2023 Volume 14 Issue 1 Pages 1_19-1_28
Objective: This study aims to investigate the competencies required of nurses working on community-based comprehensive care wards (hereinafter “care wards”) by clarifying the details of specific practices recognized by these nurses, the hardships and difficulties involved in nursing practice on care wards, and the competencies perceived as necessary by care ward nurses.
Methods: Data were collected by conducting semi-structured interviews with nurses working on care wards. Content pertaining to the details of specific practices on care wards, hardships and difficulties, and the necessary competencies were extracted from the collected data and subject to qualitative inductive analysis.
Results: Six nurses participated in the study. For the details of specific practices, 58 codes were extracted and summarized in eight categories. For hardships and difficulties, 48 codes were extracted and summarized in 10 categories. For the necessary competencies, 44 codes were extracted and summarized in four categories.
Discussion: Seven competencies were identified that together formed three dimensions:“ability to support patients and families,” “ability to cooperate and coordinate,”and “management’s ability to maintain and develop the community-based comprehensive care system.
