Constructing a Competency Model for Discharge Planning Nurses

• Project/Area Number: 24792535
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Community health/Gerontological nurisng
• Research Institution: Yamagata University
• Principal Investigator: MORIKAGI YUKO 山形大学, 医学部, 助教 (20431596)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2014)
• Budget Amount: ¥4,290,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥990,000); Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000); Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000); Fiscal Year 2012: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
• Keywords: 看護学 / 地域看護学 / 退院支援 / コンピテンシー

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study aimed to construct a competency model for discharge planning nurses.
Using results from interviews with discharge planning nurses and a previous study’s findings, we developed a tentative proposal of the competency model for discharge planning nurses that consists of 40 items. A survey of discharge planning nurses was conducted to assess nurses’ current competencies related to discharge planning, and nurses were asked to rank the importance of each competency.
Thus, these results demonstrate the importance of constructing a competency model for discharge planning nurses.