Addressing Practical Issues Related Tto Nursing Care For International Visitors To Hiroshima

Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP

Mariko Nishikawa¹  Kiyoka Niiya¹  Masako Okayasu¹ 

关键词: Emigrants and immigrants;    Patients;    Health Services;    Nursing care;    Emigrantes e imigrantes;    Pacientes;    Serviços de Saúde;    Cuidados de enfermagem;    Barreiras de comunicação;    Japão;    Emigrantes e inmigrantes;    Pacientes;    Servicios de Salud;    Atención de enfermería;    Barreras de comunicación;    Japón;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0080-6234201400002000015

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

When nine million foreigners visited Japan in 2013, the federal government set a goal to attract an additional two and a half million visitors including medical tourists by 2020. This research investigates the attitudes and concerns of Japanese nurses when they are in a situation dealing with foreign patients. The data were collected from March through September 2010, from 114 nurses at three hospitals, in close proximity to popular tourist destinations in Hiroshima. A questionnaire was developed for this research, named Mari Meter, which included a section to write answers to an open question for the nurses to express their opinions. These responses were examined statistically and by word analysis using Text Mining Studio. Japanese nurses expressed greatest concern about payment options, foreign language skills, and issues of informed consent, when dealing with foreigners. The results confirm that, in order to provide a high quality of patient care, extra preparation and a greater knowledge of international workers and visitors are required by nursing professionals in Japan.


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