2022 Volume 9 Issue 1 Pages 11-21
Objective: To identify the knowledge items necessary for working as an occupational health nurse. Methods: The subjects were fifty nursing university faculty members and fifty occupational health nursing professionals who were members of the Japan Academy of Occupational Health Nursing. The participants were surveyed using the Delphi method by mailing a questionnaire. The survey period was from January to February 2020. The questionnaire consisted of five major items and 143 minor items, with a consent rate set at 80% or higher. Results: A total of 51 participants (51.0% recovery rate) including 23 nursing university faculty members and 28 occupational health nursing professionals participated in the first survey. The number of minor items with a consent rate of 80% or higher was 109. Of the 109 items, the second survey included 51 minor items with an average score of 5.5 or more. The second survey included 26 participants, comprising of 11 nursing university faculty members and 15 occupational health nursing professionals. Items with a consent rate of 80% or higher included five major items and 50 minor items. Conclusions: The knowledge items required when working as an occupational health nurse were found to be five major items and 50 minor items.
