Building a support model to bring out resilience in mid-career nurses.

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 18K10265
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 58050:Fundamental of nursing-related
• Research Institution: The Japanese Red Cross Kyushu International College of Nursing
• Principal Investigator: Kotegawa Yoshie 日本赤十字九州国際看護大学, 看護学部, 講師 (90341544)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 本田 多美枝 日本赤十字九州国際看護大学, 看護学部, 教授 (40352348)
• Project Period (FY): 2018-04-01 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: レジリエンス / 中堅看護師

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The nurses with childrearing experience reported going through a process in which they often experienced difficulties and overcame them on their own or with help from others to achieve personal growth. This process had two phases. The first phase focused on overcoming life events. The nurses made various adjustments, such as building relationships with people around them and using childcare support, to achieve work-life balance. The second phase focused on overcoming difficulties associated with their responsibilities as mid-career nurses. They received support from their supervisors and colleagues and regarded such difficulties as opportunities for personal growth.
Nurses continued working by recasting their career vision and adjusting their work-life balance while facing difficulties, which they used toward personal growth. Therefore, support must be provided at appropriate times to help nurses reflect on their experiences.

Free Research Field

基礎看護学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

中堅看護師のキャリア発達におけるレジリエンスについて、困難を乗り越え、その結果までのプロセスとその影響要因も含めたレジリエンスの様相を明らかにしたことで、中堅看護師が困難に直面したとしても、危機を成長の機会にしてキャリア発達してくために必要な力や周囲からの支援を検討する知見を提示できた。そのため、中堅看護師のレジリエンスを引き出す支援モデルを検討するために必要な示唆を得た。
レジリエンスに関する多くの研究は、レジリエンスを一時点の力と捉えている。今回、困難を乗り越え、その結果までのプロセスとしてレジリエンスを示した事は学術的に意義がある。