Nursing students' understanding of children with disabilities in Japanese nursing education: A literature review

抄録

In recent years, some Japanese nursing education facilities have started choosing facilities for children with disabilities as training sites. This provides students with a good opportunity to deepen their understanding of children with disabilities. However, there are cases in which learning nursing care for children with disabilities is difficult. In this study, we examined the literature on understanding children with disabilities in nursing education to practice effective practical training. We used CiNii, Google Scholar, PubMed, and Ichushi-Web (Ver. 5.0). For the analysis, we chose those original primary documents that described the nursing students' understanding of children with disabilities. We classified and named the summaries based on similarity. Seventeen documents on nursing students' understanding of children with disabilities were mostly analyzed through practical training in facilities for children with disabilities, and before the practical training, some students were anxious and confused. However, during the training, the students learned about the characteristics of the children's disabilities, consideration for the environment where children with disabilities live, communication methods, and so much more. The students were able to deepen their view of nursing through these experiences. It is important to reduce the anxiety of students through prior learning; teach the nursing view, in which the children's abilities are recognized and emotional interactions are valued; help students develop their independence and nursing view comfortably; show the importance of proactive nursing; and help them link their experiences to learning.