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Kim, Yi, Eun, Ko, Kim, Kim, Son, and Choi: Role-Identity of Home Care Nurse Practitioners
Original Article

Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing 2006; 36(1): 103-113.

Published online: 28 February 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4040/jkan.2006.36.1.103

Role-Identity of Home Care Nurse Practitioners

Sung Jae Kim1, Myung Sun Yi2, Young Eun3, Moon Hee Ko4, Joo Hyun Kim1, Dong Ok Kim5, Haeng Mi Son6, Kyung Sook Choi7

1Department of Nursing, Kangwon National University, Korea.

2School of Nursing, Seoul National University, The Research Institute of Nursing Science, Seoul National University, Korea.

3Department of Nursing, Gyeongsang National University, Korea.

4Department of Nursing, Chodang University, Korea.

5Department of Nursing, Daejun University, Korea.

6Department of Nursing, Dongguk University, Korea.

6Department of Nursing, Chung-Ang University, Korea.

Sungjae@kangwon.ac.kr

Copyright © 2006 Korean Society of Nursing Science

Abstract

Introduction

It is important to understand the nature of the identity through the live experiences of Home Care Nurse Practitioner(HCNP) because the role identity of a professional is constructed by continuous social interactions, This study aims to understand the construction of the role identity of HCNP.

Method

Data was collected from 12 hospital based HCNPs. This study involved two focus group discussion sand four in-depth individual interviews. The main question was “what is the role of HCNP?” The debriefing notes and field notes were analyzed using consistent comparative data analysis method.

Result

First, Home care (HC) is a small clinic. HCNP brings it to home to provide various services. Second, HC is the real nursing and HCNP is the ‘genuine’ nurse who actualizes the essence of nursing in practice. Third, HC is empowering activity to promote self-care ability of the patients and their caregivers. Forth, HC is like the dish-spinning required high-level mastery and HCNP is an expert who provides the most appropriate services to the patients.

Conclusion

HCNPs have the role identity as a highly qualified professional who delivers services from hospital to home, actualizes the essence of nursing in practice, empowers the patients and their caregivers to have self-efficacy to recover, and offers the most appropriate nursing care.

Keywords: Home care, Nurse practitioner, Role-identity

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