Graduate Programs in Nursing Sciences at the Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences of the University of Tsukuba

The training program to become a CNS Certified Nurse Specialist in Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing is aiming at fostering clinicians endowed with a broad knowledge and high discernment by providing theoretical knowledge such as practical nursing, education, counseling, management, ethics and research as well as supporting education to increase overall problem-solving skills in the field of psychiatric care.

Faculty: Chizuru Mori, Yoshie Okada, Akiko Miki

Information: Yoshie Okada yoshiok@md.tsukuba.ac.jp

Prospective Certifications	CNS Certified Nurse Specialist in Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing
Certification Requirements	1．Nursing license 2．Five or more years of internship (three or more years in one's specialized field of nursing and six or more months of internship after the program) 3．Graduates of a Master’s program at a graduate school of nursing with credits (total of 26) of curriculum criteria for CNS Certified Nurse Specialist designated by the Japanese Association of Nursing Programs in University
Name of Certifying Organization	Japanese Nursing Association (JNA)　http://www.nurse.or.jp/index.html

*For detailed information on CNS Certified Nurse Specialist, visit the JNA Web site. details