Policies Desired by Managers for Hiring Newly Graduated Visiting Nurses

Abstract

In this study, educational policies looked for by visiting nurse station managers when hiring newly graduated nurses at visiting nurse stations are described. The objective thereof was to create basic materials for these newly graduated visiting nurses. The subjects of the study were nine managers of visiting nurse stations, and the study implemented quasi-structured interviews and an analysis that employed qualitative synthesis or the KJ method. The following four topics were extracted: “OJT emphasizing the individuality of the user,” “collaborative education with medical institutions,” “collaborative education with nursing education institutions,” and “integrating learning in collaborative education institutions.” Results suggest the need for visiting nurse stations, medical institutions, and nursing education institutions that exist in the community to create education systems. This would enable the learning of newly graduated visiting nurses to be integrated as policies to be used when hiring these individuals.