The Process of Nurses' Experience in Public Health Program Performance.
10.12799/jkachn.2010.21.4.468
- Author:
Jeong Soo KIM
1
Author Information
1. Division of Nursing Science, College of Health Science, Ewha Womans University, Korea. jeong380@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Nurses;
Public health nursing
- MeSH:
Clinical Coding;
Korea;
Public Health Nursing;
Public Health*
- From:Journal of Korean Academy of Community Health Nursing
2010;21(4):468-480
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
PURPOSE: This study was to describe and develop public health nursing. METHODS: Data were collected from 19 nurses sampled from 5 public health centers. The grounded theory of Strauss and Corbin (1990) was applied. RESULTS: As a result, 48 concepts, 23 subcategories, and 11 categories were deduced from open coding. In axial coding, casual conditions 'facing difficulties of practical administration' and 'attaching importance to health support for residents' and context condition 'assessing of residents' service needs' impacted phenomenon 'searching for efficient performing methods.' Intervening conditions 'forming of support system' and 'working with positive,' and action-interaction conditions 'improving of resident's health and medical accessibility' and 'striving for self-development' lead to consequences 'carried out promptly for field-based problem solving,' 'mastered of successful program planning methods' and 'solving the issues with existing style.' The periods of process were divided into 4 stages, confirming program-contents, probing program-method, developing program-strategies, and applying program-competencies. The core category, 'strengthening of practical-planning work competencies' incorporated the relationship between and among all categories and explained the process. CONCLUSION: This study described public health nurses' performance in Korea. These findings have important implications for the practice and must be considered to develop competencies for planning and practice of public health.
