J Korean Acad Community Health Nurs.  2017 Dec;28(4):397-409. 10.12799/jkachn.2017.28.4.397.

Competencies of Nurses in a Maternal Early Childhood Sustained Home-Visiting Program

• Lee JY
• June KJ
• Cho SH

• KMID: 2401754
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.12799/jkachn.2017.28.4.397

Abstract

PURPOSE
Competency is a key foundation of the nursing education curriculum and a baseline element of nursing practice. The purpose of this study was to explore the competencies of community health nurses in a maternal early childhood sustained home-visiting program based on nurses' field experiences.
METHODS
The participants were 21 nurses who had more than 1 year of experience in this program. Reflective interviews were performed; lasting 1 hour per nurse, on August 18, 2016, and the collected data were analyzed using qualitative directed content analysis.
RESULTS
Twenty-four themes were extracted for 9 competencies. The major themes included implementing a long-term relationship-based approach, providing client-led service rather than expert-led service, helping mothers with psychosocial difficulties, and applying skills in a practical manner in the home environment.
CONCLUSION
In order to develop a home-visiting program as part of maternal-early childhood nursing practice, nurses should develop competencies that help them make significant and positive interventions. Results indicate that the curriculum for community health nurses should be changed to improve competencies in building relationships with clients and to focus on the application of skills in specific cases and in clinical practice.

Keyword

Competency-based education; Nurses; Community health; Qualitative research

MeSH Terms

Competency-Based Education
Curriculum
Education, Nursing
Humans
Mothers
Nurses, Community Health
Nursing
Qualitative Research

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