Adulthood is the longest and typically most enriching segment within the life cycle, whether in the physical, emotional, or social dimensions. Whether or not people lead healthy lifestyles, their health can have an immense impact on their social lives—in the home, school, work, and community. We encourage nurses to practice the best-adapted care for each client’s state of health by learning to explore the characteristics of people in their adulthood from the emotional, social, and physical aspects.

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Professor Hideaki Andoh
I divide my time between my clinical and educator roles at the Palliative Care Center and Medical Simulation Center of Akita University Hospital. My topics of research in palliative care include the support and assistance involved in actual clinical practice. I examine teaching methods and programs and give seminars on interprofessional collaboration as part of my research in education.

Professor Sachiko Makabe
Nursing experience is 5 years in Japan and 7 years in England. After this international clinical experience, I have been faculty for last 11 years at Akita University. Teaching specialty is acute and perioperative care for Bachelor students. Research areas of interests are orthopedic nursing and nurses’ quality of life. I am currently a leader for health promotion research project at hairdresser/barber. I have also conducted a survey for nurses’ quality of life among five Asian countries (Japan, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, and Bhutan).

Associate Professor Shoko Kemuyama
My areas of interest include patients living with a chronic condition and supporting patients and their families during the terminal phase of illness. I teach nursing for end-of-life care in which the aim is to provide support to patients through the last stage of their lives. I also train Certified Nurse Specialists in Cancer Nursing at the graduate level.

Associate Professor Fumiya Tanji
My main areas of research are epidemiological studies on the mental health of university students, working-age adults, and older people. Over time, the aspect of life events changes, and these affect health and performance. My research focuses on their associations and support.

Lecturer Yuko Akagawa
My areas of specialization are cancer nursing (from the acute to the terminal phases) and acute and perioperative nursing. Within the area of cancer nursing, I focus on parents who are diagnosed with cancer and the effects on their children (<18 years) and families. A cancer diagnosis has a large impact on not only the patient, but the family as well. In my research, I explore which forms of nursing provide the best support for patients and their families in the long term, and aim to make them conducive to actual practice.

Assistant Professor Junko Takagai
My main topics of research are symptom management in patients who are affected by cancer. I also explore palliative methods in lymphedema and relieving cancer-related fatigue. In addition to the benefits of early diagnosis and the progress made in therapeutic methods, which have extended our life spans, I hope to encourage progress in nursing that will allow cancer patients to continue living with a minimal amount of pain.

Assistant Professor Nobuko Munemura
My areas of interest are related to digestive endoscopy. Specifically, I specialize in techniques of care that allow patients to undergo digestive endoscopies safely and painlessly. I provide educational support to nursing professionals (especially those who work in medical offices) who work with patients undergoing digestive endoscopy.

Assistant Professor Yuta Tanaka
My research topic is palliative care in the intensive care unit (ICU). I study the practice of palliative care in the ICU and healthcare providers’ awareness about it. My goal is to deliver optimal palliative care to all patients, including those in the ICU.