Cultivating Human Resources in Nursing for Resilient Leadership in Times of Crisis: Focusing on Advanced Nursing Education

Abstract

The corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has revealed an urgent need for a sustainable healthcare system, especially human resource development. Nurses play a front-line role in the prevention of infection and countermeasures for people with health problems in health, medical, and welfare systems, and society demands that their role be further expanded. The education and training programs for nursing professionals are diverse. This study focuses on under-graduate nursing education and post-graduate education, and outlines the development of human resources in nursing for resilient leadership in times of crisis. Under-graduate nursing education is developing and expanding based on the Model Core Curriculum for Nursing Education and the reference standards for quality assurance in nursing education, while assuring the quality. For the advancement of health care and society in times of crisis, it is essential to develop nursing human resources who can respond to crises of life, livelihood, and survival across multiple dimensions. To achieve this, it is necessary for educational institutions, medical institutions, and governmental agencies to strengthen cooperation and collaboration, and to promote the development of human resources who can build a sustainable, equitable, and resilient society.