J Korean Acad Soc Nurs Educ.  2023 May;29(2):138-147. 10.5977/jkasne.2023.29.2.138.

Needs assessment of a home-visit safety management training program for visiting nurses

• Kim E
• Kim H

• KMID: 2542489
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5977/jkasne.2023.29.2.138

Abstract

Purpose
This study aimed to identify the concrete educational needs of visiting nurses working in a community health setting in Korea.
Methods
We conducted four focus group interviews from October 7 to October 18, 2021. Twenty-five visiting nurses who worked in public health centers were recruited through purposive sampling. A qualitative content analysis was used to analyze the interview data.
Results
The demands of educational contents for visiting nurse safety management practical training were: (1) coping with physical and verbal violence, (2) coping with sexual violence, (3) infection control for infectious diseases with a high prevalence in the community, and (4) preventing and coping with animal bites during home visits. In addition, visiting nurses suggested training programs that comprised: (1) case-based learning, (2) short video clips, and (3) recurrent integrated education.
Conclusion
Safety management training programs for visiting nurses should be implemented to the extent that they add no burden on their workload and are easily accessible at any time. In addition, training programs should be based on actual cases and be focused on contents that can be applied in home visit situations. A practical safety management training program should be developed based on the educational needs of visiting nurses, as identified through this study.

Keyword

Community health nurses, Safety management, Educational needs assessment, Inservice training, Focus groups; 방문간호사, 안전관리, 교육 요구도, 실무교육, 포커스 그룹