School of Nursing

Educational Philosophy of the School of Nursing

The School of Nursing’s philosophy is to encourage students to study proactively, and develop high ethical standards, a strong sense of compassion, and the ability to think flexibly and logically in order to gain a deeper understanding of human existence and the dignity of life.

We also endeavor to produce nursing professionals that help people by exercising their own abilities to maintain health. Furthermore, we teach our students to be able to adapt to social changes and provide support in various fields, including healthcare and welfare, while collaborating with professionals from those fields.

Message from the Dean

What is the necessary nursing for people?

Nursing is an activity aimed at supporting individuals, families, groups, and communities of all ages living in various settings, to live their lives fully and authentically, regardless of their health status. People live their lives in various places such as homes, communities, schools, workplaces, hospitals, and facilities, and even with the same health >condition, their individual real life are diverse, with each individual having their own thoughts and values. Taking into account this individuality and diversity, the key lies in how nursing can be practiced to fulfill the needs of each person. Nursing is a scientific approach, basically based on the caregiver's interest and consideration for themselves.

Moreover, the practice of nursing, which involves individualized and diverse care, significantly contributes to the improvement of the quality of nursing care itself. Providing nursing care can be understood as a process in which both people and nursing professionals grow together. Nursing field and practice is a profound.

Educational Objectives of the School of Nursing

Our educational objectives are to prepare students to become healthcare professionals who:

1. 1.Have a wide range of interests in culture and people, and insight into health and living life.
2. 2.Understand the dignity of life and human rights, support people's decision-making, and take action to advocate for them.
3. 3.Have a deep understanding of the ethics of medicine and care, and make judgments as well as act based on those ethics.
4. 4.Are able to reflect on themselves and build better relationships through communication with others.
5. 5.Understand the role that the nursing profession plays in the support process for improving the health of people, from the perspective of growth development and the environment surrounding daily life.
6. 6.Are able to explore safe and effective care and practice nursing using critical thinking based on clinical judgment and rationale.
7. 7.Understand the health needs of local communities, and can work with local specialists to explore social resources that people can use to solve their problems.
8. 8.Understand the role of nursing and care management in accordance with the situation of the people in the areas and facilities they work in, to build a collaborative medical care team.
9. 9.Are able to look back on their own abilities as a nursing professional, through self-evaluation and evaluation by others, and have a defined, positive attitude towards their chosen profession.

School of Nursing Overview

Changing the ways in which we think about health and healthcare system reform has been a necessity in Japan, due to its aging population as well as changes in disease patterns. To solve this, the first school of nursing run by a medical university in Japan was established in April 1998. It was set up as a new part of Fukushima Medical University, which had itself been established almost half a century earlier, in 1950.

The School of Nursing serves as a base for education and research on the health issues of local communities. This is based on the idea that nursing is performed, not by nurses alone, but by working with patients, and that the system of healthcare and welfare is rooted in the connections between people. Our goal is to create a faculty that is open to the community.

The School of Nursing’s educational philosophy is built on the following three pillars: (1) forming a deep sense of humanity with a profound understanding of human existence and the dignity of life; (2) mutual growth and a way of thinking about caring in which both those who administer and those who undergo care will learn and grow together through their relationships with others and exercising their abilities to the fullest; and (3) training nursing professionals that can respond to societal changes and show leadership in a wide range of fields related to healthcare and welfare. In addition, we established the Graduate School of Nursing in 2002 with the aim of training professionals who have a high level of specialized knowledge, skills, and practical abilities, who can be active in nursing practice, research, and education.

We began our doctoral program in April 2022. Then, in 2023, we newly established the Department of Fundamental Nursing and established a midwife course in the Department of Midwifery and Maternal Nursing. We strive every day to aim for higher quality nursing practice and research.

Organization of the School of Nursing

As of April 2024

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