J Korean Community Nurs.  2004 Mar;15(1):67-75.

A study on the Status and Policy Issues of Visiting Nursing Programs at Public Health Centers in Urban Areas

• Ryu HS
• Hwang R

Abstract

PURPOSE
The purpose of this study was to identify the current management status and the policy issues of visiting nursing programs at public health center in urban area. METHOD: A questionnaire surveys was conducted on all public health nurses in 25 health centers in Seoul. RESULT: The major results were as follows: The characteristics of the visiting nurse showed that the average age was 41.1 years, and total nursing experience was 122 months. Their visiting nursing experience was only 30 months. The recipients of visiting nursing services consisted of 60.1% females, and 32.5% of the recipients were over 65 years. The major health problems of the recipients were hypertension, diabetes mellitus, arthritis and psychiatric problems. The visiting frequency was an average of 5.4 times per day, and 357 families were managed per visiting nurse. The major problems of visiting nursing programs were the shortages of visiting nurse manpower. The most important related policy issue was being in charge of a workload, which was not related to the visiting nursing services.
CONCLUSION
By analyzing work for visiting nurses and identifying weak points, this research can present recommendations to be practically used as baseline data for establishing policy in relation to vitalizing visiting nursing programs.

MeSH Terms

Arthritis
Diabetes Mellitus
Female
Humans
Hypertension
Nurses, Community Health
Nurses, Public Health
Nursing Services
Nursing*
Public Health*
Surveys and Questionnaires
Seoul