Exploring an education program and case management system of home-visit nurses providing care for clients with mental illnesses in the community

本研究旨在探讨社区精神疾病患者家访护理的必要教育方案及个案管理制度。采用问卷调查的方法，对A县各家访护理机构对精神疾病患者的护理实际情况进行调查。虽然大多数家访护理机构都提供精神疾病患者的护理，但护士对社区案例管理的公共咨询系统的使用知识不足。培训如何使用病例管理系统，发展精神病院与家访护理办公室之间的关系是必要的。

This study was aimed at exploring necessary education program and case management system of home-visit nurses providing care for clients with mental illnesses in the community. The actual situation providing care for clients with mental illnesses of all home-visit nursing offices in A prefecture was investigated by a questionnaire. Although most home-visit nursing offices providing care for clients with mental illnesses, the nurses did not have much enough knowledge to use public consultation system of the case management in the community. To educate how to use the case management system and to develop a relationship between psychiatric hospitals and the home-visit nursing offices are necessary.