Certified Nurse in Stroke Rehabilitation Nursing: Role Expectation

Role Expectation of Nurse Managers in Geriatric Health Services Facilities

Back ground: The characteristics of geriatric health services facilities (GHSF) in Japan include provision of care focused on the life of the residents, and there is a need for cooperation between care workers and physical therapists responsible for the care. Thus, it is expected that a nurse manager occupies specific roles suited for the above characteristics that are different from those of m...

Nurse practitioner role: nursing needs it.

Moral distress in certified registered nurse anesthetists: implications for nursing practice.

Registered nurses are frequently confronted with ethical dilemmas in their nursing practice. As a consequence of their decisions regarding ethical challenges, nurses report experiencing moral distress. This experience is often manifested by such feelings as anger, guilt, and sadness, and has been identified as a contributing factor to burnout and turnover in nursing. The purpose of this explora...

Nursing roles in the subacute rehabilitation of patients with stroke

Stroke is the largest cause of adult disability and third largest cause of death in the world, which represents a heavy health burden [1]. Epidemiologic data indicate that there are 5 million people suffering permanent disability from stroke worldwide each year [2,3]. Therefore, post-stroke rehabilitation is critical for stroke survivors’ function recovery and quality of life. In Western countr...

Oncology Certified Nurse Specialist in Japan.

The purpose of this article is to review a historical perspective of the Certified Nurse Specialist role and current trends in nursing education and practice of the Oncology Certified Nurse Specialist. Since the initiation of Certified Nurse Specialist credentialing system in 1995, 193 Oncology Certified Nurse Specialists have practiced in clinical settings. The Oncology Certified Nurse Special...