JNA News Release2017 July Vol.23

JNA News Release
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Message from new JNA President
I am Toshiko Fukui, President of JNA newly elected at theAnnual General Convention held in June 2017. Before
that, I served as an Executive Officer of the JNA for sevenyears. Japan is becoming a super-aged society with fewer
children and the reforms to the social security system arepicking up pace in preparation for 2025 when the baby
boomers will reach age 75 years and older. Thesechanges are also significantly affecting nursing. Today,
Japanese society needs nursing more than ever before
and nurses are required to provide care not only in
hospitals but in all sorts of settings. I believe that meetingthese expectations is an important function of the JNA. In
2015, the JNA published “Future Vision of Nursing: Nurses’
Endeavour toward 2025”, indicating how nursing will meetthe society needs in coming years. As President of the JNA, I will work to shape this vision and to turn theJNA into a nurses’ professional organization which can meet these expectations of society. I will work withnurses to turn the nursing profession into the professional group who can provide nursing in all kinds ofsettings. I look forward to collaborating with you all in the future.■

Annual General Convention and Priority Policies for the Fiscal Year 2017
The JNA held its Annual General Convention for
the fiscal year 2017 on June 7. The convention
was attended by 3,390 delegates and the JNA
members in total. At the convention, priority

JNA Executive Board Members FY2017
President

Toshiko Fukui(newly-elected)

Vice Presidents

Reiko Kikuchi
Noriko Saito(newly-elected)

policies and main projects for the current fiscal
year were reported and active discussions wereconducted. Priority policies for this fiscal year are(i) promotion of reform of the basic nursing
education system, (ii) establishment of thesystem for nursing provision in the community
based integrated care, (iii) enhancement of
positive practice environments for nurses, and1|

Tomoya Akiyama(newly-elected)
Executive Director Kumiko Ii
Executive Officers

Ikumi Nakaita
Rieko Kawamoto(re-elected)
Hamako Katsumata(re-elected)
Kumiko Yoshikawa(newly-elected)
Masami Kumagai(newly-elected)
Akiko Araki(newly-elected)

JNA News Release2017 Vol.23(iv) promotion of the role expansion of nurses and development of human resources for nursing.
At the Annual General Convention, Executive Board Members were also elected and a new Executive
Board was established. Executive Officer Ikumi Nakaita is to remain in charge of international affairs. ■2016 Survey on the Actual Situation of Nursing in Hospital

2|The JNA conducted the 2016 Survey on thehours or less, 21.2% work between 64.1 and 72Actual Situation of Nursing in Hospital. The

hours per month, and 34.8% work 72 hours or

survey is conducted every year with the intention

more per month. The percentage of nurses whoto clarify the supply-demand trend and working

work more than 72 hours increased slightly fromconditions of hospital nurses and the actual

the previous survey in 2012. It also showed thesituation of nursing services.

turnover rate is higher at hospitals where a high1.

percentage of nurses working more than 72 night

Turnover rate of nurses

The turnover rate for full-time nurses in 2015 washours.

10.9% and that for newly graduated nurses was

The results of the latest survey show no7.8%. The turnover rate for full-time nurses has

improvement in the tendency to make nurses whotended to remain unchanged since the fiscal year

can work the night shift bear the brunt of the2010 and that for newly graduated nurses has

burden of night work. The JNA will continue tohovered around 7% since the fiscal year 2010.

make “Guidelines on Night Shift and Shift WorkThe results indicate that measures taken byfor Nurses” known more widely, introduce best

hospitals to retain nurses such as the provision ofpractices and engage in other efforts.

clinical training for newly-graduated nursing-3.

personnel are achieving certain outcomes.

Average total salary before tax and including

Looking at the turnover rate by size of the hospital,

allowances showed a slight increase from thethose for both full-time and newly graduatedprevious fiscal year for both newly graduatednurses tends to increase the smaller the hospital.

nurses and mid-career nurses with 10 years of

A breakdown by prefecture shows a continued

service. However, average basic salary fell fromtrend for a high turnover rate in large urban areas,

the previous fiscal year. The JNA proposed theat 14.4% in the Tokyo, 13.9% in Kanagawa and“the wage system of nurses employed by

13.1% in Osaka.

hospitals” in 2016 and we will continue to focus

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on improving the salary and treatment of nurses.

Nightshift shift and shift work

SalaryThe most common nightshift pattern is the two-

* See “the wage system of nurses employed byshift system (16 hours or more per night shift), at

hospitals,”

62.0%. As for the average hours that nurses

http://www.nurse.or.jp/jna/english/news/pdf/2017

worked on night shift per month, 44.1% work 64

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Revision of Standards for Nursing Service
The JNA revised its Standard for Nursing ServiceStandards to be used by all

for the first time in 10 years and published thenurses, (ii) reorganization

revised Standards in 2016.

andJapan is experiencing a super-aged society with“responsibilities in nursing

fewer children. With advances in healthcare andpractice” to indicate points

changes in public awareness, healthcare andof emphasis in line with thelong-term care needs are not only increasing but

changing healthcare andalso become more diverse and complex. Throughnursing

itsJapanese

based on the JNA Code ofGovernment seeks to shift from traditional

Ethics for Nurses (2003),

hospital-contained healthcare to community-(iii) review of the Standards as a whole from thecontained health care. Consequently, providers ofviewpoint of ensuring human dignity and quality

public health, healthcare and welfare services areof life, taking trends such as the Constitution ofrequired to have the viewpoint of supporting

the WHO into consideration, and (iv) addition ofindividuals living in the community. With theseelements not included before in light of changes

changes, the role expected of nurses is changing

in the environment surrounding nursing; decision-and expanding, and the areas and settings inmaking support for individuals who require

which nurses are working are becoming morenursing;

diverse.

obtaining consent about objectives and methods

The Standards for Nursing Service were recentlyof nursing practice , etc.

revised so that it could indicate the “universal core

The JNA has published the Standards for Nursing

values of nursing”, to serve as a reference point

Service, which serve as a reference point forfor all nurses in their daily nursing practicenursing service, the Future Vision of Nursing, which

regardless of where or at what level they practice.

indicates future role of nursing, the Code of Ethics

The Standards were revised as follows: (i) review

for Nurses, and various other guidelines toof expressions in light of the diversity of the areassupport nurses for their practice. ■healthcare

reforms,

therevision

ofenvironments

andprovision

ofinformation

andand settings in which nurses work, to enable theDefinitions of the JNA terms
Nursing service: This phrase refers to indication of “what” should be performed and “how” by anursing provider as a core actor.
Nursing practice: This phrase refers to the activities toward recipients of care performed by nurses
which form an important part of nursing service.
Nursing care: This phrase is used when trying to substantively capture the activities of nurses; refersto the essence of the professional service provided by nurses or the core components of nursing
service or nursing practice.
Source: JNA: Glossary of Important Nursing Terms, JNA p13-15, 2007.

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JNA published English version of the Guidebook for Dementia Care
The Japanese Nursing Association publishedexpertise and skills on dementia care as well as“The Guidebook for Dementia Care” in 2016. As

promoting current effort to develop dementia carea professional organization of nurses, we decidedspecialists.

to create the primer of fundamentals for all thenurses including those who provide care fornurses involved in dementia care. Japan willpeople with dementia for the first time, those whoexperiencesuper-aging

are struggling for better outcome and nurse

society in the world with all the baby boomers

leaders responsible for creating a care system inturning age 75 years and over in 2025. Ministry of

their practice settings. The JNA developed theHealth, Labour and Welfare estimates the number

English Version of The Guidebook for Dementiaof people with dementia in Japan will reach overCare (Excerption) and now on our website.

seven million in 2025. The JNA believes that it

http://www.nurse.or.jp/jna/english/ ■anunprecedented

This guidebook is targeted for allis required to support all the nurses to prepare forNews Topics in Japan
Population Projections for JapanOn April 10, the National Institute of Population and Social Security Research published its
Population Projections for Japan. The period of projections begins with the 2015 Population
Census and continues until 2065. It is projected that the total population of Japan, which stoodat 127.09 million in 2015, will enter a process of decline, falling below 100 million by 2053 andreaching 88.08 million by 2065. The results of the latest survey indicated more moderate rates
of population decline and population aging than the previous survey (2012).

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