PURPOSE
The purpose of this study was to investigate perceptions of adequacy and job performance of the nurse assistants' nursing job as evaluated by registered nurses and nurse assistants in geriatric hospitals, and by caregivers from the same hospitals.
METHODS
Participants included 62 registered nurses, 57 nurse assistants, and 64 patient caregivers who completed a measurement scale on the job of nurse assistants. Data collection was conducted from October to December, 2015. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and one-way ANOVA by IBM SPSS/WIN program version 21.0.
RESULTS
There were significant differences by items in perception of adequacy of nurse assistants' nursing job of among the three groups. There was also a significant difference in perception of the nurse assistants' job performance among the three groups.
CONCLUSION
For nurse assistants in geriatric hospitals, the Ministry of Health and Welfare needs to develop an appropriate job practice guideline. In addition, there should be periodic courses of retraining and continuing education for nurse assistants.

Citations

• Empathy Ability, Communication Ability, and Nursing Performance of Registered Nurses and Nursing Assistants in Long-term Care Hospitals
  Sun Jin Jeong, Kye Ha Kim
  Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration.2017; 23(3): 249.     CrossRef

PURPOSE
This study was done to explore factors related to amount of service use for elders with long-term care needs.
METHODS
A descriptive-correlation design was used. The sample included 259 elders and their primary caregivers who had cared for the elders for at least 6 months. Data on long-term care need assessment, service use and interviews with primary caregivers were analyzed.
RESULTS
There was no significant relationship between the sociodemographic characteristics and the amount of services use. Amount of service use differed significantly by Long-term care classification. The mean scores for class 1, 2 and 3 were 22.68, 21.47 and 17.87 days respectively. Primary caregiver relationship with the elders and the number of family-friend helpers were also significant. Multivariate regression analysis showed that gender, marital status, activities of daily living, cognitive impairment, and secondary caregiver support explained 17% of the total variance of service use among these elders (F=3.50, p<.001).
CONCLUSION
The results of this study indicate that critical factors including secondary caregiver support and individual background, and other functional dependencies except for physical function should be considered in accurately predicting the amount of service use for community dwelling elders with long-term care needs.

Citations

• Institutional and individual factors associated with functional outcomes in nursing home residents under long-term care insurance in Korea: A multilevel analysis
  Sun-jin Kim, Hyunjong Song
  Geriatric Nursing.2023; 52: 152.     CrossRef
• Determinants of long-term care insurance applications in South Korea
  Sunhee Park, Heejung Kim, Chang Gi Park
  Journal of Public Health.2021; 43(3): 604.     CrossRef
• Disagreement between a public insurer’s recommendation and beneficiary’s choice of long-term care services in Korea
  Misook Song, Hyunjong Song
  Health Policy.2020; 124(8): 881.     CrossRef