J Korean Acad Community Health Nurs.  2005 Jun;16(2):127-136.

A Study on Evaluation of District Visiting Nursing Services of Urban Health Center

• Ryu HS
• Hwang RI
• Suk MH
• Chin DL

Abstract

PURPOSE
The purpose of this study was to present the outcomes of the district visiting nursing services. METHOD: We analyzed nursing records and inspected public health center data for evaluating nursing tasks. and conducted a telephone survey of 651 district inhabitants.
RESULTS
According to the result, the coverage of the district population, the rate of new registration and overall program activities increased. Meanwhile, accessibility of visiting health care, the level of health problem management, personal cognition and satisfaction concerning visiting nursing care increased, but there was little change in personal perception of health improvement. Furthermore, the status of client management was improved. In the analysis of participation in national cancer screening program, we found that there was twice higher participation in the district than others.
CONCLUSION
We suggest that this district visiting nursing system takes responsibility for district inhabitant health management. Based on the study, we also suggest that the government and local autonomous entities should increase administrative and financial supports to execute the district-based visiting nursing system in wider areas.

Keyword

District visiting nursing; Outcome; Public health center

MeSH Terms

Cognition
Delivery of Health Care
Early Detection of Cancer
Financial Support
Health Status
Humans
Nursing
Nursing Care
Nursing Records
Nursing Services*
Public Health
Telephone
Urban Health*