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- H Fukuda, S Miyauchi, M Tonai, M Ono, J K Magilvy, and S Murashima.
- The Center for Nursing Education, Research and Collaboration, Oita University of Nursing and Health Sciences, Oita, Japan.
- Int Nurs Rev. 2014 Dec 1; 61 (4): 487-90.
AimThis paper describes the establishment of the first Japanese nurse practitioner graduate programme and legislative activities to institutionalize nurse practitioners in Japan.BackgroundTo address the super-ageing population, Oita University of Nursing and Health Sciences initiated the first academic graduate level nurse practitioner programme in Japan, based upon the global standard defined by the International Council of Nurses.ConclusionIn 2010, Oita University of Nursing and Health Sciences graduated the first nurse practitioner. We believe that nurse practitioners will be highly valued in Japan for thoughtful nursing care to the fragile elders living in rural and urban Japan.© 2014 The Authors. International Nursing Review published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of International Council of Nurses.
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