Annual Report 2017

Certified Nurse Curriculum

Atsushi Ohtsu, Asuko Sekimoto, Hideo Uesugi, Yuko Tanaka, Kyoko Azumagi

Curriculum for certified nurses

1. Palliative Care Nursing

 In March 2017, 22 students of the fourth-graduating class completed the certified nursing education curriculum in palliative care, and 21 students passed the certified nurse qualification examination sponsored by the Japanese Nursing Association in July 2017. Consequently, 68 students, including the inaugural, second, and third-graduating class graduates were registered as certified nurses in palliative care.

 In July 2017, 20 fifth-graduating class students enrolled in the programme, and are presently undergoing the course.

 In February 2017, a follow-up training programme for the third-graduating class graduates was conducted, and 82 certified nurses, including those from other hospitals, participated.

2. Cancer Chemotherapy Nursing

 In March 2017, 10 students of the inaugural class completed the certified nursing education curriculum in cancer chemotherapy, and 10 students passed the certified nurse qualification examination sponsored by the Japanese Nursing Association in July 2017; 10 students were registered as certified nurses in cancer chemotherapy.

 In July 2017, 11 second-graduating class students enrolled in the programme, and are presently undergoing the course.

 In October 2017, 13 students of the third-graduating class appeared for the examination, and nine of them passed.

3. Radiation Therapy Nursing

 After a three month preparation to be accredited, on October 30th, 2017, we were authorized by the Japanese Nursing Association as a certified nursing educational institution for radiation therapy nursing. Seventeen members of the inaugural class appeared for the examination, and 14 of them passed.

Future prospects

 We will support 78 graduates who passed the examination to enable them to provide a high level of nursing care using skilled nursing techniques and contribute to the improvement in nursing care techniques at each facility by practising, teaching, and consulting. Meanwhile, the policy of reconstructing certified nursing education in association with the training in nurse designated procedures was launched by the Japanese Nursing Association. We will improve the education curriculum and reconsider the way of career up support so that a certified nurse becomes a certified nurse specialist, enters graduate school, or receives an advanced certified curriculum education, including the training in nurse designated procedures.