결과 해당 요인의 적재치는 .549에서 .982의 범위를 가지는 등 대체로 높게 나타났다. 추진요인의 2개의 하위요인은 '국내시장포화 및 경영자의 의지'와 '국제화를 위한 투자'로 요인명을 부여하였고, 유인요인의 2개 하위요인은 '기업 외부적 국제화 환경'과 '글로벌네트워크와 문화전파'로 요인명을 부여하였다. 추진-유인 상호작용 요인의 3개의 하위요인은 '국외시장정보', '해외진출 절차와 예산'과 '국내네트워크와 시장규모'로 요인명을 부여하였고, 내부원동력 요인은 2개의 요인으로 나뉘었고, 국제화 저해요인과 국제화 가능요인으로 명명하였다. 셋째, 가설검증 결과 추진요인 (국내시장포화 및 경영자의 의지, 국제화를 위한 투자)은 국제화 저해 요인과 국제화 가능 요인에 모두 정 (+)의 영향을 미치지 못하는 것으로 나타났다. 유인요인인 기업 외부적 국제화 환경 요인과 국제화 저해요인 간에 정 (+)의 영향관계가 있는 것으로 나타났고, 국제화 가능요인에는 정 (+)의 영향을 미치지 못하는 것으로 나타났다. 또한 글로벌네트워크와 문화전파는 국제화 저해요인에 정 (+)의 영향을 미치지 못하는 것으로 나타났고, 국제화 가능요인에 대해서는 정 (+)의 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 유인요인의 외부적인 국제화 환경은 국제화를 저해하지만, 글로벌 네트워크와 문화가 전파되어 있을수록 국제화를 가능하게 하는 것으로 사료된다. 추진-유인 상호작용 요인과 국제화 저해 요인과 국제화 가능 요인과의 영향관계를 살펴보면, 상호작용 요인의 국외 시장정보는 국제화 저해요인과 가능요인에 모두 정 (+)의 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 이것은 국외 시장에 대한 정보가 국제화를 저해할 수도 있다는 것이다. 해외진출 절차와 예산은 국제화 저해요인과 가능요인에 모두 정 (+)의 영향을 미치지 않는 것으로 나타났고, 국내네트워크와 시장 규모는 국제화 저해요인에 정 (+)의 영향을 미치지 못하는 것으로 나타났고, 국제화 가능요인에 정 (+)의 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 국제화 저해 요인과 가능 요인은 국제화 단계에 정 (+)의 영향 관계가 있는 것으로 나타났고, 국제화를 저해 요인이 가능 요인 보다 국제화 단계에 더 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다 (${\beta}$ = .492 > .177) 이상에서 살펴본 결과, 위탁급식업체 국제화는 기업 내부적인 추진요인보다는 기업 외부적, 환경적 요인과 추진, 유인 단독요인 뿐만 아니라 추진요인과 유인요인의 상호작용 요인과 영향 관계에 있다는 것이다. 이것은 위탁급식업체가 국제화 하고자 할 때 이론적으로 고려해야할 사항으로 사료된다. 또한, 위탁급식업체 국제화를 저해 및 가능하게 하는 내부원동력 요인은 국제화 단계와 관련성이 있는 것으로 나타났다. 지금도 꾸준히 위탁급식업체의 국제화가 진행되고 있는데, 해외업무 담당자들은 위탁급식업체 국제화에 미치는 요인과 요인들 간의 관계성 분석을 통하여 합리적인 국제화 모델을 찾아야 할 것으로 사료된다. 본 연구의 제한점은 조사 방법에 있어 회수율이 낮은 우편 설문을 실시하여, 낮은 설문회수율을 나타내고 있어 연구 결과에 대한 일반화에 대해 한계를 가지고 있으며, 요인의 하위 변수 선정에 있어서 다양한 변수를 사용하지 못한 점이다. 또한, 위탁급식업체를 대상으로 국제화에 대한 연구가 전무하여, 관련 대상의 결과를 비교 고찰할 연구의 결과가 부족하였다. 본 연구는 초기단계의 탐색적 연구로 변수도출을 위한 위탁급식업체 실무자를 대상으로 개별심층면접을 실시하는 선행 단계를 통해 본 연구를 진행하게 되었는데, 면접자의 수가 많지 않아 이에 따른 변수도출의 신뢰성과 타당성에도 한계가 있었다. 따라서 향후 연구에서는 심층면접 대상자를 늘려서 연구의 신뢰성과 타당성을 증대시키고, 다양한 변수 도출을 위한 선행연구가 더욱 필요할 것으로 사료된다. 설문 조사대상을 지역별, 규모별로 업체를 구분하여 규모를 늘리고, 일대일면접 설문방법을 사용하여 회수율을 높일 수 있는 방안을 강구하여 연구 결과의 일반화에 대한 오류를 줄여야 할 것이다. 또한, 금융 위기의 국제 정황 가운데, 국제화를 위한 꾸준한 연구를 통하여, 선진 다국적 기업화 방안에 대한 연구들이 지속적으로 이루어져야 할 것이다.

• 대한간호
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• 제36권1호
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• pp.77-96
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• 1997

The duty shifts of hospital nurses not only affect nurses' physical and mental health but also present various personnel management problems which often result in high turnover rates. In this context a study was carried out from October to November 1995 for a period of two months to find out the status of hospital nurses' duty shift patterns, and preferred duty hours and fixed duty shifts. The study population was 867 RNs working in five general hospitals located in Seoul and its vicinity. The questionnaire developed by the writer was used for data collection. The response rate was 85.9 percent or 745 returns. The SAS program was used for data analysis with the computation of frequencies, percentages and Chi square test. The findings of the study are as follows: 1. General characteristics of the study population: 56 percent of respondents was (25 years group and 76.5 percent were "single": the predominant proportion of respondents was junior nursing college graduates(92.2%) and have less than 5 years nursing experience in hospitals(65.5%). For their future working plan in nursing profession, nearly 50% responded as uncertain The reasons given for their career plan was predominantly 'personal growth and development' rather than financial reasons. 2. The interval for rotations of duty stations was found to be mostly irregular(56.4%) while others reported as weekly(16.1%), monthly(12.9%), and fixed terms(4.6%). 3. The main problems related to duty shifts particularly the evening and night duty nurses reported were "not enough time for the family, " "afraid of security problems after the work when returning home late at night." and "lack of leisure time". "problems in physical and physiological adjustment." "problems in family life." "lack of time for interactions with fellow nurses" etc. 4. The forty percent of respondents reported to have '1-2 times' of duty shift rotations while all others reported that '0 time'. '2-3 times'. 'more than 3 times' etc. which suggest the irregularity in duty shift rotations. 5. The majority(62.8%) of study population found to favor the rotating system of duty stations. The reasons for favoring the rotation system were: the opportunity for "learning new things and personal development." "better human relations are possible. "better understanding in various duty stations." "changes in monotonous routine job" etc. The proportion of those disfavor the rotating 'system was 34.7 percent. giving the reasons of"it impedes development of specialization." "poor job performances." "stress factors" etc. Furthermore. respondents made the following comments in relation to the rotation of duty stations: the nurses should be given the opportunity to participate in the. decision making process: personal interest and aptitudes should be considered: regular intervals for the rotations or it should be planned in advance. etc. 6. For the future career plan. the older. married group with longer nursing experiences appeared to think the nursing as their lifetime career more likely than the younger. single group with shorter nursing experiences ($x^2=61.19.{\;}p=.000;{\;}x^2=41.55.{\;}p=.000$). The reason given for their future career plan regardless of length of future service, was predominantly "personal growth and development" rather than financial reasons. For further analysis, the group those with the shorter career plan appeared to claim "financial reasons" for their future career more readily than the group who consider the nursing job as their lifetime career$(x^2$= 11.73, p=.003) did. This finding suggests the need for careful .considerations in personnel management of nursing administration particularly when dealing with the nurses' career development. The majority of respondents preferred the fixed day shift. However, further analysis of those preferred evening shift by age and civil status, "< 25 years group"(15.1%) and "single group"(13.2) were more likely to favor the fixed evening shift than > 25 years(6.4%) and married(4.8%)groups. This differences were statistically significant ($x^2=14.54, {\;}p=.000;{\;}x^2=8.75, {\;}p=.003$). 7. A great majority of respondents(86.9% or n=647) found to prefer the day shifts. When the four different types of duty shifts(Types A. B. C, D) were presented, 55.0 percent of total respondents preferred the A type or the existing one followed by D type(22.7%). B type(12.4%) and C type(8.2%). 8. When the condition of monetary incentives for the evening(20% of salary) and night shifts(40% of. salary) of the existing duty type was presented. again the day shift appeared to be the most preferred one although the rate was slightly lower(66.4% against 86.9%). In the case of evening shift, with the same incentive, the preference rates for evening and night shifts increased from 11.0 to 22.4 percent and from 0.5 to 3.0 percent respectively. When the age variable was controlled. < 25 yrs group showed higher rates(31.6%. 4.8%) than those of > 25 yrs group(15.5%. 1.3%) respectively preferring the evening and night shifts(p=.000). The civil status also seemed to operate on the preferences of the duty shifts as the single group showed lower rate(69.0%) for day duty against 83. 6% of the married group. and higher rates for evening and night duties(27.2%. 15.1%) respectively against those of the married group(3.8%. 1.8%) while a higher proportion of the married group(83. 6%) preferred the day duties than the single group(69.0%). These differences were found to be statistically all significant(p=.001). 9. The findings on preferences of three different types of fixed duty hours namely, B, C. and D(with additional monetary incentives) are as follows in order of preference: B type(12hrs a day, 3days a wk): day shift(64.1%), evening shift(26.1%). night shift(6.5%) C type(12hrs a day. 4days a wk) : evening shift(49.2%). day shift(32.8%), night shift(11.5%) D type(10hrs a day. 4days a wk): showed the similar trend as B type. The findings of higher preferences on the evening and night duties when the incentives are given. as shown above, suggest the need for the introductions of different patterns of duty hours and incentive measures in order to overcome the difficulties in rostering the nursing duties. However, the interpretation of the above data, particularly the C type, needs cautions as the total number of respondents is very small(n=61). It requires further in-depth study. In conclusion. it seemed to suggest that the patterns of nurses duty hours and shifts in the most hospitals in the country have neither been tried for different duty types nor been flexible. The stereotype rostering system of three shifts and insensitiveness for personal life aspect of nurses seemed to be prevailing. This study seems to support that irregular and frequent rotations of duty shifts may be contributing factors for most nurses' maladjustment problems in physical and mental health. personal and family life which eventually may result in high turnover rates. In order to overcome the increasing problems in personnel management of hospital nurses particularly in rostering of evening and night duty shifts, which may related to eventual high turnover rates, the findings of this study strongly suggest the need for an introduction of new rostering systems including fixed duties and appropriate incentive measures for evenings and nights which the most nurses want to avoid, In considering the nursing care of inpatients is the round-the clock business. the practice of the nursing duty shift system is inevitable. In this context, based on the findings of this study. the following are recommended: 1. The further in-depth studies on duty shifts and hours need to be undertaken for the development of appropriate and effective rostering systems for hospital nurses. 2. An introduction of appropriate incentive measures for evening and night duty shifts along with organizational considerations such as the trials for preferred duty time bands, duty hours, and fixed duty shifts should be considered if good quality of care for the patients be maintained for the round the clock. This may require an initiation of systematic research and development activities in the field of hospital nursing administration as a part of permanent system in the hospital. 3. Planned and regular intervals, orientation and training, and professional and personal growth should be considered for the rotation of different duty stations or units. 4. In considering the higher degree of preferences in the duty type of "10hours a day, 4days a week" shown in this study, it would be worthwhile to undertake the R&D type studies in large hospital settings.

• 대한간호학회지
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.13-40
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• 1972

Much has teed changed in the field of hospital administration in the It wake of the rapid development of sciences, techniques ana systematic hospital management. However, we still have a long way to go in organization, in the quality of hospital employees and hospital equipment and facilities, and in financial support in order to achieve proper hospital management. The above factors greatly effect the ability of hospitals to fulfill their obligation in patient care and nursing services. The purpose of this study is to determine the optimal methods of standardization and quality nursing so as to improve present nursing services through investigations and analyses of various problems concerning nursing administration. This study has been undertaken during the six month period from October 1971 to March 1972. The 41 comprehensive hospitals have been selected iron amongst the 139 in the whole country. These have been categorized according-to the specific purposes of their establishment, such as 7 university hospitals, 18 national or public hospitals, 12 religious hospitals and 4 enterprise ones. The following conclusions have been acquired thus far from information obtained through interviews with nursing directors who are in charge of the nursing administration in each hospital, and further investigations concerning the purposes of establishment, the organization, personnel arrangements, working conditions, practices of service, and budgets of the nursing service department. 1. The nursing administration along with its activities in this country has been uncritical1y adopted from that of the developed countries. It is necessary for us to re-establish a new medical and nursing system which is adequate for our social environments through continuous study and research. 2. The survey shows that the 7 university hospitals were chiefly concerned with education, medical care and research; the 18 national or public hospitals with medical care, public health and charity work; the 2 religious hospitals with medical care, charity and missionary works; and the 4 enterprise hospitals with public health, medical care and charity works. In general, the main purposes of the hospitals were those of charity organizations in the pursuit of medical care, education and public benefits. 3. The survey shows that in general hospital facilities rate 64 per cent and medical care 60 per-cent against a 100 per cent optimum basis in accordance with the medical treatment law and approved criteria for training hospitals. In these respects, university hospitals have achieved the highest standards, followed by religious ones, enterprise ones, and national or public ones in that order. 4. The ages of nursing directors range from 30 to 50. The level of education achieved by most of the directors is that of graduation from a nursing technical high school and a three year nursing junior college; a very few have graduated from college or have taken graduate courses. 5. As for the career tenure of nurses in the hospitals: one-third of the nurses, or 38 per cent, have worked less than one year; those in the category of one year to two represent 24 pet cent. This means that a total of 62 per cent of the career nurses have been practicing their profession for less than two years. Career nurses with over 5 years experience number only 16 per cent: therefore the efficiency of nursing services has been rated very low. 6. As for the standard of education of the nurses: 62 per cent of them have taken a three year course of nursing in junior colleges, and 22 per cent in nursing technical high schools. College graduate nurses come up to only 15 per cent; and those with graduate course only 0.4 per cent. This indicates that most of the nurses are front nursing technical high schools and three year nursing junior colleges. Accordingly, it is advisable that nursing services be divided according to their functions, such as professional, technical nurses and nurse's aides. 7. The survey also shows that the purpose of nursing service administration in the hospitals has been regulated in writing in 74 per cent of the hospitals and not regulated in writing in 26 per cent of the hospitals. The general purposes of nursing are as follows: patient care, assistance in medical care and education. The main purpose of these nursing services is to establish proper operational and personnel management which focus on in-service education. 8. The nursing service departments belong to the medical departments in almost 60 per cent of the hospitals. Even though the nursing service department is formally separated, about 24 per cent of the hospitals regard it as a functional unit in the medical department. Only 5 per cent of the hospitals keep the department as a separate one. To the contrary, approximately 12 per cent of the hospitals have not established a nursing service department at all but surbodinate it to the other department. In this respect, it is required that a new hospital organization be made to acknowledge the independent function of the nursing department. In 76 per cent of the hospitals they have advisory committees under the nursing department, such as a dormitory self·regulating committee, an in-service education committee and a nursing procedure and policy committee. 9. Personnel arrangement and working conditions of nurses 1) The ratio of nurses to patients is as follows: In university hospitals, 1 to 2.9 for hospitalized patients and 1 to 4.0 for out-patients; in religious hospitals, 1 to 2.3 for hospitalized patients and 1 to 5.4 for out-patients. Grouped together this indicates that one nurse covers 2.2 hospitalized patients and 4.3 out-patients on a daily basis. The current medical treatment law stipulates that one nurse should care for 2.5 hospitalized patients or 30.0 out-patients. Therefore the statistics indicate that nursing services are being peformed with an insufficient number of nurses to cover out-patients. The current law concerns the minimum number of nurses and disregards the required number of nurses for operation rooms, recovery rooms, delivery rooms, new-born baby rooms, central supply rooms and emergency rooms. Accordingly, tile medical treatment law has been requested to be amended. 2) The ratio of doctors to nurses: In university hospitals, the ratio is 1 to 1.1; in national of public hospitals, 1 to 0.8; in religious hospitals 1 to 0.5; and in private hospitals 1 to 0.7. The average ratio is 1 to 0.8; generally the ideal ratio is 3 to 1. Since the number of doctors working in hospitals has been recently increasing, the nursing services have consequently teen overloaded, sacrificing the services to the patients. 3) The ratio of nurses to clerical staff is 1 to 0.4. However, the ideal ratio is 5 to 1, that is, 1 to 0.2. This means that clerical personnel far outnumber the nursing staff. 4) The ratio of nurses to nurse's-aides; The average 2.5 to 1 indicates that most of the nursing service are delegated to nurse's-aides owing to the shortage of registered nurses. This is the main cause of the deterioration in the quality of nursing services. It is a real problem in the guest for better nursing services that certain hospitals employ a disproportionate number of nurse's-aides in order to meet financial requirements. 5) As for the working conditions, most of hospitals employ a three-shift day with 8 hours of duty each. However, certain hospitals still use two shifts a day. 6) As for the working environment, most of the hospitals lack welfare and hygienic facilities. 7) The salary basis is the highest in the private university hospitals, with enterprise hospitals next and religious hospitals and national or public ones lowest. 8) Method of employment is made through paper screening, and further that the appointment of nurses is conditional upon the favorable opinion of the nursing directors. 9) The unemployment ratio for one year in 1971 averaged 29 per cent. The reasons for unemployment indicate that the highest is because of marriage up to 40 per cent, and next is because of overseas employment. This high unemployment ratio further causes the deterioration of efficiency in nursing services and supplementary activities. The hospital authorities concerned should take this matter into a jeep consideration in order to reduce unemployment. 10) The importance of in-service education is well recognized and established. 1% has been noted that on the-job nurses. training has been most active, with nursing directors taking charge of the orientation programs of newly employed nurses. However, it is most necessary that a comprehensive study be made of instructors, contents and methods of education with a separate section for in-service education. 10. Nursing services'activities 1) Division of services and job descriptions are urgently required. 81 per rent of the hospitals keep written regulations of services in accordance with nursing service manuals. 19 per cent of the hospitals do not keep written regulations. Most of hospitals delegate to the nursing directors or certain supervisors the power of stipulating service regulations. In 21 per cent of the total hospitals they have policy committees, standardization committees and advisory committees to proceed with the stipulation of regulations. 2) Approximately 81 per cent of the hospitals have service channels in which directors, supervisors, head nurses and staff nurses perform their appropriate services according to the service plans and make up the service reports. In approximately 19 per cent of the hospitals the staff perform their nursing services without utilizing the above channels. 3) In the performance of nursing services, a ward manual is considered the most important one to be utilized in about 32 percent of hospitals. 25 per cent of hospitals indicate they use a kardex; 17 per cent use ward-rounding, and others take advantage of work sheets or coordination with other departments through conferences. 4) In about 78 per cent of hospitals they have records which indicate the status of personnel, and in 22 per cent they have not. 5) It has been advised that morale among nurses may be increased, ensuring more efficient services, by their being able to exchange opinions and views with each other. 6) The satisfactory performance of nursing services rely on the following factors to the degree indicated: approximately 32 per cent to the systematic nursing activities and services; 27 per cent to the head nurses ability for nursing diagnosis; 22 per cent to an effective supervisory system; 16 per cent to the hospital facilities and proper supply, and 3 per cent to effective in·service education. This means that nurses, supervisors, head nurses and directors play the most important roles in the performance of nursing services. 11. About 87 per cent of the hospitals do not have separate budgets for their nursing departments, and only 13 per cent of the hospitals have separate budgets. It is recommended that the planning and execution of the nursing administration be delegated to the pertinent administrators in order to bring about improved proved performances and activities in nursing services.