Research in Community and Public Health Nursing

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[English] Exploring Subjectivity Types of Community Health Visiting Nurses' Core Competencies: A Q-Methodological Approach: Gab Sun Song, Gyeong-Sun Jeong, Hoo Jeung Cho; Res Community Public Health Nurs. 2026;37(3):392-402. Published online September 30, 2026; DOI: https://doi.org/10.12799/rcphn.2026.01739

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This study aimed to identify subjective types of core competencies among community health visiting nurses.
Methods
Q-methodology, which focuses on individual subjectivity, was applied. Thirty-two Q-statements were selected and ranked by 40 community health visiting nurses using a forced 9-point distribution from May 10 to June 30, 2025. The data were analyzed using the Personal Computer - Q methodology Analysis(PC-QUANL) program.
Results
Four types were identified: the client-centered relational care type (Type I), collaborative decision-making and resource coordination type (Type II), clinical expertise and judgment type (Type III), and community resource linkage type (Type IV). The four types accounted for 52.9% of the total variance, with explanatory powers of 39.6% (Type I), 5.0% (Type II), 4.9% (Type III), and 3.4% (Type IV). Across the types, trust-based relationships emerged as a recurrent priority, whereas collaboration and resource coordination, clinical expertise and judgment, and community resource linkage differentiated the types.
Conclusion
These findings clarify how community health visiting nurses subjectively prioritize core competencies and may be considered when designing competency education and ongoing competency-development strategies for these nurses.

[English] Structural Model of Health Promoting Behaviors of General Hospital Nurses: Se Si Ra Kim, Eun A Kim; Res Community Public Health Nurs. 2026;37(3):296-308. Published online September 30, 2026; DOI: https://doi.org/10.12799/rcphn.2026.01634

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This study aimed to test and validate a structural model explaining health promoting behaviors among nurses working in general hospitals and to identify key factors influencing health promoting behaviors.
Methods
A hypothetical model was constructed based on the Theory of Planned Behavior and prior empirical studies. Health consciousness, social support, and self-efficacy were specified as exogenous variables, while behavior intention and health promoting behaviors were treated as endogenous variables. Data were collected from June 8 to June 24, 2024, from 345 nurses employed at three general hospitals in a G metropolitan city. Partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) was conducted using SPSS Statistics 26.0 and SmartPLS 4.0.9.6 to assess model fit and test the hypotheses.
Results
The PLSc model showed SRMR=.06, dULS=1.13 and dG=.43, but did not meet the predefined criterion for model fit based on dULS; therefore, PLS-SEM was used for the final analysis. VIF values confirmed the absence of multicollinearity. The adjusted R² for health promoting behaviors was 58%. Health consciousness had the strongest effect, followed by social support, self-efficacy, and behavior intention. Predictive relevance (Q²) ranged from .36 to .56. Six of the seven hypotheses were supported.
Conclusion
Therefore, in nursing education and practice, it is necessary to develop and apply strategic interventions that enhance health consciousness and self-efficacy and strengthen social support and behavior intention.

[Korean] Institutionalization of Visiting Nursing Services Provided By Public Health Centers and the Formation of Employment Structures for Visiting Nurses, 1990–2012: Yeon Yi Song, Dahye Jeong; Res Community Public Health Nurs. 2026;37(2):152-165. Published online June 30, 2026; DOI: https://doi.org/10.12799/rcphn.2025.01333

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This study aims to examine the history of visiting nursing services at Korean public health centers from 1990 to 2012 in Korea’s historical and institutional context.
Methods
We collected and analyzed materials from metropolitan/provincial archives; government policy documents; guidelines and reports from the Korea Health Industry Development Institute and Korea Health Promotion Institute; newspapers; the Public Health Nursing Newsletter(Bogeon Ganho Sosik); and memoirs of public health center nurses.
Results
Visiting nursing was formalized in the 1990s through Seoul pilot projects and took root as a public health service focused on low-income populations. After the 1997–1998 financial crisis of Korea, a public-works–based visiting nursing project expanded and standardized services nationwide but entrenched a short-term, low-wage employment structure. Driven by Health Plan 2010(HP2010), established in 2002, the 2005 Urban Visiting Health Pilot Project, and the 2007 Customized Visiting Health Care Services, the program’s target population and workforce expanded markedly, and nationwide implementation began. In the early 2000s, guidelines and training materials were developed and the Field Management Training Program(FMTP) was introduced, strengthening professional capacity; however, establishing sustainable regular staffing and a stable training system remained limited.
Conclusion
Between the 1990s and 2012, visiting nursing at public health centers became institutionalized and expanded into a nationwide, routine program, accompanied by changes in program nomenclature, staffing standards, and delivery modalities. Maintaining visiting nursing as a core universal service of public health centers requires public systems that foster the accumulation of visiting nurses’ professional expertise and reflect the value of care.

[English] Effects of a Flipped Learning-Based Integrated Theory and Practice Educational Program on Excretion Care Robot: Yoo Jin Sim, Mi Young Kim; Res Community Public Health Nurs. 2025;36(4):407-419. Published online December 31, 2025; DOI: https://doi.org/10.12799/rcphn.2025.01214

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This study aimed to develop a flipped learning–based integrated education program that combines video-based prelearning, theoretical lectures, and hands-on training on excretion care robots. The program was applied to nurses to verify its effects on their knowledge, attitudes, and skills related to excretion care and the use of such robots. Methods: A randomized controlled trial was conducted with 50 nurses working at a hospital in Seoul, Republic of Korea. The experimental group received a flipped learning–based integrated education program, which included asynchronous pre-learning, in-person didactic session, and in-person hands-on session. The control group received basic education on the use of excretion care robots. Outcome variables included knowledge, attitudes (self-efficacy, perceived usefulness and ease of use, anxiety, intention to use), and skills (proficiency, accuracy of execution and outcomes). The data were analyzed using independent t-tests. Results: Compared to the control group, the experimental group showed significantly higher scores in knowledge, self-efficacy, perceived usefulness and ease of use, intention to use, proficiency, and accuracy of the performance. Additionally, their level of anxiety regarding excretion care robots was significantly lower (p<.05). Conclusion: The integrated education program combining video, theoretical, and practical components was effective in enhancing nurses' knowledge, attitudes, and skills. These results suggest that such a program can serve as a valuable educational strategy to facilitate the clinical adoption of technology-based care devices like excretion care robots.

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Analysis of ICU Nurses’ Needs for Intelligent Excreta Nursing Robots: A Multicenter Cross-Sectional Study in China
Jingyu Li, Shuang Liang, Jinghao Chen, Fang Wang, Na Zhang, Yan Wang, Lu Chen
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[English] DACUM Job Development for Nurses in Child Daycare Centers: Strengthening Expertise in Infant and Toddler Health Care: Kyung Hee Lee, Won-Oak Oh, Jihee Han, Myung Jin Jung, Yoo-Jin Heo, Eunji Lee; Res Community Public Health Nurs. 2025;36(2):192-209. Published online June 27, 2025; DOI: https://doi.org/10.12799/rcphn.2025.00983

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This study aimed to enhance healthcare for children in daycare centers by analyzing the job development and educational needs of daycare nurses and presenting foundational data on their duties and tasks. Methods: This descriptive study focused on defining daycare nurses' roles and developing their duties and tasks. The DACUM committee included 10 daycare nurses, with 61 nurses participating in a field survey to validate their duties and analyze educational needs. The analysis employed the coefficient of determination, paired t-test, IPA, Borich Needs Assessment Model, and Locus for Focus Model. Results: Job analysis identified 10 major duties and 50 tasks for daycare nurses, including monitoring children's health, screening for growth and development, health and safety education, child abuse prevention, infectious disease management, staff health management, environmental hygiene, and professional development. Tasks with the highest educational need were 'Health management for children with chronic diseases and disabilities' and 'Child abuse prevention education.' The role of nurses in child daycare centers is defined as the planning and implementation of health and safety measures to promote children's growth, development, and overall well-being. Conclusion: The definition of daycare nurses identified in this study provides the qualifications, goals, and guidelines for job performance that daycare nurses in South Korea should possess. The analysis of the educational needs of the identified duties and tasks not only provides the foundation for the target training program for daycare nurses but also offers the priorities for the job training program that must be established as the most important and urgent.

[English] Job Analysis of Nurses Working at Dementia Care Centers Using DACUM: Yong-Sun Shin, Jong-Eun Lee; Res Community Public Health Nurs. 2025;36(1):21-34. Published online March 31, 2025; DOI: https://doi.org/10.12799/rcphn.2024.00927

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The purpose of this study is to conduct job analysis of nurses at dementia care centers and to identify the importance, frequency, and difficulty of each duty and task.
Methods
Through Developing a Curriculum (DACUM) Committee workshop, the committee members developed a job analysis tool using DACUM, and the nurses working at dementia care centers evaluated the importance, frequency, and difficulty of each duty and task.
Results
The jobs of the nurses were derived from 10 duties and 66 tasks, and each duty consisted of 3 to 10 tasks. The important duties were ‘public guardianship project for dementia’ and ‘dementia diagnosis screening,’ the most frequent duties were ‘consultation and registration management,’ and ‘dementia diagnosis screening,’ and the most difficult duties were ‘public guardianship project for dementia’ and ‘project planning and evaluation.’ Based on these results, the core duties and tasks were derived, and the top priority duties were ‘consultation and registration management,’ ‘case management,’ and ‘support for families and carers of dementia patients’.
Conclusion
The most recent duties of nurses, who have the largest proportion of workers at dementia care centers, were identified, and the core duties that should be given priority in selecting the direction of education for job performance and professional improvement were presented. Based on the application method of education and training presented in this study, it is important to detail education and training that is appropriate for and applicable to each duty to support the professionalism of nurses at dementia care centers.

[English] Factors Associated with Nurse Self-Leadership: A Cross-Sectional Study of Nurses Working at Public Health Centers and Primary Healthcare Posts: Saeryun Kim, Younkyoung Kim; Res Community Public Health Nurs. 2024;35(3):195-206. Published online September 30, 2024; DOI: https://doi.org/10.12799/rcphn.2024.00493

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Purpose
This study aimed to analyze the factors influencing self-leadership among public health nurses as they implement health promotion projects in public health centers and primary healthcare posts.
Methods
The study sampled 120 public health nurses from 22 public health centers and their associated primary healthcare posts in J province. Data were collected from October 11 through October 25, 2022.
Results
Employment at a primary healthcare post instead of a public health center (β=.23, p=.012), was significantly associated with self-leadership in model 1 (adjusted R2=.17, F=4.56, p<.001). Furthermore, communicative competence (β=.48, p<.001) and nursing professionalism (β=.26, p=.001) were significantly associated with self-leadership in model 2 (adjusted R2=.51, F=14.77, p<.001).
Conclusion
Open and self-directed work environments, along with opportunities for education and training, are necessary to enhance communicative competence and nursing professionalism. These improvements may, in turn, strengthen self-leadership among nurses, facilitating the implementation of health promotion projects within public health institutions.

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Liderança em enfermagem na Atenção Primária à Saúde: elaboração e validação de um jogo sério
Caren Cristina Wiles Della Méa da Fonseca, Alacoque Lorenzini Erdmann, Carla Sílvia Fernandes, Alexandre Pazetto Balsanelli, Ana Izabel Jatobá de Souza, Keyla Cristiane do Nascimento
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[English] Experience of Nurses Responding to the COVID-19 Outbreak at a Long-term Care Hospital in Korea: Eun Jo Kim, JaHyun Kang; Res Community Public Health Nurs. 2024;35(2):168-178. Published online June 28, 2024; DOI: https://doi.org/10.12799/rcphn.2023.00409

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The COVID-19 pandemic uncovered the fundamental vulnerability of Long-term Care Hospitals (LTCHs) regarding infection control. This study aimed to describe the experiences of nurses who responded to the COVID-19 outbreak on the front lines while working at a LTCH.
Methods
This qualitative study was conducted with nine nurses. The data from in-depth individual interviews using semi-structured questions was analyzed thematically.
Results
Three themes and 11 sub-themes were extracted. The first theme, “the sudden onset of the outbreak,” included finding themselves desensitized to COVID-19 as the pandemic persisted; embarrassed by the unavoidable occurrence; and worried about becoming a spreader and aggravating the outbreak. The second theme, “physically and mentally worn out,” involved increased fatigue from overtime work; exhaustion from responding to inquiry calls pouring in; tension while monitoring and controlling infection control compliance among nursing assistants, caregivers, and elderly patients with cognitive impairment; and increased discomfort while taking on all the extra work with stifling personal protective equipment. The third theme, “awakened perspectives while responding to the outbreak,” covered increased compassion for patients; paying attention to infectious diseases and having confidence in infection control principles; realization of the need for isolation rooms, supplies, and a full-time infection control nurse; and pride as an LTCH nurse who responded to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Conclusion
To enhance the level of prevention and response to infectious disease outbreaks in LTCHs in the future, it is necessary to establish infection control infrastructure, including personnel, isolation facilities, supplies, and continuing education for the LTCHs’ nursing workforce.

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Trends in psychotropic use among older adults with dementia in Korean long-term care hospitals across the COVID-19 pandemic: a national longitudinal study
Eunjin Kim, Jung Min Yoon, Alison M. Trinkoff
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[English] Factors Affecting the Performance of Infection Control of Multi-drug Resistant Organisms in Intensive Care Unit Nurses of General Hospitals based on the Theory of Planned Behavior: The Mediating Effect of Intention: Nam-Sook Kim, So-Eun Choi; Res Community Public Health Nurs. 2023;34(3):183-195. Published online September 27, 2023; DOI: https://doi.org/10.12799/rcphn.2023.00150

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Purpose
The purpose of this study is to analyze the factors that affect the performance of infection control of multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) by nurses in intensive care units (ICU) in general hospitals.
Methods
Participants were 105 ICU nurses from 6 general hospitals. The questions for the survey performed were based on the theory of planned behavior, such as attitude towards infection control of MDROs, subjective norms, perceived behavioral control, intention, and performance.
Results
In the relationship between subjective norms towards infection control of MDROs and performance, intention showed a significant complete mediating effect; and in the relationship between perceived behavioral control and performance, intention showed a partial mediating effect. The attitude towards infection control of MDROs was excluded from the mediating effect verification because there was no significant correlation between intention and performance.
Conclusion
The results of this study suggest that department atmosphere and perceived behavior control promotion programs should be developed to enhance subjective norms in order to promote the performance of infection control of MDROs.

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[Korean] Needs assessment of community health practitioners for community care competency of older adults: Na Bee Yoon, Hyeon Kyeong Lee, Haesun Lee, Sang Woo Park; Res Community Public Health Nurs. 2023;34(1):32-42. Published online March 31, 2023; DOI: https://doi.org/10.12799/rcphn.2022.00360

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To identify needs and priorities of community care competency for older adults among community health practitioners. Methods: Data were collected from a convenient sample of 326 community health practitioners using an online questionnaire, which included items on community care competencies and personal characteristics. Items were developed through literature review, consultation meeting, content validity verification, and preliminary investigation. The data were analyzed using the t-test, one-way ANOVA, and Scheffe’s test with SPSS 25.0. The analysis of needs and priorities was conducted by using the Borich needs assessment and the Locus for focus model. Results: Three competencies have been identified as high-priority needs; ‘Linkages with resources’, ‘Education to others’, ‘Leadership and management’. Conclusion: The findings of this study indicate the need to develop an educational program for community health practitioners to strengthen community care competencies. The programs will need to be provided, especially for young community health practitioners, to ensure that they are well equipped to care for community-dwelling older adults living in rural areas.

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[English] Factors Influencing on Core Competencies in Disaster Nursing by University Hospital Nurses’ Experiences of Caring for Patients with COVID-19: Bo Won Choi, Yeong Mi Ha; J Korean Acad Community Health Nurs. 2022;33(2):247-258. Published online June 30, 2022; DOI: https://doi.org/10.12799/jkachn.2022.33.2.247

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Considering that nurses perform critical roles for caring for patients during the COVID-19 pandemic, it is important to investigate core competencies in disaster nursing. This study aimed to identify influencing factors on core competencies in disaster nursing by examining relationships between attitudes toward disaster management, disaster preparedness, and core competencies in disaster nursing in university hospital nurses’ experiences of caring for patients with COVID-19. Methods The participants were nurses working in two university hospitals who had either experiences of caring for patients with COVID-19 or no experiences. A questionnaire was distributed to 198 participants between October and November 2021. Results The findings of multiple regression analysis demonstrated that the factors related to core competencies in disaster nursing in the participants were disaster preparedness (β=.80, p<.001) and nurses’ experiences of caring for patients with COVID-19 (β=.11, p=.007). Specifically, the factors related to core competencies in disaster nursing in those having experiences of direct caring for patients with COVID-19 were disaster preparedness (β=.84, p<.001) and marital status (β=.16, p=.001). The factors related to core competencies in disaster nursing in those with indirect caring for patients with COVID-19 were disaster preparedness (β=.75, p<.001) and an intention to participate in disaster response (β=.16, p=.037). Conclusion Based on this study, it is important to develop disaster nursing education programs focusing on the full spectrum of disaster management including disaster preparedness, disaster response, and disaster recovery training.

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[English] Contract Employment Experiences of Visiting Nurses at Public Health Centers in the Metropolitan Area: Focused on Employment Type and Treatment: Hee Gerl Kim, Soong Nang Jang, Young Ran Chin, Jung Yi Hur, Ryoun-Sook Lee; J Korean Acad Community Health Nurs. 2022;33(2):175-187. Published online June 30, 2022; DOI: https://doi.org/10.12799/jkachn.2022.33.2.175

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This study was conducted with a focus group interview that drew out experiences, limitations, and difficulties in the workplace according to the employment conditions of visiting nurses in the public health centers. Methods A total of 12 visiting nurses are those working in the public sector in Seoul and Gyeonggi province who were willing to participate in the interview. Analysis categories and coding were divided into three categories: compensation system, occupational status, and opinions to improve their treatment. Using the content analysis method, the current working status and compensation system of visiting nurses were described. Results The main themes derived from the significant statements of visiting nurses were ‘Ten years of frozen salary system’, ‘Full-time workers of their own league’, ‘Excluded from performance benefits’, ‘Every visiting nurses are virtually precarious’, ‘Experience of exclusion and discrimination’, and ‘Reasons and barriers to be a full-time worker’. All of the visiting nurses working in the community insisted on having equal treatment for work of equal value. Visiting nurses in the public health sector wanted to be set to the same payment system and the fair allowance system as well. It is necessary to continuously seek solutions to the problems left in insisting on the civil service of visiting nurses. Conclusion Visiting nurses who were working in a precarious job position felt job insecurity, and experienced discrimination, alienation, and exclusion. Legal and institutional reform is needed to improve the treatment of visiting nurses.

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[English] A Preliminary Study for the Curriculum Development of Community Care Coordinators: Educational Needs Analysis: Han Nah Park, Ju Young Yoon, Soong Nang Jang, Hye Jin Nam; J Korean Acad Community Health Nurs. 2022;33(2):153-163. Published online June 30, 2022; DOI: https://doi.org/10.12799/jkachn.2022.33.2.153

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A care coordinator is an emerging nursing professional role in South Korea. The purpose of this study was to identify educational needs and priorities for care coordinators among nurses. Methods An online survey was conducted on 661 current or retired nurses from January 30 to February 28, 2021. A total of 17 essential competencies for care coordinators, recognized based on literature review, were used to analyze the educational needs. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, a paired t-test, and one-way analysis of variance with SPSS 25.0. The educational needs analysis was conducted by using a paired t-test, the Borich Needs Assessment Model, and the Locus for Focus Model. Results Five contents were identified as the first priorities for educational needs: ‘Health program planning and evaluation’, ‘Care planning’, ‘Coordinating community-based services’, ‘Case management’, and ‘Transitional care’. The second priorities for educational needs included 'Population health management' and'Welfare resource linkages via communicating with social workers’. Conclusion The priority items derived from this study offer underpinning insights for the development of care coordination training program.

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[English] The COVID-19 Correspondence Work Experience of Community Health Practitioners: Jae Hyun Ha, Hyun Ju Lee; J Korean Acad Community Health Nurs. 2022;33(2):139-152. Published online June 30, 2022; DOI: https://doi.org/10.12799/jkachn.2022.33.2.139

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This study aims to describe and understand the meaning and nature of community health practitioners’ coping with COVID-19. Methods In-depth interviews were conducted with 12 community health practitioners from August to October 2021, to describe and understand the nature of their coping with COVID-19. The collected data were examined and described based on Colaizzi’s phenomenological method. Results 16 theme clusters and five categories were derived from the community health practitioners’ experience of coping with COVID-19. The categories derived were: a war that began without notice, a variety of correspondence tasks assigned, struggling to fulfill given roles, correspondence tasks becoming more systematic, and a fight that has not yet ended. Conclusion Community health practitioners handled various response tasks related to COVID-19, and faithfully fulfilled their professional roles while performing the primary task of medical care. Hence, attention is required on issues related to the establishment of the national emergency healthcare system and improvement of professional competence of community health practitioners even after the COVID-19 pandemic is over. Furthermore, it is necessary to make ceaseless efforts to address those issues and, in order to do so, social interest and institutional support are needed.

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[English] Job Analysis of Visiting Nurses in the Process of Change Using FGI and DACUM: Ji Eun Kim, In Sook Lee, Jin A Choo, Song Whi Noh, Han Na Park, So Hyeon Gweon, Kyung Hee Lee, Kyoung Ok Kim; J Korean Acad Community Health Nurs. 2022;33(1):13-31. Published online March 31, 2022; DOI: https://doi.org/10.12799/jkachn.2022.33.1.13

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Purpose
This study conducted a job analysis of visiting nurses in the process of change.
Methods
Participants were the visiting nurses working for the Seoul Metropolitan city. On the basis of the Public Health Intervention Wheel model, two times of the focus group interview (FGI) with seven visiting nurses and one time of the Developing a Curriculum (DACUM) with 34 visiting nurses were performed. A questionnaire survey of 380 visiting nurses was conducted to examine the frequency, importance and difficulty levels of the tasks created by using the FGI and DACUM.
Results
Visiting nurses’ job was derived as the theme of present versus transitional roles. The present role was categorized as ‘providing individual- and group-focused services’ and ‘conducting organization management’, while the transitional role was categorized as ‘providing district-focused services’ and ‘responding to new health issues’. The job generated 13 duties, 28 tasks, and 73task elements. The tasks showed the levels of frequency (3.65 scores), importance (4.27 scores), and difficulty (3.81 scores). All the tasks were determined as important, exceeding the average 4.00 scores. The group- and district-focused services of the tasks were recognized as more difficult but less frequent tasks.
Conclusion
The visiting nurses exert both present and transitional roles. The transitional roles identified in the present study should be recognized as an extended role of visiting nurses in accordance with the current changing healthcare needs in South Korea. Finally, the educational curriculum for visiting nurses that reflects the transitional roles from the present study is needed.

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