Effective worksite support for "reality shock" as experienced by new midwives: With focus on the one-year time point after start of professional work

• Project/Area Number: 25862204
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Lifelong developmental nursing
• Research Institution: Kyorin University
• Principal Investigator: hyakunari kaho 杏林大学, 保健学部, 助教 (50636553)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2016)
• Budget Amount: ¥3,250,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥750,000); Fiscal Year 2015: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000); Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000); Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
• Keywords: 新人助産師 / リアリティショック

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Investigation was made of what kinds of support received by new midwives at their worksites helped to alleviate "reality shock." Study was made of midwives in their second working year, and results showed a tendency of recovery from reality shock after one year of work. As for effective kinds of worksite support, evaluative support from other nurses who started working at the same time period significantly raised the autonomy of new midwives. It was also made clear that a goal for new midwives is to have experienced 28 cases of delivery assistance by the one-year work time point.