Introduction of the Graduate school of Nursing

The National College of Nursing, Japan was founded by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare. The College offers graduate education in policy-based nursing. Policy-based nursing is an exploratory academic area that requires systematic and scientific research in nursing in order to meet the demands of policy-based medical services. This program focuses on combating the diseases that the government must control, and in strengthening international health care cooperation.

Philosophy

The educational philosophy of our graduate school is to develop scientific and logical thinking, to explore evidence as the basis of policy-based nursing, to foster effective and efficient nursing, and to better people’s health and quality of life, based on our core principle of ‘The Wind of Human Care’.

Goals

Our educational goals include development of the ability to analyze the factors related to health care from multiple perspectives, and to foster the capacity to gain and utilize scientific evidence, in the quality of policy-based nursing. By doing this, the quality of policy-based nursing will be able to lead the actualization of efficient nursing.

Characteristics

1. Promotion of policy-based clinical nursing

Our graduate education aims to enhance the students' critical thinking and their ability to use scientific evidence in carrying out policy-based clinical nursing.

2. Development of leadership in international nursing

We encourage instruction in foreign languages, international communication in academic fields, international joint research, and active communication with overseas nursing colleagues, in order to foster nursing professionals capable of leading and participating in international cooperation.
Furthermore, we aim to foster nursing professionals able to develop and teach programs of international nursing education.

3. Development of nursing leaders in policy-based health care fields

Nursing professionals equipped with graduate education are likely to gain administrative positions, such as becoming directors at the National Advanced Health Centers. Graduates from our program are expected to learn teaching and research competencies in nursing administration and informatics, in addition to developing further clinical nursing capabilities.

In summary, our students are expected to:

1. use literature and information in evolving nursing practices
2. seek evidence to further nursing care
3. develop appropriate care systems
4. research effective nursing administration
5. research and develop effective nursing education
6. further the roles and activities of nurses as professionals
7. analyze international trends in healthcare. and nursing
8. improve the system of health care and medical administration

Our graduates are expected to become

1. nursing professionals who can lead education and research in policy-based clinical nursing in policy-based medical institutions.
2. faculty members who can engage in instructing education and research in policy-based nursing.
3. leaders in education and research in nursing for international medical cooperation.