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JNA Activities
Approved as a "non-profit social corporation" under Article 34 of the Civil Code, JNA engages in activities that contribute to the health and welfare of the Japanese public. Since its establishment in 1946, JNA has worked toward enhancing nursing standard in Japan through organizing support activities for members and undertaking initiatives that address challenges in the areas of public health, medical care and social welfare. JNA periodically reviews a Code of Ethics for Nurses and standards of Nursing Practice in order to improve the quality of nursing care. JNA will continue to make social contributions providing "better nursing services" that meet the demands of the time.
The Main Projects (FY 2011)
- Reform of working conditions and environments
- Promoting legalization and institutionalization of Specific Practice Nurses(tentative title) aiming at safe and effective healthcare provision system
- Securing and establishing the service provision system based on home visit nursing to support long-term home care
- Enrichment of basic nursing education and basic education to be Public Health Nurse and Midwife
- Promoting post graduate clinical training system for nurses
- Strengthening the basis for Public Health Nurses Activities to explore their expertise
- Upgrading safe and secure environments for pregnancy, delivery and child rearing by active use of Midwives
- Support project for restoration from the Great East Japan Earthquake
Code of Ethics for Nurses
It is one of the prerequisites for a profession to have professional code of ethics to discipline own practice. Since JNA adapted “Code of Ethics for Nurses” in 1988, the condition of nursing profession has changed greatly and nurses are frequently confronting complicated and difficult ethical challenges as health care become advanced and complex and people have high interest in their right. Therefore, JNA reviewed and revised “Code of Ethics for Nurses” in 2003. JNA Code of Ethics for Nurses is the bases of Japanese nurses to do ethical discretion in their practice.