2023 Volume 12 Issue 1 Pages 2-11
Objective：This study evaluated whether a home nursing training guidance support program without any time or space constraints－which is developed by utilizing information and communications technology－would be useful in providing educational support to visiting nurses to address difficulties in their practical training.
Methods：A support program for home nursing practice guidance （hereinafter referred to as the support program）based on social support was created. Then, we conducted a baseline survey and a post-intervention survey on the difficulties experienced by visiting nurses in teaching home nursing practice.
Results：Visiting nurses reported a sense of difficulty in teaching home nursing practice. After the delivery of the support program, the difficulty score significantly decreased for the items of “guiding unmotivated students”'（p=0.019）and “guiding today's young people”' （p=0.035）. The support program expanded from 247 recipients to 1,094 users.
Conclusion：The support program may have helped visiting nurses develop positive understandings toward the students and reduce their feelings of difficulty. In the intervention survey, 70% of those wished to continue using the drug. In other words, the need for support programs was suggested.
