“Self-evaluation on Home Health Care Nursing” and Correlated Factors among Home-visit Nurses in Hokkaido

Abstract

This study aimed to clarify nurses’ self-evaluation of home health care and associated factors among home-visit nurses in Hokkaido. The “Self-evaluation of Home Health Care Nursing” tool was used, and correlations between self-evaluation scores, and the following factors were analyzed : education, workplace environment, the recognition of collaboration with health care services, and the demands of training. The questionnaires were mailed to home visit nurses, and 358 valid participants were analyzed.

Nurses with higher self-evaluation ratings were found to have the following characteristics: without gaps in their career, having over 5 -years of experience as home visit -nurses, having the care manager license, feeling that the work was worthwhile, recognizing the importance of collaboration with primary care physicians, using learning and business support, and recognizing the opportunity for shared learning and contacts with neighboring home-visit nursing stations. It is important for home-visit nurses to have higher levels of self-evaluation of home health care. This can be achieved through nursing experiences, gaining family support skill and family understanding, attaining the care manager license, and promoting collaborative care with other nursing stations and the attending physician.