J Nurs Acad Soc.  1973 May;3(2):15-30.

A Study of the Analysis and Forecasting of Nursing Manpower Needs in Korea -Using methods based on the biological basis of demand for medical care

• Kim YK

Abstract

Educational Administration, Graduate School of Education, Yonsei Unieersite Nursing education in Korea has made rapid progress recently. There is a great deal of support with approval and encouragement of this progress. However, much disapproval of its validity has asserted some restraints on it. The aims of nursing education should be based on the principle that education is pla- nned according to the need much research has been made with such a viewpoint bun much still remains unclear. The present study is aimed at establishing the needs for nursing manpower based on the biological demand for medical care. The needs for nursing manpower have been emphasized by many researchers and authorities on nursing education, and the prevailing medical trends also demand it. In this study, through the study of various books and records concerned, and the compiling of data analysis and questionnaires, I came to the following figures for the proposed needs of nursing manpower: Year 1971 1976 1981 1986 Proposed figure 58. 069 65. 055 72. 923 82.407 There figures are greater than those calculated by another method by the government research program but it shows approximately the same final figure as that of the gover- nment report for the end of the target year. With these findings, I concluded that; 1) As the final purpose of the government medical project is to fulfill the needs of the national health (that is, to support the national needs for medical care), the plan of this project should follow the theory of biological demand for medical care, reeogni zing that the numbers will increase gradually. 2) Qualitative growth, based on the advanced and specialized nursing profession, should be promoted to meet the rapid growth of the medical needs of the nation in addition to promoting of investments for the facilities, and of the preparatory investments for education needs. 3) For efficient and economic utilization of nursing manpower, the improvement of wages, and the offering of free education is necessary. 4) Amentments to the low promising innovation and advancement of medical treal- ment; preparation of a national fund for medical care; and, changing of national attitudes to bring about greater concern are desirable.

MeSH Terms

Education
Education, Nursing
Financial Management
Forecasting*
Humans
Investments
Korea*
Nursing*
Surveys and Questionnaires
Salaries and Fringe Benefits
Statistics as Topic