Evaluation Criteria of Nursing Managers for Selecting Nurses to be Placed in Wards Dedicated to Patients with COVID-19

2022 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 21K21150
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: 0908:Society medicine, nursing, and related fields
• Research Institution: Ishikawa Prefectural Nursing University (2022); Kanazawa Medical University (2021)
• Principal Investigator: Senda Asuka 石川県立看護大学, 看護学部, 助教 (10908560)
• Project Period (FY): 2021-08-30 – 2023-03-31
• Keywords: 新型コロナウイルス感染症 / 病棟看護師 / 応援看護師 / 配置転換

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The study aimed to clarify the criteria that nursing managers emphasized on during the selection of ward and support nurses to be placed in a ward dedicated to patients with COVID-19. A questionnaire survey was conducted for nursing managers of medical institutions that opened these wards.
The survey results revealed that nursing managers emphasized the absence of risk factors for infection, such as pregnancy and underlying diseases when selecting ward and support nurses to be placed in these wards. Additionally, in a ward for severely ill patients with COVID-19, the selection criteria focused on practical nursing experience in caring for these patients, such as work experience in an intensive care unit.

Free Research Field

看護管理学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

COVID-19患者専用病棟で勤務する看護師は心身の負担感が大きいことが報告されており、COVID-19患者専用病棟に求められる看護師の基準が明確になることで、配置転換が柔軟に実施できると考えた。本研究では、COVID-19患者専用病棟に配置する看護師は感染リスクや重症患者の看護実践能力が重視されていた実態を明らかにした。本研究の結果は、医療機関が新規感染症を受け入れる際に専用病棟に配置する看護師の基準を定める際の基礎資料となる。また、重症患者の看護を実践できる看護師を確保するための人事や教育体制づくりの必要性を示唆したことに意義がある。