Model Development of Nursing Care System for Women's Health : Based on Nurse-Midwifery Clinic

Park, Y S

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The purposesof the study are to analyze the community nursing center in U.S.A. and to develop the model of nursing care system based on nurse-midwifery clinic in community for women's health in Korea. 1. In America nursing center is defined as nurse-anchored system of primary care delivery or neighborhood health center. Nursing centers are identified the following four types: (1) community outreach centers, which are similar to traditional public health clinics; (2) institutional-based centers following the mission of a large institution, such as a hospital or university ; (3) wellness/health promotion centers, which offer screening, education, counseling, triage, and health maintenance services; and (4) independent practice. Nursing centers are a concept of services provided by nurses in practice arrangements in a community. Nursing centers offer a variety of services, ranging from primary care provided by advanced practice nurses with medical acute care/illness management and nursing care to the more traditional education, health promotion, screening wellness and coordination services. Some services. Some services, such as the care provided by advanced practice nurses are reimbursed under various insurance plan in some instances and states, where as others, such as preventive and educational services, are not. Thus, lack of reimbursement has threatened the survival of some centers. Licensing of nursing centers varies by state and program and accreditation of nursing centers is also limited. 52% of centers are affiliated with another facility and 48% are freestanding centers. The number of registered nurse at the nursing centers ranges from just one to 115, with a mean of eight RNs per agency and a median of three. Nursing centers availability varies : 14% are open 24 hours, 27% have variable short hours, 23% are open 6-7 days per week, and 36% are open Monday-Friday. As the result of my visiting three health centers in seattle and San Francisco, the women's primary care nurse practitioners focus on a systematic and comprehensive assessment of the health status of women and diagnosis and management of common physical and psychosocial health concerns of women in ambulatory settings. Therapeutic nursing strategies are directed toward self-care, risk reduction, health surveillance, stress reduction, healthy nutrition, social support, healthy coping, psychological well-being, and pharmacological therapy. They function as primary care providers for the wellness and illness care of women from adolescence through the older adult years and pregnant families. 2. In Korea a nurse-midwife practices independently for pregnant women's health including childbearing family at her own clinical in community. Her services are reimbursed under national health insurance but they are not paid on a fee-for service schedule covering items. Analyzing the nursing centers in America, I suggest that nurse-midwifery clinics offer primary care for women and home care for chronic ill patients. The health law and health insurance policy should be revised in order to expand nurse-midwife's and home care nurse's roles at nurse-midwifery clinic.

Model Development of Nursing Care System for Women's Health : Based on Nurse-Midwifery Clinic

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