TITLE:
The current state of, and outstanding issues relating to, nursing diagnosis, as taught in basic nursing education in Japan —Based on a questionnaire study implemented by nursing universities—
AUTHORS:
Chiharu Ito, Harumi Ejiri
KEYWORDS:
Nursing Education; Nursing Diagnosis; Questionnaire Survey
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Nursing,
Vol.3 No.6,
October
11,
2013
ABSTRACT: This report
attempts to ascertain the current state of, and outstanding issues relating to,
nursing diagnosis, as taught in nursing education in Japan, and to obtain basic
resources that will allow the improvement of said nursing diagnosis training. A
self-completed, anonymous survey was carried out in regard to teaching staff
responsible for classes in “nursing process” or “nursing diagnosis” at 183
university institutions involved in nursing education nationwide. Responses
were received from 82 people, which clarified the following three points. 1) Of
the 63 universities teaching nursing process as an independent subject,
approximately 62% included nursing diagnosis. 2) A diverse range of educational
materials were used in nursing diagnosis training, including NANDA-I nursing
diagnosis. 3) In implementing nursing process using nursing diagnosis, issues
raised included the following: the limitations of education “on paper”, using
theoretical patients, insufficient skills among teaching staff, the difficulty
of realizing practical training in a clinical setting, and the tendency to try
to make a simple diagnosis fit the circumstances. In the future, this study
suggests that it may be important to create a set of guidelines guaranteeing a
minimum level of educational content in relation to nursing diagnosis, which
must be learned before graduation.