Building a support system for developing professional identity of Japanese and Filipino nursing students and nurses.

• Project/Area Number: 15K11536
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Fundamental nursing
• Research Institution: Japan Health Care College (2018); Aino University (2015-2017)
• Principal Investigator: TAKAHASHI MIWA 日本医療大学, 保健医療学部, 教授 (40322903)
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2019-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2018)
• Budget Amount: ¥4,810,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,110,000); Fiscal Year 2017: ¥1,820,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥420,000); Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000); Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
• Keywords: 看護師 / 職業的アイデンティティ / 外国人看護師 / 経済連携協定（ＥＰＡ） / 職業的アイデンテイテイ / 経済連携協定（EPA） / フィリピン人

Outline of Final Research Achievements

There is a possibility that foreign nurses may work in Japanese medical field and work with Japanese nurses as colleagues based on the agreement of economic partnership agreement (EPA) between Japan and Philippines, Indonesia and Vietnam. In this situation, it is important to maintain and develop professional identity, avoiding the various adverse effects by differences and declines in professional identity as a nurse. This study investigated the professional identity of Japanese nurses and foreign nurses who work in Japan, and the influence factors by using a mixed method. In the future, we will analyze the collected data and clarify the results.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

外国人看護師を同僚として一緒に働く際、日本人看護師は、外国人看護師と同僚性を形成し共同体を構築してく必要がある。その際、看護師としての職業的アイデンティティの差異、低下による様々な弊害を避けなければならない。そのため外国人看護師との協働による職業的アイデンティティの変化や影響因子を明らかにし、職業的アイデンティティを維持、発達させると共に医療および看護の質を向上のための示唆を得る。