The Relationship Between Perceived Difficulty and Reflection in the Practice of Discharge Planning Nurse in Acute Care Hospitals: A Nationwide Observational Study
The Relationship Between Perceived Difficulty and Reflection in the Practice of Discharge Planning Nurse in Acute Care Hospitals: A Nationwide Observational Study
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急症护理医院出院计划护士实践中感知困难与反思之间的关系:一项全国观察性研究
DOI:
10.1111/jocn.15111
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发表时间:
2020
影响因子:
4.2
通讯作者:
Miyuki Makaya
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作者:
Eiko Moriya;Noriko Nagao;Shinya Ito;Miyuki Makaya
Aims and objectivesTo clarify the characteristics and practice of discharge planning nurses in acute care hospitals and to elucidate the relationship between subjective difficulty perceived in practice and reflection.BackgroundThe importance of discharge planning for an effective transition from the hospital to a care facility is increasing. In acute care hospitals, however, it is not clear what discharge planning nurses are doing for patients who are highly dependent on medical treatment, the subjective difficulties they perceive in practical activities, and whether reflection by nurses can be expected to mitigate those difficulties.DesignCross‐sectional survey.MethodsThis survey was conducted in 2,379 acute care hospitals in Japan from 1 June–30 June 2018. The survey of discharge planning practice activities examined nine factors. A nurse who answered that he/she did reflect on his/her practices was defined as a self‐reflecting nurse. The STROBE statement checklists were completed.ResultsQuestionnaires were collected from 760 respondents (response rate = 32.1%). The discharge planning nurses had fewer than 36 months of experience with discharge planning. Among the nurses who had been involved in hospital discharge support for 13 months or more, the self‐reflecting nurses had fewer perceived difficulties in their practice activities than the non‐self‐reflecting nurses did.ConclusionsIt was shown that discharge planning nurses with 13 months or more of experience and who practiced reflection on their practical activities perceived less subjective difficulty. Reflection in daily practice may mitigate the subjective difficulty of practical activities experienced by discharge planning nurses, and the establishment of an effective training method that promotes such reflection is required.Relevance to clinical practiceIn the future, it will be necessary to construct and evaluate an effective education programme for discharge planning nurses that includes self‐reflection on practice cases.