Challenges associated with methods of teaching baby cues in pediatric nursing

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24660024
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Lifelong developmental nursing
• Research Institution: The Japanese Red Cross Toyota College of Nursing
• Principal Investigator: ONISHI Fumiko 日本赤十字豊田看護大学, 看護学部, 教授 (00121434)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 増尾 美帆 現 : 関西福祉大学, 看護学部, 助教 (30626198) ; 神道 那実 日本赤十字豊田看護大学, 看護学部, 講師 (90434638) ; 山田 恵子 日本赤十字豊田看護大学, 看護学部, 講師 (90571323) ; 野口 賀乃子 日本赤十字豊田看護大学, 看護学部, 助手 (20743420)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: 子どもの理解 / 小児看護学 / 教授方法

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The low birthrate of Japan is an accelerating phenomenon. It is important that nursing students deepen their understanding of children. This study sheds light on the image of children held by nursing students enrolled in Pediatric Nursing subjects and their ability to read children’s facial cues over time. The study was conducted from April, 2013 to March, 2016 and targeted 120 second-year students from a nursing university in the Tokai district of Japan. Of the 120 target students, 49 participated (return rate of 40.8％). Of the 49 participants, 11 continued until the end and the study revealed many things about their image of infants and reading of cues in common children’s expressions and actions. While, after the training, the students were able to understand children deeply, a positive image of children and their ability to read expressions were not necessarily higher than before the training.shounikanngogaku

Free Research Field

小児看護学