Generating a theory regarding the responsibilities that nurses should fulfill in an era where medical care is becoming more complex

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19K19526
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Basic Section 58050:Fundamental of nursing-related
• Research Institution: Tohoku University
• Principal Investigator: SUGIYAMA Shoko 東北大学, 医学系研究科, 助教 (00836174)
• Project Period (FY): 2019-04-01 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: 看護師 / 責任 / 高度な実践

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This research project focused on nurses' practice and aimed to qualitatively and inductively identify the process by which nurses fulfill their responsibilities. The results of this research project showed that the process by which nurses attempted to fulfill their responsibilities required that they become aware of their characteristics as nursing professionals. In addition, it was clear that the nurses' practice included a series of contents to deliver benefits to patients or avoid disadvantages for patients.

Free Research Field

看護管理学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究課題の成果は、看護師が責任を果たそうとしている現象を断片的ではなく、一連のプロセスとして捉え、彼らが患者にとっての利益を見出すあるいは不利益を回避するという新たな説明を加えたという学術的な意義がある。加えて、看護師は医療・看護の最終実施者として、患者の日常生活が妨げられないよう「関門機能」として、その行為を実施するか否かについて最終的な判断を下すという権限を行使しており、その行使した権限に対する義務を負おうとしていることを示唆した。