2001 Volume 5 Issue 1 Pages 42-52
To improve the cooperation between nurses and care personnel, we analyzed the recognition of client information in 109 nurses and 77 care personnel.For each of 47 physical, psychological, social, and living environmental items, the degree of importance attached by the nurses and care personnel was investigated,and cluster analysis of data was performed. Both nurses and care personnel classified client information into two types:one related to the clients’ physical condition and the other to recognize the clients’ mental state. When the clients’ physical condition was evaluated, nurses focused on health problems while care personnel focused on problems in daily living. Differences were also observed in the recognition of the clients’ mental state.
These results suggested differences in the pattern of the recognition of client information between nurses and care personnel. Therefore, sharing of information between occupations may lead to improvements in elderly care.
