| Theme | Aspire to Be Expert Nurse in Dialysis Nursing | |
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| Title | Why is the expert nurse needed? | |
| Publish Date | 2000/03 | |
| Author | Kyoko Kojima | Department of Nursing, Kitazato University Hospital |
| [ Summary ] | Medical technology has become highly technical and complicated. As a result, the role of nursing has expanded to insure patient safety, while proper nursing practice by expert nurses is seen to be indispensable. To meet this challenge, a joint project was organized by Kitasato university hospital, Kitasato university East hospital, Kitasato university School of Nursing, and the Post-graduate School of nursing have created a training program for expert nursing. Presently, the activities of oncology Clinical Nurse Specialist (OCNS), Emergency Nursing Certified Nurse (ENCN), WOC Certified Nurse. Kitasato Certified Nurse (Cardiovas cular Nursing, Neurological Nursing, Infection Control Nursing) have contributed to resolving difficult problems and have made improvements in quality of nursing. The career development of nurses will be developed to meet the needs of on-site medical situations. To increase the quality of nursing practices, the expert nurse's role is extremely important. In the near future, it is planned that more staff members will be trained and the numbers of those in the field of the expert nurse will increase. |
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