Nursing in Japan

What is Nursing in Japan?: booklet and video

The booklet “Nursing in Japan” provides an overview of nursing and related areas in Japan, including the social security system, the health care delivery system, nursing qualifications, basic nursing education, and trends in the number of employed nursing professionals, response to disasters and pandemics, as well as efforts to address the issues of nursing professionals leaving and not returning to the profession.
A series of “Nursing in Japan” is published by the Japanese Nursing Association and revised in 2023 to be an international reference on nursing in Japan.
The video version of Nursing in Japan is also available in English at the link below.
We encourage the global community to use this free booklet and video to deepen their understanding of nursing in Japan in a variety of settings.

≪Table of Contents≫
I.      Overview of Social Security System in Japan
II.     Health Care Delivery System
III.    Nursing System
IV.    Nursing Education
V.     Improvements in Credentials
VI.    Situation of Nursing Professionals in Japan
VII.   Foreign Nurses Working in Japan
VIII.  Response to Disasters and Pandemics

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