Effectiveness of a Simulation-Based Education Program to Improve Novice Nurses' Clinical Judgment Skills.

Introduction: We assessed the effectiveness of a simulation-based education program to improve novice nurses' clinical judgment skills.

Methods: A simulation education program was implemented for 21 novice nurses. Surveys were conducted on program satisfaction, learning, and clinical judgment skills before, immediately after, and two months after the program.

Development of a Clinical Judgment Scale for Japanese Nurses.

Background: The purpose of this study was to develop a scale to assess the clinical judgment of nurses based on the clinical judgment process.

Method: Based on a qualitative analysis of interviews with specialized and certified nurses and extant literature, a scale comprising 44 question items was created. A questionnaire survey was conducted with 1,444 nurses working in 28 general hospitals, psychiatric wards, cardiac care units, and intensive care units in Japan.

Addressing practical issues related to nursing care for international visitors to Hiroshima.

When nine million foreigners visited Japan in 2013, the federal government set a goal to attract an additional two and a half million visitors including medical tourists by 2020. This research investigates the attitudes and concerns of Japanese nurses when they are in a situation dealing with foreign patients. The data were collected from March through September 2010, from 114 nurses at three hospitals, in close proximity to popular tourist destinations in Hiroshima.