New Health and Social Care Study Findings Have Been Reported from National University of Singapore (Nurses’ experiences on the road during transition into community care: An exploratory descriptive qualitative study in Singapore)

2020 JUN 23 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News -- Investigators discuss new findings in Health and Medicine - Health and Social Care. According to news originating from Singapore, Singapore, by NewsRx correspondents, research stated, “Healthcare systems are evolving to meet the demands of an ageing population whereby the provision of health care services in the community has increased to alleviate the burden faced by acute care health facilities. As the result, the number of community nurses are expected to increase in order to meet the demand.”

Our news journalists obtained a quote from the research from the National University of Singapore, “Several studies have identified the unique challenges faced by the growing responsibilities of community nurses. However, fewer studies focused on the experiences of nurses transitioning to become community nurses as they rise to meet the unique challenges of working in the community. This study aimed to explore the experiences of nurses’ transitions into community care while gaining insight into the transition process. The study adopted the exploratory qualitative approach. Data collection was performed through semi-structured interviews with 14 community nurses in Singapore. Interview sessions were digitally recorded and transcribed into verbatim, and the thematic analysis approach was used for data analysis. Three major themes and nine subthemes were developed from the data of 14 interviews. The three major themes are: ‘Changes in Dynamics in a Nurse-Patient Relationship’, ‘To Live Up to Expectations’, and ‘Negotiating the Landscape in the Community’. New community nurses are experiencing stress and struggling to adapt with performing nursing care in uncontrolled environments. Additionally, higher expectations have been set on them even when they are still in transition. It is important to provide support for nurses, including in-service talks, courses and formal orientation programs. The study findings highlighted the importance of adequately preparing new community nurses and provided insights on developing a customised formal orientation program.”

According to the news editors, the research concluded: “This study also contributed to the limited body of knowledge with respect to nurses’ transition experiences into community care.”

For more information on this research see: Nurses’ experiences on the road during transition into community care: An exploratory descriptive qualitative study in Singapore. Health & Social Care In the Community, 2020;():. Health & Social Care In the Community can be contacted at: Blackwell Publishing Inc, 350 Main St, Malden, MA 02148, USA. (Wiley-Blackwell - http://www.wiley.com/; Health & Social Care In the Community - http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)1365-2524)

The news correspondents report that additional information may be obtained from Y.S. Goh, Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, National University Health System, Singapore, Singapore. Additional authors for this research include M.GB. Muhsin, N. Hassan, Y. Chi and X.V Wu.

The direct object identifier (DOI) for that additional information is: https://doi.org/10.1111/hsc.13038. This DOI is a link to an online electronic document that is either free or for purchase, and can be your direct source for a journal article and its citation.

The publisher’s contact information for the journal Health & Social Care In the Community is: Blackwell Publishing Inc, 350 Main St, Malden, MA 02148, USA.

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