Factors Associated With the Professional Competencies of Public Health Nurses Employed by Local Government Agencies in Japan

Saeki, Kazuko; Hayashi, Izumi; Uza, Miyoko; Murashima, Sachiyo

doi:10.1111/j.1525-1446.2007.00655.x

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“…[25] The results of the present study demonstrated that the majority of nurses at El-Gharbia Governorate had no previous training courses in Obstetric and Gynecological Nursing, the nurses turn the reason to the lack of continuous evaluation, lack of support from the hospital, lake of transportation and lack of financial resources. The result of Samad (2005) and Saeki et al (2007), confirm the present study results. [26,27] While, according to the result of the present study, motivation was the lowest percent factor influencing the nurses' participation in training courses.…”

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“…The result of Samad (2005) and Saeki et al (2007), confirm the present study results. [26,27] While, according to the result of the present study, motivation was the lowest percent factor influencing the nurses' participation in training courses. This result disagrees with several results, which indicated that motivation is one of the main factors affecting the employees' participation in training programs.…”

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The educational needs among obstetrical and gynecological nurses in El-Gharbia Governorate

Belal

Gaheen

Mohamed

2015

JNEP

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Obstetrical and Gynecological nursing is a healthcare profession that focuses on the care of the women and newborn, for that reason Obstetrical and Gynecological nurses (OB/GYN nurses) should be highly knowledgeable and well trained caregivers for the overall safety and well-being of women from the moment of menarche to menopause. The aim of this study was to assess the educational needs among obstetrical and gynecological nurses in Gharbia Governorate. This study followed a descriptive design. The study was carried out at Tanta University Hospital and Zifta General Hospital these were selected using multistage random sample technique. The subjects of the study consisted of all obstetrical and gynecological nurses working in the previously mentioned settings (151 nurses). A structured interview questionnaire sheet was designed to collect the required data regarding the study elements. It comprised questions about socio-demographic and practice, general health educational programs, specific health educational programs and the specific health training programs. The main results of this study revealed that the majority of the nurses (90.7%) weren't attended any training courses in obstetrical and gynecological nursing. The results also illustrated that around one half of the studied nurses (56.1%) had low need for general theoretical education courses. The results also illustrated that 73.2%, 56.2% of the nurses in the study had low need for specific theoretical education courses and clinical training courses, respectively. The study concluded that the main general theoretical educational needs among the nurses in the study were; infection control, medical terminology, and decision making skills. While, the specific theoretical educational needs included: common medications during labor, normal labor, and emergency obstetrical and gynecological nursing. Also, the top clinical training needs among the nurses in the study were insertion and removal of IUD, immediate care of newborn, pre and post-operative nursing management and CPR. The study recommended the development of a series of continuing in-service training programs based on the educational needs assessment.

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The educational needs among obstetrical and gynecological nurses in El-Gharbia Governorate

Belal

Gaheen

Mohamed

2015

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“…Nevertheless, previous nursing experience was not found to be a determinant of professional competency for PHNs (Liou, 1998). Saeki, Izumi, Uza, and Murashima (2007) investigated the professional competencies of PHNs employed by local government agencies in Japan. Their findings showed length of PHN experience, marital status, and participation in external training programs to be relevant factors.…”

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A Study of Community Healthcare Competency Among Public Health Nurses

Guo

Hsu

Lin

2008

Journal of Nursing Research

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The purpose of this study was to explore community healthcare competency of public health nurses (PHNs) and related factors in Taiwan. A cross-sectional research design was adopted to collect data. A community healthcare competency scale for PHNs was developed by the researchers based on a review of the literature to measure PHN competency (self-assessed) and task frequency rates. The instrument earned a content validity index score of .90, Cronbach's a of .97, split-half reliability of .95, and test-retest reliability of .97. The questionnaire was sent to 369 head nurses, who distributed copies to PHNs. A total of 2,956 questionnaires were sent out, with a return rate of 67.03%. Results indicate that (1) the PHNs scored high in cooperation with community-based healthcare services, community resources integration, and operation of community group and low on the ability to apply biostatistics, community health promotion activities initiation, and application of epidemiology;(2) implemented task frequency, years of work as a PHN, job position, education level and health station location were all significantly related to respondent competency scores. Results suggest that further examination is needed in the areas of years of work and training courses for incoming personnel and that further investigation of on-the-job training given by various locations of health stations is necessary in order to devise a training model for PHNs.

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“…Since it has been verified that the practical skills of public health nurses improve with experience [7] [8], we used the 20 criteria (score ranging from 20 to 80 points) of the Scale for Practical Competence (hereafter "SPC") of Public Health Nurses for measuring the practical skills of the PHNs [9], in order to find if the same is true with RPS. We adopted the questions and assessment measures in the original version of SPC, in view of its established reliability and relevance.…”

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Realities of Reflective Practice Skill among Public Health Nurses in Japan and Related Learning and Lifestyle Factors

Okamoto¹,

Koide²,

Maura³

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OJN

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Background: According to the diversification of the health needs and the expansion of health disparities, it is necessary to raise their reflective practice skills so that PHNs present more appropriate activities. The purpose of this study was to elucidate the realities of reflective practice skills among public health nurses in Japan and identify related factors. Methods: This study covered 1725 public health nurses in the Chugoku/Shikoku area. We conducted an anonymous self-completed questionnaire survey. As reflective practice skills (RPS), we adopted the six components of the six cycles of the Gibbs reflective model. We used the 20 criteria of the Scale for Practical Competence (SPC). We set 25 learning history/daily lifestyle items. The study plan was approved by the Ethics Committee of Okayama University. Results: We analyzed the 962 (55.8%) valid responses. Although years of experience as a public health nurse was highly correlated with practical skills as measured by SPC, with a correlation coefficient of 0.627, it was not closely related with RPS, with a correlation coefficient as low as 0.129. A logistic regression analysis of the eight learning history items and six daily lifestyle items associated with RPS, with the introduction of the high/low RPS groups as dependent variables, showed a convergence to five factors (odds ratio of 1.38 -2.29). Conclusions: Going forward, we will need to consider how to accumulate learning on a daily basis and how to include positive health practice in PHN education, in connection with exploring the curriculum and method of training.

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Factors Associated With the Professional Competencies of Public Health Nurses Employed by Local Government Agencies in Japan

Cited by 32 publications

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The educational needs among obstetrical and gynecological nurses in El-Gharbia Governorate

The educational needs among obstetrical and gynecological nurses in El-Gharbia Governorate

A Study of Community Healthcare Competency Among Public Health Nurses

Realities of Reflective Practice Skill among Public Health Nurses in Japan and Related Learning and Lifestyle Factors

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