| Theme | Evaluation Ability of Nurses and Continuing Education for Nursing Involved in Renal Replacement Therapy | |
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| Title | The education of nursing managers | |
| Publish Date | 2007/03 | |
| Author | Akiko Uchida | Department of Nursing, Seirei Sakura Citizen Hospital |
| [ Summary ] | At this time certified nurse administrators are required to ensure the provision of nursing skills in a safe, efficient manner even though they face daily changes and many difficulties. The Japan Nursing Association, which authorizes the certified nurse administrator program, conducted studies to examine the educational system for these care givers who work in the field of renal failure treatment, as requested by the Japan Nephrology Nursing Academy. Since administrators are responsible for individual nursing units, he / she is required to be proficient in basic administration techniques (first level) as well as familiarize themselves with the knowledge, skills and behavior necessary (second level) to be front managers. The administrator must perform the proper measures for dealing with the problems which may occur in the hospital, keeping in mind their influence on the dialysis unit. Those skilled nurses who practice dialysis treatment, requiring expert nursing techniques and special skills are naturally highly motivated to be specialists in their field. The nursing manager of dialysis units is expected to have the ability to balance between the demands of staff nurses as well as the needs of the hospital and the dialysis unit. We must develop effective environments to promote the activities of qualified dialysis leading nurses, and certified experts in dialysis nurses as well as to improve the quality of nursing service and team operations. |
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