Nursing Science for Host Defense Mechanism and Infection Control

Head of the Office: Ryoko Maruyama RN, PhD

Message from the Head of the Office

     The course in Nursing Science for Host Defense Mechanism and Infection Control provides nursing students with the skills and knowledge of host defense mechanism, infection prevention and control programs based on current evidences, and care for patients and their families who have infectious disease.

Students Research Interests

  • A stress for nursing students on their clinical practice during the COVID-19 pandemic
  • The difference in effectiveness of handwashing between Antimicrobial soap and non-antimicrobial soap in nursing students
  • Comparison of bar soap, liquid soap, and foam soap for handwashing efficacy
  • Perception of nurses’ role in NICU during the COVID-19 pandemic

Faculty

Specially Appointed Professor Ryoko Maruyama RN, PhD
Senior Assistant Professor Michiko Saito RN, PhD

Contact

Department of Nursing Science for Host Defense Mechanism and Infection Control
Dokkyo Medical University School of Nursing
Kitakobayashi 880, Mibu, Shimotsuga, Tochigi, 321-0293 Japan
email：r-maruyama@dokkyomed.ac.jp