Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Primorska, Nova Gorica, Slovenia.
J Nurs Manag. 2021 Oct;29(7):2175-2182. doi: 10.1111/jonm.13358. Epub 2021 May 24.
This study aimed at describing the job content of general nurses and comparing it to the work of nursing technicians, arranging it for orientation and level of work with things, data or people.
There is limited evidence on the content of the general nurses' and nursing technicians' job in post-transitional countries.
A quantitative analysis was conducted. The study was performed in a Slovenian medical hospital and in primary health centre. The variables were collected observing nursing activities at 10-min intervals.
Forty-three hospital and seven primary health centres' nursing staff participated in this study. A total of 14,584 nursing activities were recorded. The focus of general nurses was on working with data, and the focus of nursing technicians was on working with people (t = 18.328; df = 34,041; p < .001).
General nurses' and health care technicians' duties differ in content. General nurses work mostly with data, but health care technicians with people. The job content of both profiles differs related to the setting.
It is recommended to return the focus of registered nurses from data to people. There is a need to do job analysis to enhance current practices in nursing management and professional development initiatives.
本研究旨在描述普通护士的工作内容，并将其与护理技师的工作进行比较，根据事物、数据或人员对其进行安排和工作级别划分。
在转型国家，有关普通护士和护理技师工作内容的证据有限。
采用定量分析。该研究在斯洛文尼亚的一家医院和一家初级保健中心进行。通过每 10 分钟观察一次护理活动来收集变量。
共有 43 名医院护士和 7 名初级保健中心护士参与了这项研究，共记录了 14584 项护理活动。普通护士的工作重点是处理数据，护理技师的工作重点是与人打交道（t=18.328；df=34，041；p<.001）。
普通护士和保健技师的职责内容存在差异。普通护士主要处理数据，而保健技师主要与人员打交道。这两种职业在不同环境下的工作内容也有所不同。
建议将注册护士的工作重点从数据转移到人员上。有必要进行工作分析，以加强护理管理和专业发展计划中的现行实践。
