Miyuki Nishida, Ikuko Oikawa, Kaori Nio
Juntendo University, Tokyo Kasei University, Mie University, Japan
Biography
Miyuki Nishida had worked at the NICU unit, Juntendo University hospital for 11 years. Moreover, she worked for four years with the unit of the heart disease. She is interested in the patient education through her experience. Her major area is infant surgery nursing now. So, she is researching support and education for mothers. At the moment, she belongs to the division of fundamental department as a Research Associate. She has studied about nursing care for children with defecation disorders.
Ikuko Oikawa has completed master's degree at St. Luke’s International University graduate school and specialize in child health nursing. After working in a hospital, She worked as a nursing teacher at a St. Luke’s International University, and now She teach about child's health in a nursery teacher at Tokyo-Kasei University. She is doing research support for independence of children with chronic illness, home care of handicapped children, and continuous education of nurses working in nursery schools.
Kaori Nio worked at Pediatric units in National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center for 5 years. Moreover, she worked for 6 years with the unit of the heart disease and cerebrovascular disease. After that, she worked at education and research at university. Her major research area is nursing for children with congenital heart disease. Currently, she is working on the theme "support for patients with congenital heart disease in adolescence". She have interviewed the parties and their friends and colleagues in order to clarify the perception and actual support of the parties and their important others.