広島大学

Basic Information

Major Professional Backgrounds

• 2024, Hiroshima University, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Lecturer
• 2021, 2024, Yasuda Womens's University, Assistant Professor
• 2010, 2014, Hiroshima University, Institute of Biomedical & Health Sciences, Assistant Professor
• 2005, 2007, Cancer Institute Hospital, Nurse
• 1999, 2003, Toranomon Hospital, Nurse

Educational Backgrounds

• Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Graduate Schoool of Health Care Sciences, Japan, 2014/04, 2020/03
• Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Graduate Schoool of Health Care Sciences, Japan, 2003/04, 2005/03
• Chiba University, School of Nursing, Japan, 1995/04, 1999/03

Academic Degrees

• Tokyo Medical and Dental University
• Tokyo Medical and Dental University

Educational Activity

Course in Charge

1. 2026, Liberal Arts Education Program1, 4Term, Human health and the society
2. 2026, Undergraduate Education, Intensive, Integrated Clinical Practice
3. 2026, Undergraduate Education, 2Term, Practice in Gerontological Nursing
4. 2026, Undergraduate Education, 4Term, Clinicobiochemistry
5. 2026, Undergraduate Education, Second Semester, Social Welfare
6. 2026, Undergraduate Education, First Semester, Principles of Geriatric Nursing
7. 2026, Undergraduate Education, 4Term, Disease Management in Gerontological Nursing
8. 2026, Undergraduate Education, Intensive, Clinical Practice in Geriatric Nursing
9. 2026, Undergraduate Education, Year, Graduate thesis
10. 2026, Undergraduate Education, 1Term, Practicum in Community and Home Health Nursing
11. 2026, Undergraduate Education, Second Semester, Social Welfare
12. 2026, Undergraduate Education, Second Semester, Social Welfare

Research Activities

Academic Papers

1. nursing care for older adults at the end of life, 83, 307-312, 20251031
2. Nursing Practice for Early Detection of Long-Term Care Resident Deterioration: A Qualitative Study, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OLDER PEOPLE NURSING, 20(2), 202503
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3. Family Caregivers' Needs in Long-Term Care Facilities: A Descriptive Qualitative Study, Research in gerontological nursing, 17(4), 177-187, 2024
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4. Sustaining the nursing workforce - exploring enabling and motivating factors for the retention of returning nurses: a qualitative descriptive design, BMC Nurisng, 23, 2024
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5. ★, Ambulance use and emergency department visits among people with dementia: A cross-sectional survey., Nursing and Health Sciences, 25(4), 712-720, 2023
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6. Facors related to liability for damages for adverse events occurring in long-term care facilities., PLoS One, 18(5), e0283332., 2023
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7. Effects of an advance care planning training program for certified palliative care nurses in Japan, Journal of Cancer Education, 38: 357-363, 2023, 38(1), 357-363, 2023
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8. Development of a Draft of a Japanese Version of a Scale Measuring Family Caregiver Death Preparedness for People with Dementia, Journal of Yasuda Women's University, 52, 193-200, 2023
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9. Long-term care nurses' perceptions of a good death for people with dementia: A qualitative descriptive study, International Journal of Older People Nursing, 17(3), 2022
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10. ★, Rebuilding and guiding a care community: A grounded theory of end-of-life nursing care practice in long-term care settings, Journal of Advanced Nursing, 76(4), 1009-1018, 2020
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11. ★, End-of-life nursing care practice in long-term care settings for older adults: A qualitative systematic review, International Journal of Nursing Practice, 26(2), 2020
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12. Family caregivers' experiences with frail older adults living and dying in nursing homes, Journal of Japan Academy of Gerontological Nursing, 19(1), 34-42, 2014
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13. Men's experiences living with untreated prostate cancer and nursing care, Journal of Japanese Society of Cancer Nursing, 21(1), 22-30, 2007
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Invited Lecture, Oral Presentation, Poster Presentation

1. Validity and Reliability of the Japanese Version of the Caring Ahead: Preparing for End-of-Life with Dementia Questionnaire, Katsumi Nasu, Miyuki Takase, Hiroki Fukahori, Chie Teramoto, Hiroyuki Sawatari, Kazuaki Tanabe, 29th East Asian Forum of Nursing Scholars, 2026/02/28, Without Invitation, English, NUS, Singapore
2. Characteristics of emergency medical services non-conveyance cases in Japan, Chie Teramoto, Kazuaki Tanabe, Keiko Ueno, Rumiko Tsuchiya-Ito, Haruka Imura, Ryota Matsuyama, Miwako Tsunematsu, Katsumi Nasu, Hiroyuki Sawatari, Kana Kazawa, Masayuki Kakehashi, 29th East Asian Forum of Nursing Scholars, 2026/02/27, Without Invitation, English, NUS, Singapore
3. Cultural adaptation of the Caring Ahead: Preparing for End-of-LIfe with Dementia questionnaire: a cognitive interview study, Nasu, K., Fukahori, H., Takase, M., 28th East Asian Forum of Nurisng Scholars, 2025/02, Seoul
4. Nursing practice for detecting changes in residents' conditions in long-term care facilities, Ogawara H, Fukahori H., Mashida,Y., Matsumoto S., Nasu K., IAGG Asia/Oceania Regional Congress 2023, 2023, Yokohama
5. Long-term care nurses' perceptions of a good death for people with dementia: A qualitative descriptive study, Nasu K, Fukahori H, Miyashita M, The 42th Annual Conference of japan Academy of Nursing Sciences, 2022
6. Rebuilding and guiding a care community: A grounded theory of end-of-life nursing care practice in long-term care settings, Nasu K, Sato K, Fukahori H, The 6th International Research Conference of World Academy of Nursing Science, 2020
7. End-of-life nursing care practice in long-term care settings: A qualitative systematic review, Nasu K, Konno R, Fukahori H, The 40th Annual Conference of japan Academy of Nurisng Sciences, 2020
8. A meta-synthesis of the end-of-life nursing care for older adults in long-term care settings, Nasu K, Fukahori H, Okumura A, 19th East Asian Forum of Nursing Scholars, 2016
9. The relationships between self-care ability to manage cancer-related pain, and pain intensity and pain interference in urological cancer patients in Japan, Fujimoto Y, Miyashita M, Matsubara A, Nasu K, Oncology Nursing Society 39th Annual Congress, 2014
10. Family caregivers' experiences with frail older adults living and dying in nursing homes, Nasu K, Fukahori H, Shimo M, The 20th IAGG World Congress of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 2013
11. Unmet information needs and quality of life in postoperative lung cancer patients in Japan, Okuno R, Miyashita M, Nakamura H, Taniguchi Y, Ogusa T, Nasu K, Oncology Nursing Society 38th Annual Congress, 2013
12. Experiences of chemotherapy-related cognitive impairment in young breast cancer survivors in Japan, Ueoka Y, Miyashita M, Kadoya T, Nasu K, Oncology Nursing Society 38th Annual Congress, 2013

External Funds

Acceptance Results of Competitive Funds

1. Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, 2022, 2025
2. Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, 2020, 2025
3. Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, 2012, 2014

Social Activities

History as Peer Reviews of Academic Papers

1. 2025, International Journal of Nursing Studies Advances, 1
2. 2025, BMC Nursing, 1
3. 2025, BMC Palliative Care, 1
4. 2024, BMC Primary Care, 1
5. 2024, Journal of Nursing Management, 2
6. 2024, BMC Palliative Care, 2
7. 2023, BMC Geriatrics, 3
8. 2023, BMC Nursing, 5
9. 2023, Archives of Public Health, 2
10. 2022, Archives of Public Health, 2
11. 2022, BMC Geriatrics
12. 2022, Global Qualitative Nursing Research, 2
13. 2022, BMC Nursing
14. 2022, BMC Health Services Research, 2
15. 2022, BMC Medical Education, 2
16. 2021, Geriatrics & Gerontology International, 2