2021 Volume 25 Issue 1 Pages 94-102
Objective: This study sought to clarify the relationship between the “2.5-person perspective” of visiting nurses and the rewarding nature of visiting nursing.
Methods: 341 visiting nurses filled out an anonymous, self-administered questionnaire survey that included items on participant attributes, the rewarding nature of visiting nursing, and Suda and Kawaguchi’s Visiting Nurses’ “2.5-Person Perspective.” The relationship between the visiting nurses’ “2.5-Person Perspective” scale scores and the rewarding nature of visiting nursing were analyzed using Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient.
Results: Responses were obtained from 255 participants (collection rate: 74.8%). At least 60% of participants responded that they found visiting nursing rewarding, and that it was an attractive job that they liked. The results revealed a relatively strong positive correlation between the rewarding nature of visiting nursing scores and the overall Visiting Nurses’ “2.5-Person Perspective” scale scores (ρ=0.488–0.366; p<0.001). Respondents with greater professional composure and objectivity found visiting nursing particularly rewarding (ρ=0.527–0.396; p<0.001).
Conclusion: The more that the respondents utilized their expertise to make calm situational assessments when providing care, the more rewarding they found visiting nursing. The present findings indicate that, for visiting nurses, a professional attitude towards embracing psychological closeness with, and feeling sincere empathy for users and their families, is linked to maintaining and increasing the rewarding nature of their jobs.
