Process of pediatric psychiatry nurses to acquire caring skills for school-aged children with developmental disabilities

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15H06693
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Research Field: Lifelong developmental nursing
• Research Institution: Japanese Red Cross College of Nursing
• Principal Investigator: Yamauchi Tomoko 日本赤十字看護大学, 看護学部, 講師 (70460102)
• Project Period (FY): 2015-08-28 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 児童精神科看護師 / 発達障害 / 学童 / ケア修得プロセスモデル

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This research was conducted to clarify the process that pediatric psychiatry nurses go through to acquire the skills to provide care for school-aged children with developmental disabilities by interviews with nurses, and developed a process model.
In the early stages of their involvement with children, nurses noticed a difference between caring for individuals compared to a group of them, and they were unsure how to proceed. Nurses have learned how to provide care for children by reflecting on previous difficult experiences among peers as well as with self-reflection to identifying issues they have. Through this process, the nurses started to think of more than one approach, so they can more readily provide an appropriate response to various situations. This research suggested that open communication between senior and junior staffs is vital in acquiring and sharing nursing skills for school aged children with developmental disabilities.

Free Research Field

小児看護学