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The first nurse practitioner graduate programme in J apan
Author(s) -
Fukuda H.,
Miyauchi S.,
Tonai M.,
Ono M.,
Magilvy J.K.,
Murashima S.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
international nursing review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.84
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1466-7657
pISSN - 0020-8132
DOI - 10.1111/inr.12126
Subject(s) - nursing , nurse practitioners , legislature , nurse education , medicine , health care , political science , law
Aim This paper describes the establishment of the first J apanese nurse practitioner graduate programme and legislative activities to institutionalize nurse practitioners in J apan. Background To address the super‐ageing population, O ita U niversity of N ursing and H ealth S ciences initiated the first academic graduate level nurse practitioner programme in J apan, based upon the global standard defined by the I nternational C ouncil of N urses. Conclusion In 2010, O ita U niversity of N ursing and H ealth S ciences graduated the first nurse practitioner. We believe that nurse practitioners will be highly valued in J apan for thoughtful nursing care to the fragile elders living in rural and urban J apan.