J Korean Clin Nurs Res.
2018 Aug;24(2):197-208. 10.22650/JKCNR.2018.24.2.197.
The Current Status of Professional Medical Support Staffs in General Hospitals less than 500 Beds -Focusing on Nursing Staffs-
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- 1Assistant Professor, College of Nursing, Eulji University, Korea.
- 2Associated Professor, College of Nursing, Jeju National University, Korea.
- 3Advanced Practice Nurse, Department of Nursing, Samsung Medical Center, Clinical Professor, Graduate School of Clinical Nursing Science, Sungkyunkwan University, Korea.
- 4Advanced Practice Nurse, Department of Nursing, Asan Medical Center, Korea.
- 5Assistant Professor, Department of Clinical Nursing, University of Ulsan, Korea. kimjh@amc.seoul.kr
- KMID: 2434720
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.22650/JKCNR.2018.24.2.197
Abstract
- PURPOSE
This study aimed to investigate the current statistics of professional medical support staffs(PMSSs) working in general hospitals with less than 500 beds.
METHODS
This study was conducted on 35 general hospitals with less than 500 beds from September 11th to October 27th, 2017.
RESULTS
Four hundred fifty one PMSSs were currently providing medical support. The number of clinical nurse experts was the highest among the roles, followed by Physician Assistants(PA) and Advanced Practice Nurses. The mean job satisfaction score was 3.07 out of 5. In the case of PA group, most of the delegated prescriptions were performed, however the delegated roles were not much documented in written format. The paucity of documentation requires a development of a committee for PMSSs, including a development of selection criteria and a scope of practice in each institution.
CONCLUSION
The results of this study suggested the composition of a committee for PMSSs in the medical institutions and renaming the specified titles of PMSSs.
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