TY - JOUR
T1 - Effects of Nonnursing Assistance on Home Visit Nurses' Time Spent In Japan
T2 - One Group Repeated Pretest-Posttest Trial
AU - Naruse, Takashi
AU - Taguchi, Atsuko
AU - Kuwahara, Yuki
AU - Nagata, Satoko
AU - Murashima, Sachiyo
N1 - Funding Information:
The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: Financial for this study was provided by Health Labor Sciences Research program in Japan.
PY - 2013/2
Y1 - 2013/2
N2 - To determine means of improving the efficiency of home nursing services, we conducted an experimental pretest-posttest study to compare the time spent by home visiting nurses (HVNs) on providing care with or without assistance. HVNs' job-related satisfaction levels were also compared. Forty-four clients in six visiting nursing offices in Fukuoka prefecture were selected for this study, which was conducted between July 2009 and January 2010. With assistance, HVNs' total care time and time spent performing trivial tasks decreased and time spent on communicating or teaching increased. Furthermore, HVNs were more satisfied with providing care than with their usual visits. We conclude that introduction of a skill mix might improve home visiting nursing service efficiency through shortening the HVNs' length of stay at a client's home.
AB - To determine means of improving the efficiency of home nursing services, we conducted an experimental pretest-posttest study to compare the time spent by home visiting nurses (HVNs) on providing care with or without assistance. HVNs' job-related satisfaction levels were also compared. Forty-four clients in six visiting nursing offices in Fukuoka prefecture were selected for this study, which was conducted between July 2009 and January 2010. With assistance, HVNs' total care time and time spent performing trivial tasks decreased and time spent on communicating or teaching increased. Furthermore, HVNs were more satisfied with providing care than with their usual visits. We conclude that introduction of a skill mix might improve home visiting nursing service efficiency through shortening the HVNs' length of stay at a client's home.
KW - home visiting nursing
KW - job-related satisfaction
KW - nonnursing assistant
KW - service efficiency
KW - skill mix
KW - time study
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U2 - 10.1177/1084822312458920
DO - 10.1177/1084822312458920
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84871736940
VL - 25
SP - 18
EP - 22
JO - Home Health Care Management and Practice
JF - Home Health Care Management and Practice
SN - 1084-8223
IS - 1
ER -
