Development of an education program for public health nurses as clinical instructors to improve the quality of clinical nursing practice

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25463625
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Community health nursing
• Research Institution: Kobe University
• Principal Investigator: Sayaka Kotera 神戸大学, 保健学研究科, 准教授 (30509617)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): MATSUDA Nobuko 関西国際大学, 保健医療学部, 教授 (10157323) ; HORIGUCHI Kazuko 兵庫医療大学, 看護学部, 准教授 (30379953)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 保健師教育 / 臨地実習 / 保健師 / 実習指導者 / プログラム開発 / 現任教育

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The objective of this study was to create an education program for public health nurses (PHNs) in order to improve their competency as clinical instructors. The results indicated that an education program which could improve both the educational skills and professional competency of PHNs was required. Moreover, in order to further foster the collaboration between faculties and PHNs, it was suggested that education programs conducted by educational institutions could be more effective and practical than those conducted by governments. Because PHNs from small- and middle-sized local governments have less experience of attending preparatory programs for clinical instructors and less self-confidence to perform the role of clinical instructors, education programs should be especially targeted for such PHNs.

Free Research Field

公衆衛生看護学