2022 Volume 26 Issue 1 Pages 150-158
Purpose: This study aimed to identify the competencies required for nurses to contribute to the integrated community care system.
Method: The target facilities were nursing homes, hospital discharge support departments, and visiting nurses. Our participants included nurses with more than 10 years experience. We conducted an interview survey among 10 respondents and then performed a qualitative inductive analysis.
Result: Thirty categories of competencies required by nurses for effectively contributing to the integrated community care system were extracted. The following competencies were identified: "multi-professional cooperation," "awareness of role as a nurse in integrated community care," "nursing provision from the perspective of daily activities and health management," "end-of-life care," "relationship with caregivers," "cooperation between nurses," "communication," "assessment," "leadership," "dementia care," "management and transition support," "implementation of agreement formation," and "human resources development." In future, it will be necessary to expand on the target population used in this study for greater generalization that would allow for the creation of educational programs for nurses that would assist them in effectively contributing to a given comprehensive community care system.
