Nursing education, practice and research in Korea

• 영문명: Nursing education, practice and research in Korea
• 발행기관: 계명대학교 간호과학연구소
• 저자명: Park Jeong Sook(박정숙)
• 간행물 정보: 『간호와 보건과학』제11권 제1호, 11~18쪽, 전체 8쪽
• 주제분류: 의약학 > 간호학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2007.02.01

영문 초록

  Purpose: Korea is one of very fast-changing countries in economy, life style and health problems. This article explores the current situation of Korea first, and then nursing education, nursing practice, nursing research, nursing informatics and expansion of nursing territory and entrepreneurship in Korea will be presented. Finally, this article explores some points for the future of Korean nursing. Method: The literatures related to Korean nursing were reviewed in terms of nursing education, practice and research. Result: There are two types of basic nursing education program, 63 three-year programs and 53 four-year programs. ANPs authorized by the MOHW of Korea is 11 fields. 86.7% of KNA nurses work for hospital & clinic, 3.5% work for national public health care system, and 2.0% of them work as nurse practitioners who can write out prescription at public health center in rural areas. Nurses agree that a gap still exists between research and practice. Nurses do not use research as often as they could. In accordance with the social demand, field of nursing is expanded to hospice, parish nursing, community-based nursing center, nursing for prison, health promotion, etc. Conclusion: According to the understanding of nursing education, practice, research, nursing informatics, expansion of nursing territory and entrepreneurship in Korea, we can imagine the future of Korean nursing. First is unification of nursing education system to four-year program. Second is making Nursing Practice Act as a separate law which is included in the Medical Practice Act now. Third is increase of the entrepreneurship of nurses. In addition to these, globalization, localization, contribution to ubiquitous health, and strong leadership should be considered for the future of Korean nursing.

목차

Introduction
Nursing education in Korea
Nursing practice in Korea
Nursing research in Korea
Nursing informatics in Korea
Expansion of nursing territory and entrepreneurship
Conclusion and Suggestion: Future direction
References

키워드

Korean Nursing Nursing education Nursing practice Nursing research