소규모 사업장 보건관리대행기관의 간호업무 운영관리 지원체계

Management and Supporting System on the Occupational Health Nursing Services Provided in Group Occupational Health Agencies of Korea

This study was carried out to investigate the management and support system affecting to the occupational health nursing services(OHNS) provided in group occupational health agencies (GOHA). Questionnaire was developed and distributed to 82 nurses who were working in GOHA and who agreed to participate in the survey The results were as follow: 1. OH nurses responded were mostly in the age of twenty to thirties(89%), married(73.7%) technical college graduates(88.9%), worked in hospital(85.4%) and participated more than 1 year in group occupational health services (96.3%). 2. Fifty eight point four percent of the OH nurses worked in number of workplace more than 30 to less than 60 in the OHNS form. The figure of workplaces undertaken by nurses was ranged greatly from 9 to more than 100. Number of employees who cared by nurses were mostly under 5,000 peoples in 93.3%. The types of industry was mostly manufacturing and located in the order of factory complex area, suburban, urban and others. 3. Most OH nurses(87.8%) were fully involved in the OHNS for the SSE. Their working days to visit SSE was 5 days per week(77.8%) and one day in the GOHA at 41.3%. 4. The OH documents using by nurses were found in more than 23 different types However, they were largely summarized in the types of ？Workplace Health Management Card personal Health Counselling Card daily Health Management Report visiting List of Workplace and sick Employee List? 5. The items of laboratory test provided by GOHA were mostly achieved in the purpose of basic health examination. They were used to be the blood pressure check(98.8%). blood sugar test (98.8%), urine sugar and protein(91.4%), SOOT and SGPT(85.3% each). cholesterol (82.9%). hepa vaccine immunization(82.9%). r-GPT(8L7 hemoglobin(79.3%) and triglyceride(75.5%) 6. The OH nurses(92.7%) followed the work pattern to visit the GOHA before and after small -scale enterprises (SSE) visit by car driven by nurses in 74.3%. They were eaved by GOHA for transportation fees in certain amounts. However, nurse is the main person(75.0%) who covers up in case of traffic accident. if the GOHA has no transportation regulation for the formal workplace visit, data showed that nurses had been responsible to take charge(31.7%). 7. The personnel manager who takes in charge for nursing services was nurse in 61.7% and 41.2% worked as the final decision maker related to nursing work. The OH nurses opinions about factors affecting to the management were classified in the four areas such as Nature(Quality) of health professional Content of OHNS Delivery system of the GOHS and Others The factors were indicated highly in Authority as health professional level of perception of director on the OH and physical work condition for OHNS The things that this study suggests in the recommendation would be summarized in such as the management and supporting system working for SSE in the OHNS is necessary to reform thoroughly. The reconsidered aspects might be in the matters of number of workplaces undertaken by nurses, development of effectively practical health documents, preparation for guideline ol the laboratory test in the workpleces, establishment of convenient and encouraging support system and cooperation between other health professionals with respect and skill.