DOKKYO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY

     The targets of Adult nursing (acute) are mainly those before, during, and after surgery, those in a life-threatening state due to an accident or sudden illness, and their families. We comprehensively understand the age and developmental characteristics of these people, their physical and psychosocial characteristics, and learn about prevention and early recovery of complications, relief of distress, and nursing for adaptation to social life. We also teach about nursing for those nearing the end of their lives and for their families to have a peaceful end.

1. Acute care Nursing

The purpose of this course is to understand the characteristics of people in crisis and perioperative and their families, to utilize theories and concepts useful for acute nursing, to relieve pain, prevent complications, and to learn about nursing for adaptation to social life.

2. Cancer Nursing

The purpose of this subject is to learn nursing to improve the quality of life and well-being for patients and their families who suffer from physical, mental, social and spiritual distress due to cancer illness and its treatment.

3. End of Life Care

The purpose of this subject is to learn about nursing for those who are dying at home, hospitals, facilities, etc., and their families to spend their dying peacefully. It is also about thinking deeply about “living” “dying” and one's view of life and death.

4. Practicum in Acute Care Nursing

The purpose of this subject is to provide basic abilities to practice nursing mainly, for those before, during, and after surgery, those who are in a critical situation due to acute illness or disease progression, and their families. In addition, we will also provide practical training in the emergency critical care center, intensive care unit, and operating room.

• The thoughts of the family of the patient who was transported by emergency when making a proxy decision-from the literature up to 2018
• Preoperative thoughts of middle-aged patients who are about to undergo heart surgery using a heart-lung machine
• Behavior of operating room nurses during the Great East Japan Earthquake
• Nurses' thoughts to draw out and realize the wishes of end-of-life cancer patients
• Breast Cancer Mothers' Thoughts on Infant Children-Through Breast Cancer Patients' Notes

Nursing Education Center for Community Collaboration
「Support business for graduates of our graduate school Certified Nurse Specialist course.」
The purpose of this training is to develop individual abilities for graduates of the Graduate School of Nursing Course to fulfill their role as Certified Nurse Specialist at Dokkyo Medical University Hospital and other medical institutions. It is also about creating an environment where these people can play a meaningful role.

Professor Toshiko Konishi, RN, PHN, MW, DNSc
Senior Assistant Professor Sachiko Hayashi, RN, PHN, MSN
Senior Assistant Professor Takafumi Noguchi, RN, PHN, PhD
Assistant Professor Hidekazu Hishinuma, RN, MSN

Department of Adult Nursing (Acute)
Dokkyo Medical University School of Nursing
Kitakobayashi 880, Mibu, Shimotsuga, Tochigi, 321-0293 Japan