Annual Report 2022

Certified Nurse Curriculum

Atsushi Ohtsu, Miki Kondo, Yuko Tanaka

Curriculum for certified nurses

1. Palliative care nursing

 The 2022 certified nurse education curriculum in palliative care nursing was canceled.

2. Cancer chemotherapy nursing

 In November 2022, 14 students who completed the curriculum passed the Japanese Nursing Association qualification examination. Since the start of the education curriculum in 2016, 51 nurses have been certified in cancer chemotherapy nursing. 9 students were enrolled in this course in September 2022, and 8 students completed it in March 2023.

3. Cancer radiation therapy nursing

 The 2022 certified nurse education curriculum in cancer radiation therapy nursing was canceled.

4. Follow-up training

 Follow-up training was canceled due to the spread of COVID-19 infection.

Future Prospects

 We will support the 165 certified nurses in those three fields to enable them to contribute to improving the quality of nursing at each institution as they provide high-level nursing by using their outstanding nursing skills as well as playing roles in practice, guidance, and consultation.