Nurse Practitioners' Interdisciplinary Practice Competencies in Japan: A Qualitative Research

For nurse practitioners (NPs) in Japan, competencies related to interdisciplinary practice are profoundly important. A qualitative study was conducted to obtain descriptive findings on competencies related to the interdisciplinary practice of NPs in Japan using focus group interviews with 4 NPs. The findings led to the competencies being classified into 7 categories and 17 subcategories under the 3 broad categories of Bloom's taxonomy. NPs were found to deal not only with individuals but also with communities. NPs' practice includes identifying and organizing needs and problems, coordinating multidisciplinary teams to tackle the problems, and performing continuous evaluations. (c) 2021 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).

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This study found that nurse practitioners in Japan possess key competencies in interdisciplinary practice, including collaborating with individuals and communities, identifying and solving problems, and coordinating multidisciplinary teams for continuous evaluation.