看護基礎教育における放射線看護の必要性の検討 : 諸外国の放射線関連科目設置状況から

【目的】諸外国の看護基礎教育カリキュラムにおける放射線関連科目の設置状況を調べ， 日本の看護基礎教育時の放射線教育の必要性を考察した．
【方法】英語版ホームページ公開をする看護系大学を対象に，インターネット検索サイトでカリキュラム内の放射線関連科目設置の有無を調べた．その他，看護碁礎教育の放射線学に関する文献，指針も調べた．
【結果】放射線関連科目を置く大学は，アメリカのLewis大学とオーストリアのGraz大学のみで， Lewisは科目「RadiationTherapy」を，Grazは科目「First Aid, Disaster Management and Radiation Protection」を設置していた．指針ではWorld Health Organizationの患者安全カリキュラムガイド，欧州のRadiation Protection No175に医療者養成時から必要な放射線学の内容が示されていた
【考察】諸外国の看護系大学においても放射線教育は殆どされていなかったが，指針として放射線医療を安全に提供するために，医療者養成時に教授すべき内容が示されていた．日本においても患者安全に立脚した放射線教育が必要だと考える．

[Objective] We investigated the set up of radiology course in the undergraduate nursing education in foreign countries. And we discussed needs of radiology course in the undergraduate nursing education in Japan.
[Methods] The English homepages of the nursing colleges were targeted and investigated. We investigated whether there was a course on radiology in the undergraduate curriculum of nursing college in foreign countries or not, by using several Internet search sites.
In addition, literatures and guidelines related in the undergraduate nursing education were searched using several databases and Internet search sites.
[Results] Lewis University (Lewis) in the USA and Medical University of Graz (Graz) in Austria already had a course of radiology.
The radiology course were "Radiation Therapy" in Lewis and "First Aid, Disaster Management and Radiation Protection" in Graz.
The training content necessary for medical staff were shown in Patient Safety Curriculum Guide by World Health Organization and in Radiation Protection No 175 by European Commission.
[Discussion] It was clear that there were not many colleges had the course on radiology in the undergraduate curriculum of nursing in foreign countries. There were the guidelines shown in the training content necessary for medical staff. It was intended to provide radiation medical care safely. We considered it necessary for nursing students to be taught about radiology for patient safety at the time of undergraduate nursing education.