Abstract
Objective: With a view to raising the further examination rate in our facility, in April 2013 we began using an improved manual for nurses' support of actions by examinees requiring further medical examinations.
Methods: A basic point in the improvement of the manual was that that nurses spend more time on support. The subjects of this study were 589 examinees requiring further medical examinations from April 2012 to March 2014. We assessed the effectiveness of the new manual by investigating further examination rates.
Results: Further examination rates improved from 62.6% to 71.1% (8.5% up) for all check-up examinations and from 58.3% to 70.0% (11.7% up) for Ningen Dock.
Conclusion: We were able to confirm the important role of nurses' support of actions by examinees requiring further medical examinations.
