1국립창원대학교 간호학과
2성균관대학교 임상간호대학원
3분당서울대학교병원 간호본부
4삼성서울병원 간호본부
5서울아산병원 간호부
6울산대학교 임상전문간호학
1Department of Nursing, Changwon National University, Changwon, Korea
2Graduate School of Clinical Nursing Science, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, Korea
3Department of Nursing, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea
4Department of Nursing, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
5Department of Nursing, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
6Department of Clinical Nursing, University of Ulsan, Seoul, Korea
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No. | Age (yr) | Gender | Types of participants | Health clinic service | Diagnosis | Operation | Work dpartment where APNs provide medical services |
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1 | 71 | Man | Patient | Chest surgery | Esophageal cancer | O | Chest surgery |
2 | 68 | Woman | Family | Chest surgery | Esophageal cancer | O | Chest surgery |
3 | 75 | Man | Patient | Chest surgery | Lung cancer | O | Chest surgery |
4 | 74 | Man | Patient | Urology | Prostate cancer | X | Oncology |
5 | 57 | Woman | Patient | Chest surgery | Lung cancer | O | Chest surgery |
6 | 55 | Woman | Patient | Chest surgery | Bronchiectasis | O | Chest surgery |
7 | 79 | Woman | Patient | Chest surgery | Lung cancer | O | Chest surgery |
8 | 37 | Woman | Patient | Internal medicine | Type 1 diabetes | X | Pediatric |
9 | 45 | Woman | Patient | Obstetrics and gynecology | Ovarian cancer | O | Oncology |
10 | 65 | Woman | Family | Oncology | Metastatic bladder cancer | X | Oncology |
11 | 32 | Woman | Patient | Orthopedics | Post traumatic stiffness, elbow, Rt. r/o ulnar neuropathy | O | Orthopedic |
12 | 47 | Woman | Family | Orthopedics | Congenital scoliosis | O | Orthopedic |
13 | 36 | Woman | Patient | General surgery | Crohn's disease | O | Wound, ostomy, continence |
14 | 49 | Woman | Patient | Oncology | Breast cancer | O | Oncology |
15 | 38 | Woman | Patient | Oncology | Breast cancer | O | Oncology |
16 | 40 | Man | Patient | Oncology | Lymphoma | O | Oncology |
17 | 42 | Woman | Family | Neurosurgery | Neuroblastoma | O | Neurosurgery |
18 | 43 | Woman | Family | Chest surgery | Heart failure | O | ICU |
19 | 57 | Woman | Family | Chest surgery | Multiple trauma (lung laceration, diaphragm rupture) | O | Chest surgery |
20 | 59 | Woman | Patient | General surgery | End stage renal disease | O | Transplant |
Themes | Categories |
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Unfamiliar medical personnel encountered during the treatment process | An unfamiliar advanced practice nurse system that operates in various ways depending on needs |
The existence and role of unfamiliar advanced practice nurses | |
Healthcare professionals who exhibit excellence | Experts with specialized knowledge and diverse clinical experience |
Facilitators who help patients self-manage their disease | |
Indispensable healthcare professionals who bridge the gap between doctors and patients | |
Companions to light my way through the tunnel of illness | Meaningful relationship that remembers and calls by name |
A reliable companion throughout a long illness journey | |
Beings who care for each other and feel fulfill | |
Advanced practice nurse system that must be urgently activated | Advanced practice nurse system currently operating satisfactorily |
Advanced practice nurse system in need of expansion | |
The need for promotion of and appropriate compensation for advanced practice nurses |
APN = Advanced practice nurse; ICU = Intensive care unit; Rt. = Right; r/o = Rule out.