When nine million foreigners visited Japan in 2013, the federal government set a goal to attract an additional two and a half million visitors including medical tourists by 2020. This research investigates the attitudes and concerns of Japanese nurses when they are in a situation dealing with foreign patients. The data were collected from March through September 2010, from 114 nurses at three hospitals, in close proximity to popular tourist destinations in Hiroshima. A questionnaire was developed for this research, named Mari Meter, which included a section to write answers to an open question for the nurses to express their opinions. These responses were examined statistically and by word analysis using Text Mining Studio. Japanese nurses expressed greatest concern about payment options, foreign language skills, and issues of informed consent, when dealing with foreigners. The results confirm that, in order to provide a high quality of patient care, extra preparation and a greater knowledge of international workers and visitors are required by nursing professionals in Japan.
Background The provision of health and nursing care for overseas visitors to Japan is becoming more important for nurses and hospitals owing to the sharp increase in visitor numbers. We investigated the attitudes and concerns of Japanese nurses when caring for overseas visitors, focusing on preparedness. Methods We carried out a cross-sectional text-mining study. The analysis was both qualitative and quantitative with a descriptive aim, including two open-ended questions to nurses. A total of 513 nurses participated, representing 350 hospitals from eight prefectures across Japan. We collected data from nurses enrolled in a first-level management course from August 2011 to February 2012. We analyzed the responses to the open-ended question with Text Mining Studio 5.1, and numeric data with JMP 11.0. Results Only 32.8% (167) of the nurses affirmed that their hospitals were prepared to care for overseas visitors. Nurses from hospitals that had prepared for overseas visitors were more concerned about culture and lifestyle differences. In contrast, nurses from hospitals that lacked appropriate preparation were strongly concerned about their foreign language skills. Among all hospitals, many nurses were most concerned about language communication, informed consent, and payment of medical expenses. Conclusion Hospitals in Japan should require that their nurses be better prepared to care for overseas visitors. We conclude that formal preparation will help nurses take into consideration various unique characteristics of overseas visitors to provide necessary healthcare. Japanese nursing professionals need greater knowledge of global health issues to understand patients from foreign countries.
Objectives: This study examines the trajectory of patient education from the two perspectives of basic nursing education and clinical practice, to shed light on the development of nursing in the 70 years since the end of World War II. Methods: This literature review employed historical methods following Ranke's positivismbased history. The materials analyzed were categorized as primary, secondary, and tertiary. By conducting a source criticism of the categorized materials, this paper examined the relationship between the stages of patient education development by checking them with each piece of source material. Results: Since the 1960s and 1970s, as the prevalence of lifestyle-related diseases increased and an aging society emerged, the regulations for educational institutions for public health nurses, midwives, and registered nurses were revised. Additionally, the learning foundations for patient education in basic nursing education were prepared. Learning has come to be conducted from an analytical perspective that aims to understand patients as individuals. Since the 1980s, awareness regarding patients' human rights has increased. In clinical practice, patient decision-making is now encouraged. Furthermore, the introduction of neoliberal policies necessitates that clinicians engage with patients. Conclusions: Patient education has revolutionized basic nursing education and clinical practice while changing with political and economic developments.
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