Factors affecting the future employment of new graduate nurses as home-visiting nurses: a cross-sectional study in Japan

Yumi Fukuyama; Akina Ishibashi; Koichi Shinchi; Akiko Akiyama

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Factors affecting the future employment of new graduate nurses as home-visiting nurses: a cross-sectional study in Japan

VernacularTitle:Factors affecting the future employment of new graduate nurses as home-visiting nurses: a cross-sectional study in Japan
Author: Yumi FUKUYAMA ¹ ; Akina ISHIBASHI ¹ ; Koichi SHINCHI ¹ ; Akiko AKIYAMA ²
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1. Institute of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine, Saga University, Japan
2. Institute of Nursing and Medical Care, Faculty of Health Science, Kio University, Japan
Keywords: home care; home-visiting nurse; new graduates; Japan
From:Journal of Rural Medicine 2022;17(1):50-56
CountryJapan
Language:English
Abstract: Objective: In Japan, home-visiting nurse (HVN) stations are at the frontline of providing home-based medical care and end-of-life care. The nursing authorities aim to establish an education program that allows new graduate nurses to become home-visiting nurses. However, previous studies have indicated gaps in education between new graduates recently employed as HVNs and experienced home-visiting nurses. The present study further investigates the factors influencing the recruitment of new graduates as home-visiting nurses.Methods: Self-administered questionnaires were sent to 2,000 HVN stations randomly selected from the 5,565 registered home-visiting nurse stations throughout Japan. The survey covered three main areas, namely, those concerning the respondent (6 items), the home-visiting nurse station (8 items), and the nursing services provided (12 items).Results: Four of the 26 items were statistically significant, and only one of these was determined by multivariate logistic regression analysis to be an independent factor for accepting new graduates as home-visiting nurses. This factor was undergraduate home-visiting nurse training for student nurses (OR=1.916, CI=1.124–3.267).Conclusion: To increase the recruitment of new graduates as home-visiting nurses, these findings suggest that nursing schools nationwide and home-visiting nurse stations should further cooperate with the specific aim of increasing the provision of practical training at home-visiting nurse stations for pre-graduation student nurses.