Abstract
Objective: To facilitate discussions of the contents of global nursing education programs in Japan, asystematic review of related articles in other countries was conducted.Review Method: This review was implemented using the PRISMA guidelines. Online databases ofPubMed, Cochrane Library, CINAHL with full text, and National Center for Biotechnology Informationwere studied. A systematic literature review was conducted of the databases’ articles written in Englishby using the keywords “global/international nursing education” and “undergraduate course.” Researchappropriatearticles by titles and abstracts were selected and full texts of these articles were obtained.The authors read all the full texts, choose those appropriate to the research objective and synthesizedthe data.Results: Out of eight articles that were identified, three demonstrated sets of domains with competencies.The three articles included almost all domains in the remaining five, and the essential domains werecategorized such as global burden of diseases, socio-environmental health issues, and human rights andsocial justice. Some concepts (e.g., social justice) have not been included in official announcements inJapan.Conclusions: Six categories of domains with competencies seemed comprehensive, and shall be abase of discussion for further development of the subject education in Japan as well as for any nursinginstitute in the world.
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