Abstract
The purpose of this study is to research the support that administrators in designated home health nursing offices provide for development of their home health nurses and draw out implications for educating them. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with administrators of six designated home health nursing offices in the Metropolitan area, and data was collected. The data was inductively analyzed, the subcategories for each research participant were pattern coded, and the qualities of supporting development were extracted. The average age of the six female administrators was 50.3 years old, and the average years of experience of the administrators was 14.7 years. As a result of the analysis, three main categories of supporting development were identified: “the administrator’s own system for working”, “support for nurses to be independent in their profession”, “creation of an environment where nurses can work safely and securely”. Eleven qualities of supporting development were identified. It became clear that administrators created a system for working such as a circulation of learning opportunities and mutual instruction between nurses, provided support so nurses can learn from the experiences of other nurses, and created an environment where care for nurses is valued as much as care for patients is and psychological safety is emphasized. Going forward, this can be used for the development of home health nurses.
