An Evaluation of the Compatibility of Specialist Nurses' Units and Their Areas of Expertise

¹Bezmialem Foundation University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing, �stanbul, T�rkiye
²Fenerbah�e University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing, �stanbul, T�rkiye
³Medeniyet University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing, �stanbul, T�rkiye

Aim: This study was carried out to evaluate whether specialist nurses work in units that match their areas of expertise.
Method: This is a descriptive study. The data were collected from 83 specialist nurses working at university hospital in November and December 2019. A nine-item questionnaire was used to assess demographic characteristics of the nurses, their specializations, workplaces, and the compatibility of their areas of expertise.
Results: It was determined that the largest group of specialist nurses (24.1%) were in the field of surgery, and the fewest were specialists in nursing education (2.4%) and public health (2.4%). The specialists in nursing principles, surgery, internal medicine, and nursing management predominantly had managerial roles. Most of the specialists in women's health nursing were worked in bedside units, and most of the pediatric health specialists were in special units. Of the specialist nurses, 65.1% thought they were working in units that suited their expertise, but most of those who did not think so (68.97%) had not submitted requests to work in more suitable positions.
Conclusion: Most of the specialist nurses were employed in appropriate positions that suited their areas of expertise.

Keywords:

Uzman Hem�irelerin Uzmanl�k Alanlar�na Uygun Birimlerde �al��ma Durumlar�n�n De�erlendirilmesi

¹Bezmialem Vak�f �niversitesi, Sa�l�k Bilimleri Fak�ltesi, Hem�irelik B�l�m�, �stanbul, T�rkiye
²Fenerbah�e �niversitesi, Sa�l�k Bilimleri Fak�ltesi, Hem�irelik B�l�m�, �stanbul, T�rkiye
³Medeniyet �niversitesi, Sa�l�k Bilimleri Fak�ltesi, Hem�irelik B�l�m�, �stanbul, T�rkiye

Ama�: Bu �al��ma uzman hem�irelerin uzmanl�k alanlar�na uygun birimlerde �al��ma durumlar�n� de�erlendirmek amac�yla yap�lm��t�r.
Y�ntem: Tan�mlay�c� tasar�mdaki �al��man�n verileri, 2019 y�l�n�n Kas�m ve Aral�k aylar�nda bir �niversite hastanesinde �al��an ve ara�t�rmaya kat�lmay� kabul eden 83 uzman hem�ireden toplanm��t�r. Veri toplama arac� olarak, hem�irelerin demografik �zelliklerini, uzmanl�k alanlar�n�, �al��t�klar� alanlar� ve uzmanl�k alanlar� ile �al��ma alanlar�n�n uygunlu�unu sorgulamay� hedefleyen dokuz soruluk form kullan�lm��t�r.
Bulgular: �al��maya kat�lan uzman hem�irelerin uzmanl�k alanlar� incelendi�inde en y�ksek oranda %24,1 (n: 83) cerrahi hastal�klar� hem�ireli�i alan�nda, en d��k oranda %2,4 (n: 83) ise hem�irelikte e�itim ve halk sa�l�� hem�ireli�i alanlar�nda uzmanla�man�n tercih edildi�i belirlenmi�tir. Hem�irelik esaslar�, cerrahi hastal�klar� hem�ireli�i, i� hastal�klar� hem�ireli�i ve hem�irelikte y�netim alanlar�nda uzman olanlar�n a��rl�kl� olarak y�netici roller �stlenmi�lerdir. Kad�n sa�l�� hem�ireli�i alan�nda uzman olanlar�n �o�unlukla servislerde, �ocuk sa�l�� alan�nda uzman olanlar�n ise �o�unlukla �zellikli birimlerde �al��t�klar� saptanm��t�r. Uzman hem�irelerin %65,1'inin uzmanl�k alanlar�na uygun alanda �al��t�klar�n� d��nd�kleri, ancak b�yle d��nmeyenlerin �o�unlu�unun (%68,97) uzmanl�k alanlar�na uygun olan bir alanda �al��makla ilgili herhangi bir istek iletmedikleri belirlenmi�tir.
Sonu�: Uzman hem�ireler b�y�k oranda uzmanl�k alanlar�na uygun alanlarda istihdam edilmektedirler.

Anahtar Kelimeler:

Nimet Ate�, Arzu Kader Harmanc� Seren, Rujnan Tuna. An Evaluation of the Compatibility of Specialist Nurses' Units and Their Areas of Expertise. Journal of Health and Nursing Management. 2024; 11(3): 424-433

Corresponding Author: Nimet Ate�, T�rkiye