2022 Volume 11 Issue 2 Pages 108-116
Objective: This study aimed to clarify the relationship between the status of “action to show the results of activities” and the experience of the activities of public health nurses working for a municipal government.
Methods: The participants comprised public health nurses working in municipalities in five prefectures in Chugoku region, Japan. Basic attributes, action to show the results of activities, and experiences with activities (i.e., effort- related experience, experience with reflection, and experience with workplace support) were analyzed using the Mann-Whitney U and Kruskal-Wallis H tests.
Results: There was no relationship between years of experience and the organization responsible for establishment or that between job position and action to show the results of activities. A significant difference was observed in the score for action to show the results of activities between the group with effort-related experience and that with no experience, with regard to the five fields. Similarly, a significant difference existed regarding experience with reflection. Finally, a significant difference between reflection and mental support in relation to experience with workplace support was noted.
Discussion: For public health nurses working in a municipality to improve “action to show the results of activities”, it is necessary to carefully implement the plan-do-check-act cycle, to gain substantial experience with reflection, and to create a workplace support environment that incorporates reflection and mental support.
