2020 Volume 29 Pages 1-8
The objective of this study was to elucidate visiting nurses’ perceptions of deficiencies in knowledge and skills related to pediatric home-visit nursing according to the presence or absence of experience in pediatric home-visit nursing in Prefecture A. The subjects were nurses working at home-visit nursing stations in Prefecture A. The nurses were surveyed using an anonymous self-administered questionnaire, which asked them to rate items related to knowledge and skill deficiencies on a five-point Likert scale. In total, 190 valid and completed questionnaires were recovered. Of the nurses who completed the survey, 131 (68.9%) had no experience in pediatric home-visit nursing, 33 (17.4%) had less than 3 years of experience in pediatric home-visit nursing, and 26 (13.7%) had 3 or more years of experience in pediatric home-visit nursing. Nurses without experience perceived deficiencies in their knowledge and skills in assessments of children and mothers, and providing information and offering guidance on treatments and social resources than nurses that have more than 3 years of experience. These findings suggest that pediatric visiting nurses without experience in pediatric home-visit nursing must learn consultation skills to acquire knowledge on social resources and skills for assessing children and mothers.
