2000 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
Orientation and Training of Nurses with Advanced Academic Backgrounds
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10672220
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
基礎・地域看護学
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| Research Institution | Kobe City College of Nursing |
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Principal Investigator |
GENDA Kimiko Nursing Department, Kobe City College of Nursing Professor, 看護学部, 教授 (80074061)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
URATA Kikuko Kobe City College of Nursing Associate Professor, 看護学部, 助教授 (60305703)
YOSHINAGA Kikue Kobe City College of Nursing Professor, 看護学部, 教授 (40149703)
EBINA Michiko Kobe City College of Nursing Professor, 看護学部, 教授 (10168809)
NAKANE Kaoru Kobe City College of Nursing Instructor, 看護学部, 助手 (10305708)
DEWASAWA Yumiko Kobe City College of Nursing Lecturer, 看護学部, 講師 (40277893)
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| Project Period (FY) |
1998 – 2000
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| Keywords | Graduate Nurses / Continuing Education / Education System |
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| Research Abstract |
The purpose of this study was to examine the views of nursing directors on orientation and training of nurses with advanced academic backgrounds (graduate nurses), given the current difficulty that graduate nurses face in finding find positions in hospitals.
Heads of nursing departments and graduate nurses in their first to fifth year of employment were surveyed. Those surveyed were employed at hospitals (over 300 beds) located throughout six prefectures in the Kinki region of Japan. Nursing directors were surveyed with questionnaires in order to assess their views on orientation and training of graduate nurses. A semi-structured interview was used to assess what newly hired graduate nurses thought of the in-house training they received at the time they were hired.
The survey indicated that nursing directors thought highly of the ability of graduate nurses at the time of their graduation. In particular, their evaluation of the nurses' intelligence was highly favorable. However, they gave the nurses low scores for level of patient care and nursing skills. Although graduate nurses were expected to assume a leadership role after 2 or 3 years, the directors expressed much anxiety over the nurses' ability to adjust to difficult aspects of nursing and improve their practical skills to the required level within that time.
Although graduate nurses did not desire any particular preparations for starting work at a hospital, they did desire specific guidance concerning nursing skills required to carry out their tasks. As for expectations for study and training, the nurses thought that careful selection of review topics for group and ward training was necessary. Nurses felt it was necessary to conduct review training sessions in groups every 3 months in order to evaluate their status and abilities. Also, the preceptor system was thought to be an effective method for ward training.
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Research Products
(8 results)
