J Korean Acad Nurs Adm.  2017 Jan;23(1):76-89. 10.11111/jkana.2017.23.1.76.

Experience of Nurses Participating in Comprehensive Nursing Care

• Park KO
• Yu M
• Kim JK

• KMID: 2369521
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.11111/jkana.2017.23.1.76

Abstract

PURPOSE
This study was conducted to examine the experience of nurse in comprehensive nursing care.
METHODS
Experiential data collected from 9 nurses through in-depth interviews. Participants were selected from nurses working in the comprehensive nursing care unit at general hospital. The main question was "Can you describe your experience in the comprehensive nursing care unit?" All interviews were recorded and transcribed, then analyzed using Colaizzi's method.
RESULTS
Nine themes were derived from the analysis: 'Practice nursing care', 'Feel thankful of the client', 'Difficulty in nursing due to absence of patients' guardian', 'Tired of over-demanding patient and distrust of guardian', 'Confusion regarding one's identity as a nurse', 'Not enough to support system','Insufficient pre-training for nurse and client', 'Requirement of work establishment for nurse and nurse aid', 'Concerns about low rewards and high safety accidents'.
CONCLUSION
As a comprehensive nursing service, the nurses provided total patient care, and patient satisfaction and expression of appreciation increased. However, disadvantages were identified, such as patients' excessive needs, communication difficulties, lack of support systems, low compensation, and a high number of safety accidents. Therefore, systematic comprehensive nursing will be achieved if these shortcomings are addressed.

Keyword

Qualitative research; Health policy; Primary nursing; Nurses; Hospital

MeSH Terms

Compensation and Redress
Health Policy
Hospitals, General
Humans
Methods
Nursing Care*
Nursing Services
Nursing*
Patient Care
Patient Satisfaction
Primary Nursing
Qualitative Research
Reward

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