ObjectiveThis study aimed to elucidate the actual activities conducted by public health nurses during their dispatch and their health status during and after dispatch to the three prefectures most severely affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake.SampleA survey request was sent to a total of 2,237 facilities. Of these, 778 facilities returned questionnaires from dispatched public health nurses.ResultsThe participants of this study were 1,570 dispatched health nurses who participated in activities mostly at evacuation centers, followed by evacuees’ homes. After dispatch, an earlier postdisaster phase at the start of dispatch was independently associated with poor subjective well-being, low mood, worsened sleep state, and intense fatigue. Work hours per day were associated with poor subjective well-being and intense fatigue after dispatch.ConclusionResults suggest that the factor that most strongly affected the postdispatch health of the nurses was the phase that they began their dispatch.

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Aim The study objective was to evaluate the effectiveness of an education program to improve community orientation among community health nurses in Fiji. A 1.5‐day education program was developed that enabled participants to learn a concept through discussion, as they reviewed their experiences. Design This study used mixed methods research. Methods The education program involving 78 community health nurses and supervisors was conducted. The 30‐item Community Orientation among Community Health Nurses scale, six‐item program evaluation questionnaire, and participant reflection sheets were analyzed using both quantitative and qualitative methods. Results Program evaluations demonstrated high satisfaction among participants. The content analysis of participant views on community orientation revealed three categories; utilizing community intelligence in community activities, relationships with community members as a community health nurses, and human resource development tool. Our findings suggest that this education program should be held regularly, in conjunction with on‐the‐job and off‐site training.

In 2011, nursing practice skills, which are the core of undergraduate nursing programs, were assessed with the expectation of developing nursing practitioners, researchers, and educators possessing a broad range of professional knowledge and research capability. Particularly, the acquisition of problem-solving approaches in nursing practice poses a challenge for the development of nursing processes that are customized for each patient. This study was undertaken to examine a class design in nursing skills education that aims to have nursing students create patient cases, image the patients, and foster nursing practice skills with individuality. Proposal of learning strategies to create a case of virtual patient for nursing education. After the training, a questionnaire survey was administered. We summarize the effects of students independently creating patient cases. First, creating patient cases independently can promote imaging of patients by students. Second, by having discussions, more information can be extracted in a specific manner. And, Learning to create patient cases can foster a high level of thinking ability. 

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