Establishment of a Foundation for Kampo Medical Education in Nursing Science

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 20K10673
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 58050:Fundamental of nursing-related
• Research Institution: Doshisha University (2021-2023); Daito Bunka University (2020)
• Principal Investigator: Koike Jun 同志社大学, 研究開発推進機構, 嘱託研究員 (00323345)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 岡田 忍 千葉大学, 大学院看護学研究科, 教授 (00334178) ; 正木 治恵 千葉大学, 大学院看護学研究科, 教授 (90190339) ; 藤田 尚 同志社大学, 研究開発推進機構, 嘱託研究員 (40278007)
• Project Period (FY): 2020-04-01 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: 漢方医学 / 看護教育 / フィジカルアセスメント

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In order to clarify the teaching method of Kampo medicine in nursing, we examined the educational content with reference to medical teaching materials, and as a result, we created lecture materials that allow students to learn to "observe from the perspective of Kampo medicine". In addition, we created an exercise task to understand Kampo examination techniques.
The materials created were used in classes for a total of 320 nursing university students and 96 nurses from 2020-2023. Post-class surveys were conducted, comprehension of lectures was analyzed, and the usefulness of the materials was evaluated. There were opinions on both sides, with students who were interested in Kampo medicine and students who answered that it was difficult, and the evaluations were diverse. We were able to create online teaching materials that anyone can repeatedly learn the knowledge of Kampo necessary for nurses, and we were able to build a foundation for Kampo medical education in nursing.

Free Research Field

看護学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

病院で漢方薬を処方することは増えているが、看護学教育では漢方医学教育が普及していないため、看護師は自己学習や経験知で対応している現状がある。看護師が漢方医学を学習しやすくなると、漢方薬の服薬支援が詳しくできるようになる。患者が漢方薬や体調について看護師に相談しやすくなるなど、医療サービスの充実が期待できる。