Activity report on "Tama District End-of-life Care Networking" for nurses: targeting and empowering nurses in collaboration with a nursing college and healthcare organizations
10.2512/jspm.9.907
- VernacularTitle:看護大学と医療機関における看護師の連携を基盤とした「たま エンド・オブ・ライフ・ケア交流会」の活動報告
- Author:
Miwa Yamate
;
Shigeaki Watanuki
;
Yoshiko Kasahara
;
Keiko Oishi
;
Kimie Sagara
;
Tomoko Nakajima
;
Masako Kawa
;
Keiko Iino
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
end-of-life care;
nurse;
collaboration;
networking
- From:Palliative Care Research
2014;9(3):907-910
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
-
Abstract:
Background: The authors, in collaboration with a nursing college and healthcare organizations, initiated a project, "Tama District (a suburban area in Tokyo) End-of-life Care Networking" for nurses, in order to provide networking opportunities for nurses who would like to work together in their local community. A survey was conducted to identify those nurses' needs before initiating this project. Result: The first networking meeting was held based upon the survey results, and 39 nurses participated. The participants were from 14 hospitals, six home-visit nursing stations, and one home care support office in a northern area of Tama District and its surrounding areas in Tokyo. After having this meeting, it was identified that these nurses were highly motivated in providing better end-of-life care, and they had strong desires to network together and to exchange information about challenges and opportunities in their practice. Conclusion: Future issues and implications included the following: (1) Providing continuous opportunities for nurses with such meetings, and refining and updating programs to meet their needs; (2) Facilitating face-to-face relationships among individual nurses in this local community in order to facilitate better collaboration; (3) Initiating local activities that may improve and enhance nursing practice for patients and families who have health issues in their daily life.
