Hamamatsu Municipal Nursing College
Educational Philosophy
The mission of HMNC (Hamamatsu Municipal Nursing College) is tonurture the future nurses with deep understanding of human caring andsustainable academic abilities, who can contribute to people andcommunities.

History
Hamamatsu Municipal Nursing College was established by Hamamatsu
City in 1974, with the aim of helping future nurses develop both academicand professional abilities in nursing to serve patients in the communities.

Educational Environment
Clinical practice is conducted mainly at Hamamatsu Medical Center,
which is located within a walking distance form HMNC.

Global Activities
To cope with this globalized world, HMNC has offered cultural andacademic learning opportunities for students and faculty throughinternational exchange programs, embracing the ideas of diversity andinclusiveness. HMNC and West Virginia University have become
friendship partners since November 2019.

The affiliation signing
President Unno ( right)
Ms.Sugino, the English lecturer（Ed. D）,
became a bridge between WVU andHMNC (left)

Label WorkFor nursing students, it is quite important to learn from their experiences.
To know how to learn from the experiences, which is essential to become
professional nurses, NMNC introduced the students Label Work. It is apedagogic activity to nurture students’ abilities to participate and commit
themselves to work, and to develop
clinical judgment ability based on
logical thinking.

In the LabelWorkstudents

activity,areexpected to talk to, listen to andcommunicate each other, indicating
their own feelings and thoughtsfrom their own work experience on
the labels (as shown in the picture). This
activity seems effective especially at theclinical practice. Label work allows students toexplore the meanings of having experiences,and by doing so, they will gain newerknowledge.
A label work made by the students

Simulation Trainings
Safety comes first and foremost at the patientcare.

Therefore,

HMNC

providesmany

simulation trainings. The Simulation trainings
enable students to brush up skills safely. These
trainings help bridge a gap between theclassroom lectures and actual nursing cares.

Students’ Life Lectures

 Training Rooms

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Clinical Practices

 Breaks

 ClubTea ceremony clubSports clubAnnual EventsApril◆Entrance Ceremony
The enrollment each year is 70.
◆Freshmen Welcome PartyMay◆Nurses Day

HMNC students visit hospitals and encourage patients with music and caring spirit.

November◆College Festival
We welcome people in the communities. There are poster sessions about healthas well as fun activities.

◆Capping Ceremony
Though nurses on duty normally do notwear caps these days, caps are still thesymbol of nurses. At this ceremony,
sophomores and juniors put the nurse
cap on the freshmen at HMNC.

◆Sports FestivalSports are suitable to build the teamwork, which isnecessary for nursing. In every fall, Sports Festival isheld. Sports are good for physical and mental strengthand build team works.

March◆Speech presentations in March: ‘My View of Nursing’The selected junior students have speeches on ‘their own view of nursing’ the day
before the graduation. In their speeches, these juniors express their thoughts andfeelings about nursing through their experiences, sharing them with freshman andsophomore students.
◆Graduation Ceremony
Most students wear Japanese traditional clothing, KIMONO and HAKAMA toattend the formal graduation ceremony.