Since 2009, the SCC has offered the educational training courses for certified nurse in 5 categories (skin and stoma care, palliative care, nursing for cancer chemotherapy, nursing for cancer radiotherapy, nursing for breast cancer) required for practical nursing for cancer patients, which has made the SCC as the first hospital to do so in Japan. Lately Japan has come to the era with high mortality due to the increasing aged population, and the role of a nurse has significantly changed accordingly. A nurse is required to make a swift decision on patient’s clinical condition and to handle adequately depending on patient’s symptoms under the comprehensive directions given by a physician. In these circumstances, the SCC offering the educational training course for certified nurse has been designated (by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare) as a training institution and approved so by the Japanese Nursing Association to open the educational training course for certified nurse (B course) incorporating the training for nurses performing specific interventions from FY2020. In addition to the accumulated knowledge and nursing skills acquired through the training course for certified nurse in each category, it is expected to foster the nurses who can perform greatly in various clinical fronts supported by powerful partnerships with the physicians. As the educational training course offered at the SCC includes the training for specific interventions, a nurse can complete it a month and half earlier compared to when he/she takes the training course for certified nurse and another for specific interventions separately. In addition, as the nurse has learning opportunities across the 5 different fields, it will make the best experience for working in a multidisciplinary medical team.
