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Professor |
Makoto Tanaka R.N., Ph.D.
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Associate Professor |
Aki Kawakami R.N., Ph.D.
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Assistant Professor |
Yuko Kawamoto R.N., M.N.Sc.
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Graduate Students
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13 students
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Undergraduate Students
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8 students
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Education in Critical and Invasive-Palliative Care Nursing
The coursework helps students develop and synthesize skills of nursing
interventions for both patient and family of patients who have lived with
the experience of advanced technological care and invasive medical treatments.
Building on this knowledge, students conduct a research study related to
specialized nursing interventions in critical, convalescent, self-management
and/or terminal stages of nursing care.
Subjects for Critical and Invasive-Palliative Care Nursing in Master's
Program
Critical and Invasive-Palliative
Care Nursing
Lecture A
2 credits |
This subject is designed to help students understand patients who undergo
high technological care and/or invasive medical treatments and their families,
and learn nursing interventions and theory for the critically ill, convalescent,
self-management, and/or terminal stages . The students acquire specialized
nursing practice skills and learn research methods for critical and invasive-Palliative
care nursing through lecture and discussion. |
Critical and Invasive-Palliative Care Nursing
Seminar A
2 credits |
This subjects is designed to help students understand patients who undergo
high technological care and/or invasive medical treatments and their families,
and learn nursing interventions and theory for caring for the critically
ill, convalescent, self-management, and/or terminal stages. Through interaction
with faculty, other students and select nursing professionals, the students
acquire nursing practice and research methods in this specialized area
of nursing. |
Critical and Invasive-Palliative Care Nursing
Lecture B
2 credits |
This subject focuses on understanding the trends and issues of nursing
practice in and outside the country for the critically ill patients, those
who undergo invasive medical treatments, and the families of these patients.
Students acquire abilities to reflect on contemporary clinical nursing
issues, in order to apply solutions to future clinical nursing settings.
Learning activities include lecture and discussion, dealing with the health
care system and nursing intervention. |
Critical and Invasive-Palliative Care Nursing
Seminar B
2 credits |
This subject focuses on understanding national and international trends
and issues of nursing practice for the critically ill, for patients who
undergo invasive medical treatments, and for families of these patients.
Students acquire abilities to reflect on contemporary clinical nursing
issues, in order to apply solutions to future clinical nursing settings.
The students participate in seminars, discussing topics of the health care
system and nursing interventions. |
Critical and Invasive-Palliative Care Nursing Practice
6 credits |
With regard to specific health problems determined by each student's interests,
this course helps students to acquire clinical competencies in assessment
techniques for the physical, psychological and social challenges of patients
and families. The students also will learn techniques for teaching patients
and families about coping strategies, and skills of coordination and consultation. |
Critical and Invasive-Palliative Care Nursing
Research (Thesis) 8 credits |
Students learn research methods in Critical and Invasive-palliated Care
Nursing, select a research topic, review the literature, plan a research
design, collect data, and acquire presentation skills in academic conferences
or articles in this course. |
Subjects for Critical and Invasive-Palliative Care Nursing in Doctoral
Program
Critical and Invasive-Palliative Care Nursing
Lecture
4 credits |
This subject is designed to explore the experiences of patients who have
lived with advanced technological care and/or invasive medical treatments
and their families. Students conduct a research study to develop and synthesize
nursing interventions across the continuum from critically ill to convalescent,
self-management and terminally ill stages. Students develop independent
skills for research, presentation at academic conferences, and publication
of research articles in domestic and international journals. |
Critical and Invasive-Palliative Care Nursing
Research (Dissertation)
8 credits |
Through conducting a specific research study, students develop independent
skills for research, presentation at academic conferences, and publication
of research articles in domestic and international journals. |

Research Topics in Critical and Invasive-Palliative Care Nursing
- Perioperative Nursing and Critical Care Nursing
- Qualitative Research on Experience of Patients and Patients' Families associated with Medical Treatment and Social Rehabilitation
- Nursing Function on Advanced Technological Care (Less invasive treatments,
Organ transplants, etc)
- Research on Education in Adult Health Nursing(Curriculum Development and
Teaching Strategies)
- Nursing Process, Nursing Diagnosis and Nursing Records for Improvement
of Nursing Care
- Clinical Nursing and Home Care Nursing of the Chronically Ill including
Patients with Intractable Disease
- Rehabilitation Nursing of Neurological Patients
- Nursing Process and Nursing Education
[Graduate School of Health Care Sciences]
[Tokyo Medical and Dental University]
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