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South Korea Grapples with High Turnover Among Novice Nurses

South Korea Grapples with High Turnover Among Novice Nurses

SEOUL, Mar. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s healthcare system is facing a significant challenge as a staggering 80.6% of nurses who resigned from hospitals in 2022 had less than five years of experience, according to an analysis by the Korean Nurses Association.  The data, based on a survey conducted by the Hospital Nurses Association on [...]

Nurses Authorized to Expand Role in Emergency Units as Walkout by Trainee Doctors Enters 18th Day

Nurses Authorized to Expand Role in Emergency Units as Walkout by Trainee Doctors Enters 18th Day

SEOUL, Mar. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Nurses were authorized to expand their role in the emergency rooms of major hospitals Friday to cope with a shortage of medical staff, as a mass walkout by more than 11,000 trainee doctors entered its 18th day and caused disruptions in health care services. About 92 percent of 13,000 [...]

Nurses Allowed to Perform CPR on Emergency Patients as Trainee Doctors’ Walkout Continues

Nurses Allowed to Perform CPR on Emergency Patients as Trainee Doctors’ Walkout Continues

SEOUL, Mar. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Nurses will be allowed to perform CPR and administer medication for emergency patients beginning Friday, officials have said, as part of the government’s efforts to cope with disruptions of medical services due to the ongoing mass walkout by trainee doctors. The guidelines by the Ministry of Health and Welfare [...]

Nurses Launch ‘Work-to-Rule’ Campaign in Response to Vetoed Nursing Bill

Nurses Launch ‘Work-to-Rule’ Campaign in Response to Vetoed Nursing Bill

SEOUL, May 17 (Korea Bizwire) —Nurses are protesting against President Yoon Seok-yeol’s veto of a controversial bill that would define the roles and responsibilities of nurses, expressing concerns about potential disruptions to the public healthcare system. On Wednesday, the Korean Nurses Association (KNA) announced their intention to engage in a so-called “work-to-rule” campaign. They plan [...]

Doctors’ Association Threatens General Strike over Nursing and Medical Law Revisions

Doctors’ Association Threatens General Strike over Nursing and Medical Law Revisions

SEOUL, April 12 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korean Medical Association (KMA), South Korea’s largest association of doctors, on Saturday announced plans for a general strike in response to the potential passage of the Nursing Act and the Medical Law revision during the plenary session of the National Assembly. The Nursing Act expands nurses’ scope of [...]

Half of All Nurses Charged with COVID-19 Considered Changing Jobs: Survey

Half of All Nurses Charged with COVID-19 Considered Changing Jobs: Survey

SEOUL, Oct. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — More than half of the nurses who have experienced the excessive workload caused by the pandemic considered changing jobs, the state human rights watchdog said Thursday. The National Human Rights Commission of Korea conducted a survey of 1,016 nurses, 57.5 percent of whom considered changing jobs while carrying out [...]

Gov’t to Improve Irregular Shift Work in Nursing

Gov’t to Improve Irregular Shift Work in Nursing

SEOUL, April 29 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of Health and Welfare has announced a plan to launch a pilot program to address irregular shift work for nurses at 58 medical institutions across the country, starting from Friday. For the participating medical institutions, night-shift nurses will be assigned and replacement and backup nurses will also [...]

New Report Calls for Global Action Plan to Address Nursing Workforce Crisis and Prevent an Avoidable Healthcare Disaster

New Report Calls for Global Action Plan to Address Nursing Workforce Crisis and Prevent an Avoidable Healthcare Disaster

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — A new report, published today by the International Centre for Nurse Migration (ICNM) in partnership with CGFNS International, Inc. and ICN titled Sustain and Retain in 2022 and Beyond, has revealed how the COVID-19 pandemic has made the fragile state of the global nursing workforce much worse, putting the [...]