2016 Volume 66 Issue 1 Pages 31-35
A questionnaire survey was conducted among hospital nurses in Gunma Prefecture to know the actual state of "nursing activities considering home care". Twenty-five items in the following categories were surveyed: A. Provision of nursing care while taking patients' lives after discharge into consideration; B. Utilization of community resources; C. Simplification of care methods to reduce the burden on patients and their families; D. Management based on the prediction of changes in disease conditions; and E. Multi-occupational cooperation. The questionnaire was answered by 2,136 nurses in 11 hospitals in the prefecture. The survey results revealed that understanding of patients' living conditions before admission, understanding of patients' and families' wishes and summary description were implemented relatively well, with an implementation rate of more than 50%. However, understanding of patients' home environment, understanding of community resources, assessment for and consultation on disability or long-term care insurance certification, simplification of care methods, management based on future prediction, and multi-occupational cooperation were not implemented well, with an implementation rate of 40% or less. Therefore, it was suggested that development of a continuing education program to comprehensively train nurses from these viewpoints is required.
