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Academic Year 2024Year School/Graduate School School of Medicine Program of Health Sciences Division of Nursing
Lecture Code I3190301 Subject Classification Specialized Education
Subject Name Nursing in Global Health
Subject Name
(Katakana)
Subject Name in
English
Nursing in Global Health
Instructor KAKO MAYUMI,CHEN SANMEI
Instructor
(Katakana)
カコ マユミ,チン サンメイ
Campus Kasumi Semester/Term 2nd-Year,  Second Semester,  4Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms (4T) Mon5-8:HSC Rm 302
Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
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Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week   Language of Instruction B : Japanese/English
Course Level 4 : Undergraduate Advanced
Course Area(Area) 27 : Health Sciences
Course Area(Discipline) 04 : Nursing and Rehabilitation Sciences
Eligible Students The 4th Grade undergraduate students
Keywords Global Health, SDG_3, SDG_4, SDG_5, SDG_10, SDG_13 
Special Subject for Teacher Education   Special Subject  
Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
 
Criterion referenced
Evaluation
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Nursing
(Knowledge and Understanding)
・A mental and physical function and health based on the environment, the prevention of the illness, the onset, knowledge, understanding about the healing
・Nursing practice theory, knowledge, understanding about the three R's and the manner of the nursing
・An individual and a family, a local health problem and knowledge, understanding about the nursing
・Knowledge, understanding about the collaboration with the row other types of job between a health care system and people of nursing job
・Knowledge, understanding about the nursing ethic 
Class Objectives
/Class Outline
This class is open to undergraduate students in Nursing Sciences, who intend to understand health issues on issues at local, national, and/or world. We will discuss health issues that are happening globally, the UN SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals), and the nursing role and approaches to contribute to solve the issues. 
Class Schedule Lesson 1 Understanding of global health and its issues. Understanding of international health and meaning of "health"(Shimpuku)
Lesson 2 Understanding of the necessity of primary health care and connecting knowledge and understanding with health trends in Japan (Kako)
Lesson 3  Understanding of global trend of NCDs and ageing and its strategies (Kako)
Lesson 4 Understanding contributions of private sectors in global health (Shimpuku/Wakabayashi)
Lesson 5 Understanding work with international cooperation agencies (Shimpuku/Wakabayashi)
Lesson6 Understanding of the international organization roles  such as WHO and ICN, from the global perspectives (Shimpuku)
Lesson 7 Understanding of the activities of nurses working in the JICA and understanding their experience as if it were your experience(Shimpuku)
Lesson 8 Understanding of education for nurses and midwives in developing countries (Shimpuku)
Lesson 9 Understanding of the differences in overseas health system (Chen)
Lesson 10 Understanding the needs and care for foreigners in Japan (Chen)
Lesson 11 Considering what health professionals can do to improve reproductive health from global perspective (Shimpuku)
Lesson 12 Understanding of the process of information, assessment, action, evaluation in international collaboration (Shimpuku)
Lesson 13 Understanding of the role and contribution of big data of global health and epidemiology for nursing (Shimpuku)
Lesson 14 Understanding association between environment and health and the contribution of nursing (Shimpuku)
Lesson 15 Student presentation

Student presentation and essay 
Text/Reference
Books,etc.
Text
国際看護学(新体系看護学全書)田村やよひ著, 編集 メジカルフレンド社, 第2版(2012)
*Subject for possible change. We'll send the concrete information by Term 3. 
PC or AV used in
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Learning techniques to be incorporated  
Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review
Obtain a wide range of fundamental knowledge on global health and apply the knowledge and thoughts on the project through group work. Think each topic as your own issue and use your thoughts on the presentation. 
Requirements  
Grading Method 1.Essayー50%
2.Participation, Comment Sheetー20%
3.Group work, Presentationー30%
 
Practical Experience Experienced  
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it Long experiences in fieldwork and research in global health. 
Message  
Other   
Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes.
Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching. 
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