Comparative Analysis of Nurse and Medical Service Personnel.
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to compare the tasks performed by nurse and medical service corpsman. This is one of a series of reports investigating the role of nurse and medical service corpsman in the Air Force's health care delivery system. A sample of 1,593 nurses and 1,522 medical service corpsmen completed job inventories reporting the tasks they perform and biographical and job attitude information. A cluster analysis was completed of the entire sample and specific job types identified. These job types are discussed in detail and compared with respect to their composition of nurse and medical service corpsman. The results of the job type analysis clearly indicated that there was a significant degree of similarity between the jobs performed by nurse and medical service corpsman. Additionally, job difficulty and job attitude variables were analyzed with respect to each job type. This analysis identified the most significant problem for nurse and medical service corpsman as the management of hospital wards. Recommendations as to the solution of this problem are made. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 1976
- Accession Number
- ADA039484
Entities
People
- Barry P. Mcfarland
Organizations
- Brooks Air Force Base