Nurse Career Design Study : Toward Realization of Work-Life Balance

Research Project

Project/Area Number	21792182
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Research Field	Fundamental nursing
Research Institution	Miyagi University
Principal Investigator	TAKEMOTO Yukari 宮城大学, 看護学部, 准教授 (40315578)
Project Period (FY)	2009 – 2011
Project Status	Completed (Fiscal Year 2011)
Budget Amount *help	¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000) Fiscal Year 2011: ¥520,000 (Direct Cost: ¥400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥120,000) Fiscal Year 2010: ¥390,000 (Direct Cost: ¥300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥90,000) Fiscal Year 2009: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Keywords	看護管理学 / 看護師 / キャリア発達 / キャリアデザイン / 看護学
Research Abstract	The aim of this study is to create a career orientation scale for nurses who work at hospitals, and consider the reliability and validity of this scale. Following a preliminary survey, a survey questionnaire was mailed to 517 nurses who work at hospitals. Of these, 278 valid responses were returned(response ratio : 53. 8%). The career orientation scale prototype included 30 items and was measured using a 5-likert scale. A factor analysis was performed to verify the factorial validity. Twenty-three items were obtained for the five factors of "commitment to nurses,"" increasing specialization, ""balance with life,"" interest in education/development, "and" growth as a generalist."Results of 0.76. 0.92 were obtained for Cronbach's α coefficient, a measure of internal consistency for each factor, thus validating the reliability and validity of the scale. In order to develop this into a scale that can is applicable to a broad range of nursing careers, it will be necessary to add administration/management-related items and consider how to expand the range of subject applicability.