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부산에 한 중형 종합 병원 내과에서의 폐결핵 환자의 양상과 귀결 (The Characteristics and Fates of Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients Seen at Medical Department of A Medium Sized General Hospital)

  • 김영효;박기찬;배성;이상훈;전명호;이상기;전광수;이찬세
    • Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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    • 제39권5호
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    • pp.417-424
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    • 1992
  • 연구 배경 : 보건소에서와는 달리 폐결핵 환자들의 일반적 양상과 동태, 치료결과에 대한 일반 중형 종합병원에서의 연구 보고는 별로 없어 본원에서 치료한 환자의 특성과 결과를 보고하며 또한 의료보험 정책 설정에 도움을 주기 위한 것이다. 방법 : 1989년초 부터 1990년 말까지 2년간에 부산시 동래구에 있는 중형 종합병원인 대동병원 제 4 내과에서 진료한 환자, 남자 922명, 여자 1,059명 총 1981명의 의무기록을 조사해서 폐결핵환자들에 관한 것을 분석 검토하였다. 결과: 1) 본 내과 환자 1981명중에 폐결핵 환자는 96명, 4.85%의 빈도인데 내과 환자중에서 상당히 많은 비중을 차지했다. 남자에선 7.81%, 여자에선 2.27%이었다. 초진단 초치료 환자는 61.46%, 재치료 환자는 38.54%인데, 여기엔 61.46%, 재치료 환자는 38.54%인데, 여기엔 남여 차이가 별로 없었다. 2) 연령군별 분포를 보면 노령층에서 많아지는 결핵 전국 실태조사에서와는 달리 남여가 21~40세군이 각각 45.45%와 76.67%를 차지해서 최고 빈도이고, 61세 이상군에서는 남자가 3.03%로 최저이고, 여자는 1명도 없었는데 이것은 노령에서 자타가 모두 폐결핵 진료에 무관심한 까닭이라고 생각된다. 3) 병변의 크기 분류에서 경중이 57.07%, 중등증이 48.96%, 중증이 18.75% 균양성률은 배양검사를 기준으로 했는데 양성이 37.50%, 음성이 46.88%, 균검사를 하지않은 자가 15.63% 이었다. 중증일수록 양성률이 높다는 일반견해와 일치하는 데 특기할 것은 균불감 사자가 경증에선 16.13%인데 중증에서 오히려 좀 많아서 22.22%나 되었다는 것은 주목할 일이다. 초치료자와 재치료자간의 균양성률은 각기 41.07%와 55.00%으로 약간 차이가 있었고 균불검사자는 초치료자가 17.86%로 재치료자 12.50%보다 좀 많았다. 4) 발병모양(초진단동기)은 서서히 발병한 것이 68.75%, 객혈이 9.38%, 급성폐렴양 3.13% 이고, X 선 사진 검사에서 발견된 것이 18.75%로 많았으므로 우리나라에선 여러 경우에 실시하는 폐 X 선사진검사가 결핵 조기진단에 큰 도움이 된다고 하겠다. 5) 8개월이상 진료를 계속한 환자는 초치료자의 35.71%, 재치료자의 25.00%, 경증환자에선 16.13%, 중증환자에서도 겨우 27.78%이었다. 6) 8개월이상 치료자 30명에서는 객담음성화률이 80%, X 선사진상 현저한 경쾌가 56.67%이었는데 중증환자에선 각기 60%와 20%로 저율이었고 재치료환자에서도 역시 각기 60%와 10%도 저율이었다. 결론 : 우리나라의 결핵문제는 아직도 얘우 중요하고 폐결핵 환자의 치료와 관리가 향상되기 위해서는 국가제도의 획기적 개선과 사회보장제도의 향상 그 의사들의 더 많은 노력이 필요하다고 하겠다.

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제주 성읍민속마을의 귀화식물 분포현황 및 관리방안 (A Study on the Distribution Status and Management Measures of Naturalized Plants Growing in Seongeup Folk Village, Jeju Island)

  • 노재현;오현경;한윤희;최영현;변무섭;김영숙;이원호
    • 한국전통조경학회지
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    • 제32권1호
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    • pp.107-119
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    • 2014
  • 제주시 성읍민속마을을 대상으로 관속식물상 및 귀화식물의 현황을 조사하고, 여타 민속마을과 제주도 전역에 분포하는 귀화식물의 분포양상 및 발생특성과 비교 고찰함으로써 이곳의 귀화식물의 관리방안을 모색할 목적으로 시도된 본 연구의 결론은 다음과 같다. 성읍민속마을의 관속식물상은 93과 260속 298종 44변종 12품종으로 총 354분류군이 확인되었으며, 이 중 귀화식물은 22과 46속 53종 2변종의 총 55분류군으로 이는 제주도 전역에서 확인된 총 254분류군의 21.7%에 해당된다. 이에 따른 성읍민속마을의 귀화율은 15.5%로서 이는 경북 안동의 하회마을, 경주의 양동마을, 성주의 한개마을, 강원 고성의 왕곡마을 그리고 충남 아산의 외암마을에 비해 월등히 높은 수치였다. 마을내 발생한 귀화식물 중 분포지가 제주도에 한정되어 있는 것은 양장구채, 국화잎아욱, 애기달맞이꽃, 긴잎달맞이꽃, 솔잎미나리, 자주풀솜나물, 선풀솜나물, 큰참새피, 등심붓꽃 등 9분류군으로, 귀화식물의 이입 관문이자 선구 발생지로서의 특성을 살린 적절한 관리전략이 필요한 것으로 판단된다. 한편 본 연구를 통해 제주도 기준목록에는 포함되지 않았던 까락빕새귀 리, 삼, 눈개불알풀 등 3분류군이 성읍민속마을에서 처음으로 확인되었다. 단위문화재 정원내 발생한 귀화식물은 총 20분류군으로 이 중 유럽점나도나물의 출현율이 62.5%로 가장 높았으며, 미국자리공 선개불알풀 망초 방가지똥 큰방가지똥(37.5%)도 비교적 높게 나타났는데 이는 제주도뿐만 아니라 대부분의 민속마을과 레크레이션공간의 공통된 특성으로 보인다. 한편 경관관리적 취급이 요망되는 식물군락은 유채를 비롯하여 귀화식물인 코스모스, 토끼풀, 잔개자리, 긴잎달맞이꽃, 애기달맞이꽃, 서양벌노랑이, 호밀풀, 양장구채, 서양금혼초, 미국질경이, 큰이삭풀, 유럽점나도 나물 등으로 분석되었다. 성읍민속마을의 단기적 귀화식물 관리방안으로는 경관농업적 차원에서 식재되고 있는 코스모스와 유채의 임내 침투 현황과 개화 후 활용 방안의 모색이 필요하다. 환경부가 지정한 생태계교란야생식물인 돼지풀과 서양금혼초는 우선적으로 제거하고, 재발에 대비한 추가 발생과 확산과 팽창을 염두에 둔 모니터링의 실시를 제안한다. 특히 서양금혼초는 서식밀도 파악 및 제근 등 물리적인 방제방안이 강구되어야 할 것이다. 또한 시각적으로 녹시율이 높은 정의읍성 외벽에 자생하는 방가지똥, 약모밀, 주홍서나물, 개망초, 자주광대나물의 제거가 시급하다. 이와 함께 폐 공가에 귀화식물의 분포와 우점도가 높음에 따라 공가에 대한 보존관리 및 민박 활용방안 등을 강구해야 할 것이다.

장애인의 치료만족도에 따른 지역사회중심재활에 관한 연구 (The status of care satisfactions of the disabled persons with community-based rehabilitation plan)

  • 이인학;박래준;김미란
    • The Journal of Korean Physical Therapy
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    • 제10권2호
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    • pp.13-32
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    • 1998
  • A questionaire was conducted to obtain ran satisfactions in information of the 325 disabled persons among the total 9,314 handicapped people in Taejon area, and was surveyed during the period of June 1 to August 31, 1997. The results are as follows: 1. Among the studied disabled persons, $54.5\%$ of male, and $45.5\%$ of female. 2. Before disabled in occupation, $32.0\%$ of out of work group were high, $6.5\%$ of farm, student group were low. Before disabled in occupation by gender, male group is $29.9\%$ of out of work group were high, $0.6\%$ of housework group were low. female group is$34.5\%$ of out of work group were high, $4.7\%$ of student group were low(P<0.001). 3. After disabled in occupation, $75.1\%$ of out of work group wert high, $10.8\%$ of in working group were low. After disabled in occupation by gender, male group is $87.6\%$ of out of work group were high, $1.7\%$ of housework group were low. female group is $60.1\%$ of out of work group were hgh, $10.8\%$ of in working group were low(P<0.001). 4. Medical security status, $64.9\%$ of medical aid group wore high, $35.1\%$ of medical insurance group were low. Medical security status by gender, male group is $71.2\%$ of medical aid group were high, $28.8\%$ of medical insurance group were Iew. female group is $57.4\%$ of medical aid group wan high, $42.6\%$ of medical insurance were low(P<0.01). 5. Disabled record status, $68.6\%$ of record group were high, $31.4\%$ of non group were low. Disabled record status by gender, male group is $78.5\%$ of record group were high, $21.5\%$ of non record group were low. female group is $56.6\%$ of record group were high, $43.4%$ of non record group were low(P<0.001). 6. Disabled duration status, $42.2\%$ of loss than 9 year group were high, $10.2\%\;of\;20-29,\;30-39$ year group were low. Disabled duration status by gender,'male group is $44.6\%$ of less than 9 year group were high, $6.2\%$ of 20-29 year group wert low. female group is $39.2\%$ of less than 9 year were high, $39.2\%$ of 30-39 year group were low (P<0.05). 7. Cause of disabled status, $26.5\%$ of other group, $23.7\%$ of congenital group were high. $9.2\%$ of unknown group, $6.8\%$ of industry accident, $2.5\%$ of drug poisoning group were low. Cause of disabled status by gender, male group is $27.7\%$ of other group, $23.7\%$ of congenital group were high, $2.3\%$ drug poisoning group were low. female group is $25.0\%$ of other group, $20.9\%$ of congenital group were high, $2.5\%$ of drug poisoning group were low (P<0.001). 8. Disabled type status, $19.4\%$ of double disabled group were high, $2.2\%$ of muscle paralysis group were low. Disabled type status by gender, male group is $22.0\%$ of double disabled group were high, $2.3\%$ of muscle paralysis group were low. female group is $23.3\%$ of rheumatism group were high, $0.7\%$ of amputation group were low(P<0.001). 9. Smoking status, $73.2\%$ of non smoking group were high, $26.8\%$ of smoking group were low. Smoking status by gender, male group is $59.9\%$ of double non smoking group were high, $40.1\%$ of Smoking group were low, female group is $89.2\%$ of non smoking group were high, $10.8\%$ of smoking group were low(P<0.001). 10. Drinking status, $80.0\%$ of non drinking group were high, $20.0\%$ of drinking group were low. Drinking status by gender, male group is $72.3\%$ of non drinking group were high, $27.7\%$ of drinking group were low. female group is $89.2\%$ of non drinking group were high, $10.8\%$ of drinking group were low(P<0.001). 11. Stress level status, $52.9\%$ of high stress group were high, $1.8\%$ of very severe stress group were low. Stress level status by gender, male group is $50.8\%$ of high stress group were high, $2.3\%$ of very severe stress group were low. female group is $55.4\%$of high stress group were high, $1.4\%$ of very severe stress group were low. 12. Heed status, $28.0\%$ of economic support were high, $4.6\%$ of speech therapy, brace group were low. Need status by Sender, male group is $2i2\%$ of economic support group were high, $4.5\%$ of bracegroup were low. female group is$27.7\%$ of economic support group were high, $3.4\%$ of speech therapy group were low. 13. Care satisfaction comparision, 3.09, 0.55 point of IBR, 4.01, 0.45 point of CHR(P<0.001). 14. The variables which had positive correlation with IBR were gender(r=0.1406, P<0.01), age(r=0.1872, p<0.001), economic level(r=0.1246, P<0.05), disabled record(r=0.1137, P<0.05), education level(r=-0.1122. p<0.05). 15. The variables which had positive : correlation with CBR were gender(r=0.1613, P<0.01), age(r=0.2255, P<0.001). list of family(r=0.12i3, P<0.01), disabled record(r=0.1273, P<0.05). education level(r=-0.1294, P<0.01).

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암성통증관리 만족도 (Patient Satisfaction with Cancer Pain Management)

  • 이소우;김시영;홍영선;김은경;김현숙
    • Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care
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    • 제6권1호
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    • pp.22-33
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    • 2003
  • 목적 : 본 연구는 국내 암성통증관리지침이 제시된 후 환자들의 통증관리에 대한 만족도, 만족 및 불만족 요인, 통증관리전략을 규명하여 앞으로의 통증관리에 있어 의료인이 지향해야할 세부적인 방향을 제시하기 위함이다. 방법 : 2002년 7월부터 11월까지 서울소재 2개 대학병원 혈액종양내과에 입원 또는 외래치료중인 암환자 59명을 대상으로 하였으며, 미국통증학회의 Patient Outcome Questionnaire(APS-POQ) 및 여러 선행연구를 참고로 연구자들이 구성한 설문지 및 의무기록 열람을 통해 자료를 수집하여 분석한 조사연구이다. 결과 : 1) 대상자의 특성 : 연구대상자의 24시간 동안 가장 심했을 때 통증 평균은 6.74점($0{\sim}10$점 범위), 24시간 평균 통증의 평균은 3.80점이었으며, 통증조절이 이루어진 후 느낀 통증의 정도는 평균 2.93점이었다. 일상 생활에 지장을 주는 정도 합계 평균은 $25.03{\pm}12.82$점($0{\sim}50$점 범위)으로 중등도의 지장을 느끼고 있었으며, 통증에 대한 환자의 염려 항목 중 3점 이상($0{\sim}5$점 범위)인 항목은 질병악화, 중독, 그리고 내성에 대한 항목이었다. 2) 암성통증관리현황 : 진통제를 적절히 복용하고 있는 대상자는 66.1%(39명)이었다. 대상자의 33.9%만 통증조절을 위해 약물이외의 간호중재방법을 사용한 적이 있었고, 의료진으로부터 통증관리에 대한 교육을 받아본 대상자도 35.6%로 나타났다. 3) 통증관리에 대한 환자의 만족도 및 그 이유 : 통증관리에 대한 평균 만족 정도는 $4.19{\pm}1.14$ ($1{\sim}6$점 범위)이었으며, 72.9%(43명)의 대상자가 만족한다고 응답했다. 불만족 하는 이유는 '통증조절 후에도 통증이 감소되지 않았다' '통증을 호소했을 때 빨리 혹은 시기적절하게 대처해주지 않았다', '환자가 통증을 호소할 때, 무관심하며 형식적으로 대했다', '약물 투여방법, 작용시간, 부작용 등 통증 관리에 대한 정보제공이 없었다' 이었으며, 만족하는 이유는 '통증조절 후 통증이 감소했다', '통증을 호소할 때 의료진이 관심을 가져주었다', '의사나 간호사가 신속하게 통증조절을 해주었다' '의사를 신뢰하기 때문' 이었다. 4) 암성통증관리의 만족 또는 불만족에 영향을 미치는 요인 : 만족 집단과 불만족 집단의 통증정도 및 일상생활에 지장을 미치는 정도에 있어서 두 그룹간 통계적으로 유의한 차이가 없었다. 통증관리에 대한 환자의 염려 항목 중 '훌륭한 환자는 통증을 호소하지 않는 자이다'에 있어서 만족 집단의 평균점수가 불만족 집단의 평균점수보다 통계적으로 매우 유의하게 높았다. 결론 : 선행연구들에 비해 암환자의 통증관리에 대한 만족도는 증가하였으나 아직도 30%정도의 대상자는 만족하지 못하는 것으로 나타났다. 암환자의 통증 관리에 대한 만족도 향상을 위해 통증관련 약물, 통증 완화를 위한 간호중재방법 및 환자들의 통증과 관련된 잘못된 지식을 개선하는 내용이 포함된 환자교육이 절실히 요구된다.

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성별에 따른 암환자의 통증 차이 (Gender Differences in Pain in Cancer Patients)

  • 김현숙;이소우;윤영호;유수정;허대석
    • Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care
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    • 제4권1호
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    • pp.14-25
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    • 2001
  • 목적 : 통증에 있어서의 성별차이에 대한 연구결과에 있어서 일치하지 않고 있다. 이에 암환자를 대상으로 성별에 따른 통증정도를 살펴보고, 통증과 우울 및 활동도의 상호작용에 있어서도 성별에 따른 차이가 있는 지를 규명하기 위함이다. 방법 : 1999년 2월부터 6월까지 서울소재 S대학교 병원 혈액종양내과에 입원 또는 외래치료중인 암환자 140명(남성 78명, 여성 62명)을 대상으로 하였으며, 통증정도는 한국판 간이 통증 평가도구(BPI-K), 우울은 한국판 Beck Depression Inventory를 이용한 설문지를 통하여 수집되었고, 기타 인구학적 및 임상학적 자료는 의무기록 열람 및 주치의의 의견을 참조하여 수집되었다. 대상자를 서술하기위해 빈도, 평균, 표준편차를 구하였으며, 집단간 비교에서 불연속척도는chi-square test를 하였고, 연속척도는 t-test를 하였으며, 변인간 상관관계는 Pearson 상관계수를 구하였다. 결과 : 1) 통증의 중증도의 경우 통증정도가 24시간 동안 가장 심했을 때 통증 평균은 남성이 5.77점, 여성이 6.45점이었다. 통증으로 인한 지장정도는 남성의 경우 기분(5.49점), 인생을 즐김(5.36점), 통상적인 일(5.00점)이 순이었으나, 여성의 경우는 통상적인 일(7.48점), 인생을 즐김(7.16점), 기분6.53점) 순이었다. 2) 통증의 중증도의 경우 24시간 동안 평균 통증정도(t=-2.130, P=.035)에서 남성과 여성간에 유의한 차이가 나타났으며, 통증으로 인한 장애정도에서는 활동(t=-2.450, P=.015), 기분(t=-2,321, P=.022), 보행 능력(t=-2.762, P=.007), 통상적인 일(t=-4.946, P=.000), 대인관계(t=-2.595, P=.010), 수면(t=-2.071, P=.040), 인생을 즐김(t=-3.198, P=.001)에서 남성과 여성간에 통계적으로 유의한 차이가 나타났다. 3) 통증과 우울과의 상관관계 분석결과, 통증의 중증도에서 남성의 경우 24시간동안 가장 심했을 때 통증정도와 우울(r=0.323, P<.05), 평균 통증정도와 우울(r=.236, P<.05) 및 조사당시 바로 지금 느끼는 통증정도와 우울(r=0.248, P<.05)이 통계적으로 유의한 정적 상관관계가 나타난 반만 여성에서는 조사당시 바로 지금 느끼는 통증정도와 우울(r=.250, P<.05)만이 유의한 정적상관관계가 나타났다. 통증으로 인한 지장정도의 경우 남성은 모든 항목과 우울간 유의한 정적상관관계가 나타난 반만 여성에서는 전 항목과 우울간에 유의한 관계가 나타나지 않았다. 통증과 활동성 정도와의 상관관계 분석결과, 통증의 중증도에서 남성의 경우 24시간동안 가장 심했을 때 통증정도와 활동성 정도(r=0.378, P<.05), 평균 통증정도와 활동성 정도가(r=.330, P<.05)가 유의한 정적상관관계가 나타난 반면, 여성에서는 활동성 정도와 통증의 중증도는 유의한 관계가 없는 것으로 나타났다. 남성은 관계를 제외한 모든 항목의 통증으로 인한 지장정도와 활동성 정도가 유의한 정적상관관계가 나타난 반만 여성에서는 보행 능력, 통상적인 일, 인생을 즐김 항목과 활동성 정도간 유의한 정적 상관관계가 있었다. 결론 : 암환자의 통증정도 및 지장정도는 여성이 남성보다 높았으며, 통증과 우울 및 활동도와의 상관관계에서 차이를 보였다. 앞으로 암성통증 관리 대책 수립시 여성과 남성의 이러한 차이를 고려하여야 한다.

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병원 간호행정 개선을 위한 연구 (A Study for Improvement of Nursing Service Administration)

  • 박정호
    • 대한간호학회지
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    • 제3권1호
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    • pp.13-40
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    • 1972
  • Much has teed changed in the field of hospital administration in the It wake of the rapid development of sciences, techniques ana systematic hospital management. However, we still have a long way to go in organization, in the quality of hospital employees and hospital equipment and facilities, and in financial support in order to achieve proper hospital management. The above factors greatly effect the ability of hospitals to fulfill their obligation in patient care and nursing services. The purpose of this study is to determine the optimal methods of standardization and quality nursing so as to improve present nursing services through investigations and analyses of various problems concerning nursing administration. This study has been undertaken during the six month period from October 1971 to March 1972. The 41 comprehensive hospitals have been selected iron amongst the 139 in the whole country. These have been categorized according-to the specific purposes of their establishment, such as 7 university hospitals, 18 national or public hospitals, 12 religious hospitals and 4 enterprise ones. The following conclusions have been acquired thus far from information obtained through interviews with nursing directors who are in charge of the nursing administration in each hospital, and further investigations concerning the purposes of establishment, the organization, personnel arrangements, working conditions, practices of service, and budgets of the nursing service department. 1. The nursing administration along with its activities in this country has been uncritical1y adopted from that of the developed countries. It is necessary for us to re-establish a new medical and nursing system which is adequate for our social environments through continuous study and research. 2. The survey shows that the 7 university hospitals were chiefly concerned with education, medical care and research; the 18 national or public hospitals with medical care, public health and charity work; the 2 religious hospitals with medical care, charity and missionary works; and the 4 enterprise hospitals with public health, medical care and charity works. In general, the main purposes of the hospitals were those of charity organizations in the pursuit of medical care, education and public benefits. 3. The survey shows that in general hospital facilities rate 64 per cent and medical care 60 per-cent against a 100 per cent optimum basis in accordance with the medical treatment law and approved criteria for training hospitals. In these respects, university hospitals have achieved the highest standards, followed by religious ones, enterprise ones, and national or public ones in that order. 4. The ages of nursing directors range from 30 to 50. The level of education achieved by most of the directors is that of graduation from a nursing technical high school and a three year nursing junior college; a very few have graduated from college or have taken graduate courses. 5. As for the career tenure of nurses in the hospitals: one-third of the nurses, or 38 per cent, have worked less than one year; those in the category of one year to two represent 24 pet cent. This means that a total of 62 per cent of the career nurses have been practicing their profession for less than two years. Career nurses with over 5 years experience number only 16 per cent: therefore the efficiency of nursing services has been rated very low. 6. As for the standard of education of the nurses: 62 per cent of them have taken a three year course of nursing in junior colleges, and 22 per cent in nursing technical high schools. College graduate nurses come up to only 15 per cent; and those with graduate course only 0.4 per cent. This indicates that most of the nurses are front nursing technical high schools and three year nursing junior colleges. Accordingly, it is advisable that nursing services be divided according to their functions, such as professional, technical nurses and nurse's aides. 7. The survey also shows that the purpose of nursing service administration in the hospitals has been regulated in writing in 74 per cent of the hospitals and not regulated in writing in 26 per cent of the hospitals. The general purposes of nursing are as follows: patient care, assistance in medical care and education. The main purpose of these nursing services is to establish proper operational and personnel management which focus on in-service education. 8. The nursing service departments belong to the medical departments in almost 60 per cent of the hospitals. Even though the nursing service department is formally separated, about 24 per cent of the hospitals regard it as a functional unit in the medical department. Only 5 per cent of the hospitals keep the department as a separate one. To the contrary, approximately 12 per cent of the hospitals have not established a nursing service department at all but surbodinate it to the other department. In this respect, it is required that a new hospital organization be made to acknowledge the independent function of the nursing department. In 76 per cent of the hospitals they have advisory committees under the nursing department, such as a dormitory self·regulating committee, an in-service education committee and a nursing procedure and policy committee. 9. Personnel arrangement and working conditions of nurses 1) The ratio of nurses to patients is as follows: In university hospitals, 1 to 2.9 for hospitalized patients and 1 to 4.0 for out-patients; in religious hospitals, 1 to 2.3 for hospitalized patients and 1 to 5.4 for out-patients. Grouped together this indicates that one nurse covers 2.2 hospitalized patients and 4.3 out-patients on a daily basis. The current medical treatment law stipulates that one nurse should care for 2.5 hospitalized patients or 30.0 out-patients. Therefore the statistics indicate that nursing services are being peformed with an insufficient number of nurses to cover out-patients. The current law concerns the minimum number of nurses and disregards the required number of nurses for operation rooms, recovery rooms, delivery rooms, new-born baby rooms, central supply rooms and emergency rooms. Accordingly, tile medical treatment law has been requested to be amended. 2) The ratio of doctors to nurses: In university hospitals, the ratio is 1 to 1.1; in national of public hospitals, 1 to 0.8; in religious hospitals 1 to 0.5; and in private hospitals 1 to 0.7. The average ratio is 1 to 0.8; generally the ideal ratio is 3 to 1. Since the number of doctors working in hospitals has been recently increasing, the nursing services have consequently teen overloaded, sacrificing the services to the patients. 3) The ratio of nurses to clerical staff is 1 to 0.4. However, the ideal ratio is 5 to 1, that is, 1 to 0.2. This means that clerical personnel far outnumber the nursing staff. 4) The ratio of nurses to nurse's-aides; The average 2.5 to 1 indicates that most of the nursing service are delegated to nurse's-aides owing to the shortage of registered nurses. This is the main cause of the deterioration in the quality of nursing services. It is a real problem in the guest for better nursing services that certain hospitals employ a disproportionate number of nurse's-aides in order to meet financial requirements. 5) As for the working conditions, most of hospitals employ a three-shift day with 8 hours of duty each. However, certain hospitals still use two shifts a day. 6) As for the working environment, most of the hospitals lack welfare and hygienic facilities. 7) The salary basis is the highest in the private university hospitals, with enterprise hospitals next and religious hospitals and national or public ones lowest. 8) Method of employment is made through paper screening, and further that the appointment of nurses is conditional upon the favorable opinion of the nursing directors. 9) The unemployment ratio for one year in 1971 averaged 29 per cent. The reasons for unemployment indicate that the highest is because of marriage up to 40 per cent, and next is because of overseas employment. This high unemployment ratio further causes the deterioration of efficiency in nursing services and supplementary activities. The hospital authorities concerned should take this matter into a jeep consideration in order to reduce unemployment. 10) The importance of in-service education is well recognized and established. 1% has been noted that on the-job nurses. training has been most active, with nursing directors taking charge of the orientation programs of newly employed nurses. However, it is most necessary that a comprehensive study be made of instructors, contents and methods of education with a separate section for in-service education. 10. Nursing services'activities 1) Division of services and job descriptions are urgently required. 81 per rent of the hospitals keep written regulations of services in accordance with nursing service manuals. 19 per cent of the hospitals do not keep written regulations. Most of hospitals delegate to the nursing directors or certain supervisors the power of stipulating service regulations. In 21 per cent of the total hospitals they have policy committees, standardization committees and advisory committees to proceed with the stipulation of regulations. 2) Approximately 81 per cent of the hospitals have service channels in which directors, supervisors, head nurses and staff nurses perform their appropriate services according to the service plans and make up the service reports. In approximately 19 per cent of the hospitals the staff perform their nursing services without utilizing the above channels. 3) In the performance of nursing services, a ward manual is considered the most important one to be utilized in about 32 percent of hospitals. 25 per cent of hospitals indicate they use a kardex; 17 per cent use ward-rounding, and others take advantage of work sheets or coordination with other departments through conferences. 4) In about 78 per cent of hospitals they have records which indicate the status of personnel, and in 22 per cent they have not. 5) It has been advised that morale among nurses may be increased, ensuring more efficient services, by their being able to exchange opinions and views with each other. 6) The satisfactory performance of nursing services rely on the following factors to the degree indicated: approximately 32 per cent to the systematic nursing activities and services; 27 per cent to the head nurses ability for nursing diagnosis; 22 per cent to an effective supervisory system; 16 per cent to the hospital facilities and proper supply, and 3 per cent to effective in·service education. This means that nurses, supervisors, head nurses and directors play the most important roles in the performance of nursing services. 11. About 87 per cent of the hospitals do not have separate budgets for their nursing departments, and only 13 per cent of the hospitals have separate budgets. It is recommended that the planning and execution of the nursing administration be delegated to the pertinent administrators in order to bring about improved proved performances and activities in nursing services.

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