A literature review of past efforts and future challenges in disaster nursing in Japan

Abstract

This study aimed to analyze past efforts and future challenges in disaster nursing in Japan and to discuss guidelines for future activities of the Japan Society of Disaster Nursing Young Academy Committee (JSDN-YA). A literature review was conducted, focusing on the preface of volumes 1–25 of the Journal of the Japanese Society of Disaster Nursing. As a result, seven items were extracted as past efforts and eight items as future challenges.