Hiroshima University Syllabus

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Academic Year 2025Year School/Graduate School School of Medicine Program of Health Sciences Division of Nursing
Lecture Code I3135001 Subject Classification Specialized Education
Subject Name 成人看護学概論
Subject Name
(Katakana)
セイジンカンゴガクガイロン
Subject Name in
English
Principles of Adult Nursing
Instructor MORIYAMA MICHIKO,AIVEY SADIA ALAM
Instructor
(Katakana)
モリヤマ ミチコ,アイヴィー サディア アラム
Campus Kasumi Semester/Term 2nd-Year,  First Semester,  1Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms (1T) Weds1-4:HSC Rm 302
Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
(More Details)
Face-to-face
Lectures with interactive works, listening to patients' experiences, deep learning while checking the Internet and literature, group work & presentation 
Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week 4 Language of Instruction B : Japanese/English
Course Level 2 : Undergraduate Low-Intermediate
Course Area(Area) 27 : Health Sciences
Course Area(Discipline) 04 : Nursing and Rehabilitation Sciences
Eligible Students 2nd-grade in Faculty of Medicine Institute of Health Sciences Division of Nursing
Keywords Adult nursing, critical care/acute care nursing, rehabilitation nursing, chronic care nursing, end-of-life care, practical work experience, SDGs_03 
Special Subject for Teacher Education   Special Subject  
Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
 
Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
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
<Course description>
Adult nursing provides fundamentals of all clinical nursing areas, which covers from critical care to end-of-life care. Thus this course provides knowledge of major theories and concept related to adult nursing from all health levels and stages. First students study disease structures of Japan, and then pursue nursing care from primary prevention to tertiary prevention with holistic view points.
<Objectives>
At the end of this class, students will
- find scholarly interest in creating nursing care for all kinds of health conditions, through  learning expanding nursing care fields and nurses' roles and functions.
- be able to think clinical ethics / ethical clinical judgement on how people die and care for dying people
- learn about primary to tertiary prevention of dying with peace and dignity by learning patterns of illness trajectory, and consider way of living.
- Learn about evidence-based clinical practice (EBCP) which is necessary to provide patient safety and quality care. And learn about holistic assessment frameworks on patients.
- Learn about theories and skills on patient education and behavior change.
- Learn about acquisition and reacquisition of self care 
Class Schedule lesson 1 (1)
Introduction for the 2nd grade,
Theme: Nursing roles in various settings.
lesson 1 (2)
Theme: Characteristics of Adult from health perspective
Understanding characteristics of diseases in adult stage.
lesson 2 (1)
Theme: Chronic illness and Disease management
lesson 2 (2)
Theme: Chronic illness and Disease management
lesson 3 (1)
Theme: Skills necessary for patient education (Dietary therapy)
lesson 3 (2)
Theme: Skills necessary for patient education (Dietary therapy)
lesson 4 (1)
Theme: Incurable diseases and holistic/total care
       - Ethical issues
lesson 4 (2)
Theme: Incurable diseases and holistic/total care
       - Making a nursing care plan
lesson 5 (1)
Theme: Health condition at risk (Critical care)
       - Reacquiring self-care
lesson 5 (2)
Theme: Reacquiring self-care (various cases)
       - Group discussion
lesson 6 (1)
Theme: Incurable diseases and holistic/total care
       - Ethical issues
lesson 6 (2)
Theme: Social Model for disability: environment factors and social participation, empowerment
lesson 7 (1)
Theme: Decision-making support, ethical issues, advance care planning
lesson 7 (2)
Theme: Reacquiring self-care (various cases)
       - Group presentation
lesson 8 (1 & 2)
Theme: Reacquiring self-care (various cases)
       - Group presentation

No examination will be administered.
Assignments from each lessons will be administered. 
Text/Reference
Books,etc.
<教科書>
メディカ出版 ナーシング・グラフィカ
 成人看護学②健康危機状況/セルフケアの再構築
 成人看護学③セルフマネジメント
 成人看護学⑤リハビリテーション看護 
PC or AV used in
Class,etc.
Text, Handouts, Visual Materials, Other (see [More Details])
(More Details) textbooks, PC 
Learning techniques to be incorporated Discussions, Quizzes/ Quiz format, Role Play, Project Learning, Flip Teaching, Post-class Report
Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review
Pre and post assignments are listed in the student course guidebook. 
Requirements  
Grading Method Assignment 1: 25%
Assignment 2: 25%
Assignment 3: 30% (Presentation)
Assignment 4: 20%

 
Practical Experience Experienced  
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it Faculty with extensive clinical experience, including clinical experience in hospitals in Japan and overseas, working at the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, and research-based community activities, will lecture on the importance and superiority of nursing, and provide nursing activities from a wide perspective. 
Message  
Other Attendance will be taken every lessons. Attendance is important, and late arrivals are not allowed. If attendance is less than 11 times, the students cannot take the final examination. 
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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