2022 Volume 42 Pages 401-411
Purpose: This study uses the Delphi method to reach consensus and investigate the items that can be used in nursing practices of visiting nurses for patients receiving forensic outpatient treatment under the Medical Treatment and Supervision Act.
Method: Two questionnaire surveys were conducted using the Delphi method for the proposed 42 nursing practice items in five areas of devising measures to address difficulties in support related to aspects such as repeated harmful behavior and social reintegration into community life, as identified in previous studies. The subjects were 54 visiting nurses who had been recommended by their managers as having extensive visiting nursing experience with patients receiving forensic outpatient treatment under the Medical Treatment and Supervision Act.
Results: In the first survey, 28 responses were collected, the expressions for seven items were revised, and one item was added based on free opinion. In the second survey, 24 responses were collected, one item was deleted, and the expression for one item was revised. Eventually, consensus was reached for the proposed 42 nursing practice items.
Conclusion: Utilizing the nursing practice items for which consensus was reached will likely alleviate the perceived difficulties of visiting nurses for patients receiving forensic outpatient treatment under the Medical Treatment and Supervision Act.
