| Theme |
Dialysis Treatment and Nursing Care Needs -- Significance and Potential Utilization |
| Title |
Personnel necessary to operate dialysis centers and staffing efficiency |
| Author |
Yoshiyuki Torii |
Department of Hemodialysis, Koujyukai Rehabilitation Hospital |
| [ Summary ] |
In recent years, the number of dialysis patients in our facility's dialysis department has increased by an average of seventeen every year. It has also become difficult to maintain staff levels due to the number of jobs available to nurses. The number of nurses may be stabilized through them being members of a large labor pool, within a medical organization, along with clinical engineers and assistant nurses. Nursing recruitment must be carried out in ways not previously attempted.
Nursing recruitment programs were not put in place until last year. Staff attrition may be reduced through the understanding of chief nurses and the personal support they provide to the nursing staff members. This hospital has introduced a mentoring system for new nurses. A day care facility is also being considered to provide support for nurses who are mothers. Nursing services provided and worker efficiency rates since the increase in the number of clinical engineers and assistant nurses are reviewed. |