Purpose This study was done to analyze the experience of nurses working in comprehensive nursing care unit, which is an essential task for developing job instructions and guidelines for nurses. Methods In total, 161 nurses from comprehensive nursing care units in Seoul, Korea were surveyed from October to November 2018. Differences in work experience according to general characteristics were analyzed by independent t-test. The work experience of the nurses was analyzed by ranking the average by category and item, and the correlation between variables was obtained using Pearson correlation coefficients. Results Among the sub-categories of work experience, ‘Advance for Better Nursing’ had the highest rank, while the highest item was ‘Patient classification criteria suitable for the use in comprehensive nursing care units are needed’ (4.39±0.78). ‘Advance for Better Nursing’ was significantly correlated with ‘Distributed Difficulties of Nursing’ (r=.48, p<.001). Conclusion To improve the quality of comprehensive nursing care units in small and medium sized hospitals, job instructions and guidelines for comprehensive nursing care should be developed. Furthermore, a system should be implemented along with policies supporting comprehensive nursing care.
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