Actual situations of affected JNA
members in Iwate, Miyagi andFukushima(Interim Report)

September 2nd,2011
Japanese Nursing Association1

Survey of the affected members：Methods
 Method

Mail survey; self-administrated questionnaire Period

From May 10 to August 31, 2011
Information on conditions of facilities and nurses as of May 1, 2011were collected.
 Respondents

Members of the Prefectural Nursing Association; Iwate, Miyagi or
Fukushima with following conditions;• Members in 2010, and ongoing or new members in 2011•2

Members who belong to branches of the prefectural nursing associations or
medical care facilities in areas under the evacuation orders because of theearthquake, tsunami and the crisis of the nuclear plant
Japanese NursingAssociationSurvey findings of the affected members
 Contents of survey
Questionnaire

Survey slip1
Survey slip2

Respondents
Employers(Directors of Nursing)
Employers(Directors of Nursing)

Survey slip3 Members (Nurses)

Main question items
Level of damages to the facility, operation
status, number of nurses
Safety, working status and residence ofnurses
Level of damages caused to each members

 Collection of survey slips（as of August 31, 2011）<Collection rate>
Survey slip 1 and 2…89.7 %Survey slip 3…………48.5 %3Japanese Nursing
Association

The number of respondents-Branches, Facilities and Members（As of April 1, 2011）

Prefectural Nursing
Association (PNA)

Branches
Ofunato, Kamaishi

Iwate

Kuji, Miyako

Number ofFacilities

Number of the members

63

1,305

176

5,233

180

6,919

419

13,457

Sennan, Iwanuma

Miyagi

Shiogama, Ishinomaki
Kesennuma, Sendaihigashi

Sendaiminami(Wakabayashi-ku)

Fukushima

Iwaki, Soso
Kennan, Koriyama

Total4Japanese NursingAssociation

The damages caused to facilities（incl. multiple answers）
Level ofdamages

Inundation Evacuation
orderabove（due to the crisis ofnuclear power
floor levelplant）

Complete
destruction
andWash away

Half burntorPartial
destruction

Inclining

Iwate

6

10

2048

Miyagi

113590129

Fukushima

213428133

Total

19179138310

PNA*

5Japanese Nursing
Association*PNA refers to Prefectural Nursing Association.

Others（incl. no damages
or no answers）

As of July 31, 2011

Safety status of nurses in facilities
SafetystatusOthers

No damage

Death

Missing（end-year retirement,withdrawal frommembership, etc.）

Iwate

1,207

6123

Miyagi

4,303

92186

Fukushima

5,973

20188

Total

11,483173397PNA

6Japanese Nursing
AssociationAs of July 31, 2011

Residence situation of nurses in facilities
Place toresident

HomePNA

Evacuation Evacuation
centercenter
within the outside theprefecture prefecture

OthersRelatives’
homewithin theprefecture

Relatives’
homeoutside theprefecture（rented house, rentedapartment, official house,
temporary house, inhospital, etc.）

Iwate

1,026

26

051

2132Miyagi

3,788

46082

11573

Fukushima

5,531

3624

2742473

Total

10,345

108

24190

55

1,178

7Japanese Nursing
AssociationAs of July 31, 2011

Situation of nurses in facilities(incl. nonmembers）
Safetysituation

The number of nurses

Personnel change due to the disaster

PNA

March 1,2011

May 1, 2011Retirement

Absence fromwork

Death

Missing

Iwate

2,012

1,968

14

9

91

Miyagi

7,589

7,634

87

27

198

Fukushima

9,002

8,796

280

325

40Total18,603

18,39838136132

98Japanese Nursing
AssociationAs of July 31, 2011