J Korean Acad Nurs Adm.  2022 Mar;28(2):131-141. 10.11111/jkana.2022.28.2.131.

Analysis of Nursing Task in Integrated Nursing Care Wards by Hospital Type

• Yi Y
• Lim H
• Kim JM
• Song JH

• KMID: 2536026
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.11111/jkana.2022.28.2.131

Abstract

Purpose
This study aimed to identify the job characteristics of the integrated nursing care wards.
Methods
For 388 nurses working in the integrated nursing wards of 30 hospitals, the importance, performance frequency, and difficulty of nursing tasks were analyzed using 31 job categories (678 items). Nursing tasks were analyzed using ImportancePerformance Analysis by hospital type.
Results
Tertiary hospitals and general hospitals were analyzed using Importance-Performance Analysis, and the categories of general nursing intervention, spiritual and end of life nursing, and nursing during examination differed by hospital type. Other tasks into the same categories. 'Keep up the Good Work' includes 12 tasks: nursing assessment, medication and blood transfusion, admission or discharge management, and cooperation and coordination. 'Concentrate Here' had three tasks: emergency care, education to nurses, self-development. 'Possible Overkill' included supportive contact, environmental management, and product management. 'Low Priority' has ten tasks, including administration and organization management, facility management.
Conclusion
Nurses had different perceptions of importance and difficulty according to the tasks. Nursing during the examination, general nursing intervention, spiritual nursing, and end-of-life nursing were placed in different domains according to hospital type. Therefore, it is necessary to establish the nursing tasks and plan to improve workforce management, reflecting these differences.

Keyword

Importance; Performance frequency; Difficulty; Nurses; Task analysis