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Legal Review for Improving the Effectiveness of the Professional Nursing System - Focusing on the Enactment Bill on Nursing method -

  • Legal Theory & Practice Review
  • Abbr : LTPR
  • 2021, 9(3), pp.155-184
  • Publisher : The Korea Society for Legal Theory and Practice Inc.
  • Research Area : Social Science > Law
  • Received : August 9, 2021
  • Accepted : August 25, 2021
  • Published : August 31, 2021

Moon Jae Tae 1 Oh, Ho-Cheol 2

1동국대학교
2신경대학교

Candidate

ABSTRACT

The recent outbreak of COVID-19 and various diseases is increasing social dependence on medical services. However, the concentration of population in large cities, the spread of an intensive economic system, and the shortage of doctors are factors that cannot provide sufficient medical services. In this regard, Korea is operating a professional nurse system with the aim of effectively replenishing medical professionals due to the shortage of medical personnel. However, the purpose of the introduction of the professional nurse system is not properly reflected. Currently, the professional nurse system is in operation, but there are no specific standards for what kind of work a professional nurse should perform in which field. As a result, professional nurses cannot perform simple medical activities in medical blind spots. Therefore, it is often the case that appropriate medical services for the local residents are not provided. As such, the medical field and public opinion are demanding improvement in response to the increase in irrational cases related to the operation of the professional nurse system. In this regard, the National Assembly recently introduced the 'Nursing Act'. This bill provided the legal basis for professional nurses to legally practice medical care based on their professionalism. The public and the medical community expect the bill to solve the chronic shortage of doctors and to fully utilize the expertise of nurses. Therefore, the nursing bill should be able to guarantee the people's right to health in a thick way based on the consensus of the medical community. To this end, it is necessary to review in-depth whether the bill contains specific contents for guaranteeing the people's right to health by resetting the scope of professional nurses' work.

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