Organizational education provided by magnet visiting nursing station managers / 日本プライマリ・ケア連合学会誌

ABSTRACT

<b>Objective</b> The present study was conducted to examine the efforts of the managers of magnet home-visit nursing station to improve their organizations and prevent the turnover of nurses, focusing on their ideas and approaches.<br><b>Methods</b> A total of 6 magnet home-visit nursing station managers were interviewed and the obtained data were subjected to qualitative and inductive analyses.<br><b>Results</b> The managers exerted efforts to [provide advice on the missions of home-visit nursing], which were classified into the following three categories “sharing experience and knowledge obtained from nursing practice to increase the level of home-visit nursing care services”, “meet the expectation of patients and their families”, and “working in collaboration with a variety of health care professionals”. The managers also improved their work environments to train staff members while valuing their personalities, and the efforts were classified into the following three categories “enhancing the strengths of nursing staff”, “encouraging the independence of nursing staff”, and “helping staff members maintain their work-life balance”.<br><b>Conclusion</b> The managers of home-visit nursing stations attempted to reduce the staff turnover rate by improving home-visit nursing care services and work environments.