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International Journal of Nursing & Clinical Practices Volume 4 (2017), Article ID 4:IJNCP-236, 8 pages
https://doi.org/10.15344/2394-4978/2017/236
Original Article
Issues Regarding Sick Child Care Based on Service Users' Characteristics and Support System Assessment-Interviews with Nurses and Nursery Staff

Haruho Yamashita1, Mayu Yoshitsugu2, Hisako Wada2 and Ikuko Sobue2*

1Kobe University Hospital, 7-5-2 Kusunoki-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture, 650-0017, Japan
2Division of Nursing Science, Graduate School of Biomedical & Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, 1 -2-3 Kasumi, Minami - ku, Hiroshima 734-8553, Japan
Prof. Ikuko Sobue, Division of Nursing Science, Graduate School of Biomedical & Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, 1 -2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima 734 -8553, Japan, Tel: 81 -82-257-5370; E-mail: sobue@hiroshima-u.ac.jp
15 February 2017; 29 April 2017; 01 May 2017
Yamashita H, Yoshitsugu M, Wada H, Sobue I (2017) Issues Regarding Sick Child Care Based on Service Users' Characteristics and Support System Assessment-Interviews with Nurses and Nursery Staff. Int J Nurs Clin Pract 4:236. doi: https://doi.org/10.15344/2394-4978/2017/236
This study was funded by Grants-in-Aid for scientific research expenses of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (25463472 16H05586) (https://kaken.nii.ac.jp/ja/).

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