Tokyo Women's Medical University

School of Nursing

Fundamental Nursing

Nursing targets people at all levels of health and assists them in their daily lives to improve their level of health (or to die peacefully). In "Basic Nursing Science" as a specialized subject, students will gain a principled understanding of such nursing activities from the perspectives of "what nursing means to human beings, what kind of relationships can be considered nursing, and how nursing can be established and developed in human society”.
Through these learning activities, we aim students to form the concepts that form the foundation of nursing science, and to develop in students the awareness, thinking, sensitivity, and will that will enable them to proactively practice nursing.

Subjects

Introduction to Nursing

Students will study the concepts and knowledge that form the basis of nursing science in principle, and among other things, learn the relationships among the concepts of "human," "environment," "health," and "nursing," which are the components of nursing science, as well as the fundamentals of human development. In addition, students will deepen their understanding of the basic frameworks of nursing objectives, subject matter, and methodology for the professional practice of nursing.

Basic Nursing Theory I

Based on an understanding of the characteristics of nursing techniques as specialized skills for assisting people, students learn the theory and methods of basic techniques common to various types of nursing and master the fundamentals of nursing techniques.

Basic Nursing Theory II

Students learn theories and methods of nursing to regulate human daily life in a healthy manner and master the basics of life support that takes into consideration the safety, comfort, and independence of the subject.

Basic Nursing Theory III

Students learn the basic knowledge and methods of nursing associated with examinations and treatments to understand the situations in which patients undergo examinations and treatments from a nursing standpoint and to learn the basics of assistance that takes safety, comfort, and independence into consideration so that patients can receive effective medical treatment.

Basic Nursing Theory IV

Based on an understanding of the relationship between daily activities and the mechanisms of the body and mind, students will acquire basic health assessment skills to systematically collect and assess information on health conditions and apply it to nursing practice.

Basic Nursing Theory V

Students will understand that the nursing process is a problem-solving process based on human relationships and acquire "techniques for developing the nursing process" in order to practice nursing based on nursing theory.

Basic Nursing Practicum I

Students deepen their understanding how to relate to those who need human living and assistance in daily living through hands-on practice.

Basic Nursing Practicum II

This course is designed to provide intentional assistance to people in the special life process of hospitalization to help them lead healthier daily lives, and to acquire the basic skills for developing the nursing process. This practice provides an opportunity for students to recognize their own views on nursing that are being formed through on-site practice.

Faculty

Michiko Kenjo
Yoko Komiyama
Naoko Inanobe
Ikuko Kashiwazaki

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