Task Analysis of the Job Description of Rehabilitation Nurse based on DACUM

Purpose: The aim of this study was to develop and to analyze the duty and the task of rehabilitation nurse in Korea. Method: The definition of rehabilitation nurse and job description was developed based on developing curriculum(DACUM) by panels who have experienced in DACUM analysis and rehabilitation nursing. 228 nurses who were working at rehabilitation centers and rehabilitation unit in general hospitals were participated. The questionnaire included frequency, importance, and difficulty of duties and tasks. The data were collected in March and April 2009, analyzed by descriptive statistics. Results: The job description of rehabilitation nurse in Korea revealed 11 duties, and 61 tasks. On the all 11 duties, the highest duty in frequency and importance was direct nursing care (2.47��.31, 2.77��.28) and the highest duty in difficulty was self-development (2.39��.48). Among the tasks of duties ���direct nursing care��� in ���manage medication��� (2.87��.35) in frequency, the task ���prevent and manage bedsore��� (2.91��.31) of duty ���direct nursing care��� in importance, and ���cope emergency situations��� (2.72��.49) of duty direct nursing care in difficulty showed the highest degree. Conclusion: The political efforts for the legislation of role and task of rehabilitation nurse were needed