Identifying violence primary prevention strategies based on the role of forensic nurses

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15H05074
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Fundamental nursing
• Research Institution: The Japanese Red Cross Kyushu International College of Nursing
• Principal Investigator: YANAI KEIKO 日本赤十字九州国際看護大学, 看護学部, 教授 (60412764)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): エレーラ ルルデス 大阪大学, 医学系研究科, 招へい研究員 (40597720) ; 力武 由美 日本赤十字九州国際看護大学, 看護学部, 准教授 (70514082) ; 児玉 裕美 産業医科大学, 産業保健学部, 助教 (80584515)
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 法看護 / 法看護師 / SANE / 暴力防止 / 死因調査

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study examines the English legal system and the activities of English forensic nurses with the purpose of exploring the possibilities of a social system that addresses the primary prevention of violence based on forensic nurses’ activities in Japan, considering the unique features of violence problems in Japan. Interviews were conducted with English forensic nurses, educators and judicial officers about education of forensic nurses and the related legal system; data were comparatively analyzed with the Japanese system. Results indicate that nurses are highly aware of violence prevention; they regard violence prevention as part of primary nursing care. Undergraduate nursing education general subjects include analysis of violence problems and related legal systems. To build a social system that prevents violence it is important to increase social knowledge, at the same time, it is necessary to raise awareness on violence prevention among nurses.

Free Research Field

基礎看護学