Nursing Department | Yoshimochi Independent Academy Yanagigaura High School (Official Website)

5-year integrated education in the shortest time possible
100% of graduates who want to become nurses are employed.

After graduating from high school, students can go on to university or vocational school to become nurses, taking up to 8 years and taking exams. However, at our school, students can become eligible to take the national nursing exam in just 5 years, the shortest possible course. There are no entrance exams when moving on to specialized courses.

[Qualifications that can be obtained]

Eligibility to take the national nursing exam Eligibility to take the public health nurse school/midwife school Eligibility to take the licensed practical nurse certification exam

[Nursing education achievements]

●1966…Establishment of Hygiene Nursing Department
　2,911 graduates of the Department of Health Nursing (licensed practical nurses)
●1983…Establishment of the Department of Hygiene and Nursing
　1,447 graduates of the Health Nursing Specialty Course (nurses)
●2002…Department of Nursing established
　Start of 5-year integrated education program for nurses
(Nursing Department graduates) 706 people

Characteristics of the Department of Nursing

The shortest course to become a nurse [5-year integrated course]

Students can obtain a nursing license by completing 3 years of regular high school courses, 2 years of specialized courses, and a national exam. This is the shortest course, allowing students to obtain a nursing license at the age of 20.
　

The financial burden is very light

The shortest and most economical way to become a nurse is through a 5-year integrated education. By utilizing tuition support grants, school scholarships, hospital scholarships, and prefectural scholarships, costs can be further reduced.

Comprehensive hospital scholarship system

POINT.1

Thanks to the collaboration between our school and the hospital, you can receive the loan with peace of mind.

After enrolling, students can listen to explanations from each hospital and choose the hospital they would like to study at. The loan recipient is only limited to employment after graduation, and there is no obligation to repay the loan by working a set number of years.

This scholarship can also be used in conjunction with the Oita Prefecture scholarship program.

POINT.2

Hospital scholarships areEffective from April This reduces the burden.

To help ease the financial burden, if you wish to apply for a hospital scholarship, it will be applied from April. Tuition support will also be applied, so the burden will be reduced.

Nursing Department Curriculum (Basic Course)

General subjects

1 year			2 year			3 year
Modern Japanese	2	Japanese Expressions	4	Literary Japanese	3
Language Culture	2	General History	3
public	2	Mathematics A	3	General Geography	2
Mathematics I	3	Biology	2	Mathematics II	3
Basic Chemistry	2	Science and Human Life	1	Biology	2
Biological basis	2	physical education	2	Science and Human Life	1
physical education	2			physical education	3
Music I/Calligraphy I (elective)	2
		English Communication II	2	English Communication II	2
English Communication Ⅰ	3	Ethics/Expression I	1	Ethics/Expression I	1
family basics	2

Specialized Subjects

Basic Nursing	4	basic foundation	2	Basic Nursing	2
Structure and Function of the Human Body	1	Structure and Function of the Human Body	3	Structure and Function of the Human Body	1
Nursing Information	2	Promoting recovery from illness	1	Promoting recovery from illness	1
		Adult Nursing	1	Health support and social security systems	1
		geriatric nursing	1	Adult Nursing	2
				Pediatric Nursing	2
				Maternal Nursing	1
				Home nursing	1
Nursing clinical training	1	Nursing clinical training	4	Nursing clinical training	5
LHR	1	LHR	2	LHR	2