2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Educational Support Needs of Outpatient Clinic Nurses who Care for Chronically Ill Children and their Families

Research Project

Project/Area Number	23792656
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
Allocation Type	Multi-year Fund
Research Field	Lifelong developmental nursing
Research Institution	Nagano College of Nursing
Principal Investigator	TAKAHASHI Yuriko (大脇百合子) 長野県看護大学, 看護学部, 助教 (00438178)
Project Period (FY)	2011 – 2012
Keywords	小児科外来看護師 / 教育支援 / 慢性疾患 / 子ども / 家族
Research Abstract	The purpose of this study was to clarify the educational support needs of outpatient clinic nurses who care for chronically ill children and their families.We conducted a questionnaire survey with pediatric outpatient clinic nurses working at community medical support hospitals throughout the country. Responses were obtained from 243 nurses (30% return rate). As a result, the nurses became aware of the reduced availability of education on pediatric outpatient nursing. It is therefore suggested that nurses require a variety of learning support based on the following: "Knowledge of illness and clinical conditions, " " Knowledge of development and characteristics, " and " Knowledge of social resources and social work services."