Head of the Office: Miki Konishi RN，PHN，phD
Child Health Nursing
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Message from the Head of the Department
Our vision is “to play the leading role of education and research in child health nursing locally and globally." Our mission is "to communicate and collaborate with child health care professionals and non-professionals, and to contribute locally and global"
Activities
1. Research
Our research focuses on children’s health and nursing care for children and their families.
2.Social contribution
Child Health Nursing Career Support "ChilD"
We create a place to connect undergraduate nursing students who are interested in pediatric nursing with nurses who work in pediatric healthcare, and to hold learning sessions for information exchange.
Summer Camp for children with allergies
The Pediatrics Department of DMU holds an annual camp for children with allergies in August. It provides children with valuable opportunities to learn about allergies and interact with peers who share similar conditions. We participate and support the activity from the perspective of nursing.
Support group for sick children and their families "Tsubomi"
A support group for sick children, their families, and parents who have lost their children. It provides a space to process emotions by talking and sharing with others who have had similar experiences. We make several goods, such as Christmas wreaths, for hospitalized children. We participate in events related to childhood cancer.
Support group for families with multiple births "With Twins"
We hold events for families with multiple births to promote communication and information exchange. At these events, medical and nursing students provide activities that children can enjoy. We also hold seasonal events such as Halloween and Christmas.
3. Education
School of Nursing:
| 2nd year | Child Health Nursing
This class aims to help students understand the natural, social, cultural, and economic environment in which children and their families live, support for daily life and independence according to the growth and development stages of children, as well as children's rights, laws, and measures. Methodologies of Child Health Nursing Based on understanding the various effects that health disorders have on children and their families, students will learn nursing care methods that take into account the health level, such as the stage of illness and the degree of disability, as well as the developmental stage of children from the neonatal period to adolescence and their families. Practicum in Child Health Nursing (Health Care) A one-week internship at a nursery in the local community. Students learn the environment and child-rearing support for the healthy growth and development of children and understand the nursing to maintain and improve the health of children and their families. |
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| 3rd year | Practicum in Child Health Nursing （Medical Care)
A one-week internship at a pediatric ward in DMU hospital. Students are assigned a patient, assess medical conditions and the impact that health problems have on children and their families, and practice nursing care that takes into account the growth and development stages of children and their families. |
Graduate School of Nursing:
| 1st and 2nd year | Advanced Lecture on Child Health Nursing Seminar on Practical Nursing Ⅰ （Child Health Nursing） Seminar on Practical Nursing Ⅱ（Child Health Nursing） Research Methodology in Nursing Ⅰ Research Methodology in Nursing Ⅱ |
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Research Field
- Invasive medical procedures for sick or preterm infants by neonatal nurses (Prof. Konishi)
- Nursing care for extremely preterm infant, especially those born at 22-23 weeks GA (Prof. Konishi)
- Education for nursery teachers regarding children with food allergies (Ms.Tamamura)
- Childhood cancer survivors' experiences of fighting the disease (Dr. Koshikumo)
- Early identification and prevention of child maltreatment (Ms. Inoue)
Academic Society Activities
Council of International Neonatal Nurses, Japanese Society of Child Health Nursing, Japan Academy of Nursing Science, Japan Academy of Neonatal Nursing, Japan Association for Research in Family Nursing, Japanese Society of Pediatric Clinical Allergy
Faculty
Professor Miki Konishi RN, PHN, PhD
Associate Professor Hisako Tamamura RN, MSN
Senior Assistant Professor Minako Koshikumo RN, PHN, PhD
Assistant Professor Mio Inoue RN, PHN, BSN
Characteristics of the section
Professor Konishi specializes in neonatal nursing. She is also the director of the diploma course for the certified neonatal intensive care nurses and conduct research on the medical acts by nurses in the neonatal nursing setting. Collaboration with neonatal nursing researchers both in Japan and overseas is possible. We welcome students who aspire to conduct research on the topic of neonatal nursing and child health nursing.
Contact
Department of Child Hearth Nursing
Dokkyo Medical University School of Nursing
Kitakobayashi 880, Mibu, Shimotsuga, Tochigi, 321-0293 Japan