DOI: 10.36347/sjmcr.2023.v11i01.013

Pages: 48-51

Home healthcare in Japan has changed with the times. Currently, Japan's population is about 130 million, and the aging rate of those over 65 is about to reach 30%. According to a survey, about 60% of the Japanese population would rather die at home than in a hospital. In Japan, there is a long-term care insurance system that allows people to live at home even if they are ill, and there is a support system that allows people to live in the community by utilizing various social resources. The system is designed to support people to live in their own way in the community. The role of a visiting nurse is to support people so that they can live their lives in the community in their own way. Practical training is provided to learn the role of the home nursing. We examined the extent to which nursing students were affected by the coronavirus for two years, in 2020 and 2021. The method of investigation was a comparison of the content of the practicum and the characteristics of the patients the students received during the practicum. Half of the time, the coronavirus replaced the practice on campus. In addition, the number of pediatric patients accepted was reduced. The nursing students' home nursing practice has been conducted without loss of learning opportunities while taking thorough infection control measures.