Development of Tools to Evaluate New Public Nurses' Skills in Home Visit Guicance fo Infants

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24660043
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Community health/Gerontological nurisng
• Research Institution: Bunkyo Gakuin University (2014-2015); Fukushima Medical University (2012-2013)
• Principal Investigator: INAKE EIKO 文京学院大学, 保健医療学部, 准教授 (00315673)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): INAKE EIKO 文京学院大学, 保健医療技術学部, 准教授 (00315673)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): KURODA MARIKO 東京医科大学, 医学部看護学科, 教授 (60265725)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: 公衆衛生看護 / 看護技術 / 保健師 / 母子保健 / 訪問指導

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this study was to clarify the skills that is used in home visit guidance for infants, and to develop tools to evaluate new public health nurses’(PHNs) skills. A questionnaire survey was conducted with PHNs in Fukushima Prefecture. Observation items that less than 30% PHNs can do with confidence were 28 of 165 items, which were neurologic examination such as Molo reflex and asymmetrical tonic neck reflex, physical examination or observation for developmental dysplasia of the hip, and so on.

Free Research Field

公衆衛生看護