Career needs of nurses working at a clinic

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25862124
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Fundamental nursing
• Research Institution: Tokyo Women's Medical University
• Principal Investigator: HARA MISUZU 東京女子医科大学, 看護学部, 講師 (80408567)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 看護職キャリア形成 / 看護職キャリア支援 / 生涯学習

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The aim of this study was to define the state of the career development and the career needs of nurses working at a clinic in an urban area and a rural area. Data was collected from a total of 13 nurses through a semi-structured interview. On their career tracks, all participants had the experience of working at a hospital before re-employment, and almost everyone decided to change their workplace to the clinic in order to give priority to their work-life balance rather than their interests of the specialty. However, many participants mentioned that they were trying to find a responsible role and to carry them out in the clinic through the job experience like patient-care with the doctors and any other colleagues such as secretaries. Therefore, there is a possibility that the nurses working at a clinic have been developing their professional abilities through their job experiences, which differ from those of the hospital.

Free Research Field

成人看護学