Division of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Corresponding:hqkokoro@belle.shiga-med.ac.jp
Link to the detailed department page:http://www.shiga-med.ac.jp/~hqkokoro/

Staff and specialities

Professor: Namiko Kawamura,R.N.,M.S.,Ph.D.
Assistant Professor: Tomomi Fujimoto,R.N.,M.S.

Outline of the department

 Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing focuses on the specialized care required to assist people with mental health disorders/problems.
 Students will begin to understand the world of individuals suffering from psychiatric disorders/problems;studying life spanning treatments and nursing practices.
 Research topics are;
1)Effective education of psychiatric/mental health nursing
2)Nursing practice for the mental health promotion
3)Therapeutic Nurse-Patient relationships
4)Development of communicative skills for psychiatric nurses/students

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