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Ａ：Since my grandmother is Chinese and my sister works as a nurse in England, I have been interested in various countries since I was a student.
When I was a university student, I was particularly interested in learning about the Japanese language, culture, and food. In my case, the biggest reason was that I wanted to learn more about Japan.
Ａ：I came to Japan under the EPA immediately after graduating from a nursing school in the Philippines. At first, I worked at a welfare facility in Okayama Prefecture, where I studied for about three years before taking and passing the national exam to become a care worker.
Once you have the certification, changing jobs becomes one of your options. When I reconsidered my place and future possibilities, I decided to join tums SAKURA no MORI HARUE because I had heard positive rumors about EPA friends working at the tums group and that the staff got along well with each other.
Ａ： As they say, the staff is friendly and there is an atmosphere of working hard together. For example, if one of the staff members is busy and I run over to him, all the other staff members will take care of him.
I think most of the time, people just turn away and say that it’s okay if someone else helped them.
At tums SAKURA no MORI HARUE, all the staff members are willing to talk and cooperate with each other even if they are helping someone else. This makes the work go smoothly and ends smoothly.
A：I enjoy talking with the users and singing with them in recreational activities. It’s soothing to be able to meet people with such a lovely atmosphere, and tums SAKURA no MORI HARUE is like a home as well as a workplace.
There are many foreign employees in the tums group, including those from other facilities, and we regularly interact with them at our annual dinner parties. Last year’s universal dinner party was cancelled due to the Corona disaster, but it is one of the internal events that we really look forward to.
A：I am struggling with the digitization of nursing care records, which has just started recently. We used to write by hand, so it was hard to get used to.
Some of the foreign employees who are not good at writing kanji say that it is easier to use the electronic system because it is converted without writing, but on the other hand, there are cases where they do not understand the converted kanji even if they type it in hiragana.
There are other cases, for example, where a person understands the kanji for “provide” but cannot type in the hiragana because he or she remembers the reading as “teikyo”. However, I hope that I can gradually get used to the electronic system, as it saves time and allows me to carry out my work more efficiently than handwriting.
A：Even when I don’t get my way, I never want to hurt the residents, so I tell them to be careful about what they say to the patients.
Also, since the tums group is committed to providing care that supports independence, there are many staff members involved in meal service, including the dietician, and while I focus on the residents in front of me, I sometimes get nervous when many eyes are on me. To break through the tension, it is important to gain experience, so I will support you so that you can learn one by one.
Ａ：I love Japanese food, so I cook more Japanese food than Filipino food. The other day I made some lightly cooked chicken, following a recipe!
A：I was certified as a nurse in the Philippines, and I want to get it in Japan as well. In order to do so, I need to pass the N1 exam, so my goal for this year is to get the N1 exam.
I would also like to work at a hospital in the tums group with my nursing qualification, and since my sister is working as a nurse in the UK, I would eventually like to gain experience in advanced countries such as the US.
A：Sakura no Mori of the tums group is mostly a unit-type facility, so we don’t have as many residents as a conventional-type facility. I like the fact that I can get closer to each person and that the staff can provide careful care.
I qualified as a care worker when I was in Okayama Prefecture, but when I see the younger members of the EPA studying hard to pass the exam at the tums group, I feel that the questions have become more difficult since my time. However, the study method of the tums group is to concentrate on exam preparation, so I think it is a great environment for those who have a goal to pass the national exam. I wholeheartedly support your challenge!
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