Theory of Technological Competency as Caring in Nursing and Health Sciences

25/03/2026

We are an open conference website. Please take a look at it and share it with your network. We look forward to seeing you in Kobe on 28–29 November!

03/03/2026

Call for Manuscripts: Journal of Nursing Investigation (JNI)
https://www.tokushima-u.ac.jp/med/research/achievement/jni.html
Submission Support: We are preparing vouchers for 8 selected papers for the Journal of Nursing Investigation (JNI).
Full Manuscript Deadline: End of October.
Presentation: Selected authors will present their work on Day 2 of the Rozzano Locsin Institute international conference.
Peer-Review: A standard peer-review process will be strictly enforced to ensure Scopus indexing.

Online ISSN 2434-2238 Print ISSN 1348-3722 （Vol.1～Vol.15）...

03/03/2026

Rozzano Locsin Institute international conference 2026 Special Issue: Journal of Healthcare Administration (JOHA)
https://www.belitungraya.org/BRP/index.php/joha/announcement/view/42
Capacity: 8 to 15 manuscripts will be selected for publication.
Full Manuscript Deadline: End of October.
Presentation: Selected authors will present their work on Day 2 of the Rozzano Locsin Institute international conference.
Peer-Review: A standard peer-review process will be strictly enforced to ensure Scopus indexing.
Submission Details: Maximum of six authors per article; no submission fee.

Special Issue: RLI International Conference 2026 2026-02-28 The Journal of Healthcare Administration (JOHA) is pleased to announce a scholarly collaboration with the Rozzano Locsin Institute (RLI) for their upcoming international conference in Kobe, Japan (28 to 29 November 2026). Conference Theme ....

20/02/2026

Call for Abstracts for the 2026 RLI international conference
*The Rozzano Locsin Institute (RLI) is now accepting abstracts for the 2026 RLI international conference:
*This international conference will take place from 28 to 29 November 2026 in Kobe, Japan.
*The theme of the conference is 'Building Caring Communities in a Technological World: Nursing and the Health Sciences'.
https://www.rli-tccn.com/event-information-2026
*Outstanding research presentations at this international conference will be supported in your submission to the "Journal of Nursing Investigation," with a voucher covering the article processing charges.
https://www.tokushima-u.ac.jp/med/research/achievement/jni.html

*Presenters will also be required to register for the conference online in order to present their abstract(s).
*Registration will open in early Spring 2026.
Submission Process: Abstracts must be submitted electronically via the online abstract submission portal.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdR5wkvBAKF0HKKmxXwG1ZUFby34pISjBJvF9UInPgVfxpWIg/viewform
Timeline: Abstract submissions are due on June 15, 2026 at 11:59 PM. All abstracts submitted by that deadline will be considered final. Selection decisions will be announced in July 15, 2026.

10/02/2026

Mark your calendar with key dates

Monday, 16 February 2026: opening of abstract submissions

Friday 31 July 2026, 17:00 JST: deadline for submitting abstracts

- August 2026: announcement of abstract results by email to each submitter

- July 2026: early registration

The Sixth RLI is planned for 2026. It will be the 10th year of the Rozzano Locsin Institute.

25/10/2025

The 2026 TCCN International Conference, hosted by the Rozzano Locsin Institute, will be held at an opportune time, in autumn in Kobe, Japan.
Conference theme: "Building Caring Communities in a Technological World: Nursing and the Health Sciences"
Mark your calendar with key dates
Sunday, 1 February 2026: opening of abstract submissions
Friday 31 July 2026, 17:00 JST: deadline for submitting abstracts
- August 2026: announcement of abstract results by email to each submitter
- July 2026: early registration
https://www.rli-tccn.com/event-information-2026

22/07/2025

The Sixth RLI international conference is planned for 2026.
It will be the 10th year of the Rozzano Locsin Institute.
https://www.rli-tccn.com/event-information-2026
In celebration, the TCCN international conference will be held at an auspicious time – Autumn in Kobe, Japan. It is a perfect season to witness the changing of the foliage colors, a metaphor of the changing trends in the philosophical and theoretical advances supporting “Technological Competency as Expression of Caring in Nursing.”

13/05/2025

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1AaHPKt54W/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Nursing visionaries Dr. Rozzano Locsin and Professor Tetsuya Tanioka are reshaping the future of healthcare, proving that technology can enhance, not replace, human care.

Through their pioneering work, they demonstrate that true compassion thrives when science and empathy work hand in hand.

Read the full story by clicking the link in the comments section.

29/12/2024

New Year’s Greetings 2025
Let us express the greetings of the new year.
The Technological Competency as Caring in Nursing (TCCN) theory encompasses technology, nursing, and caring, and underpins the process of knowing persons as caring in nursing. This theory has been used and studied in general hospitals, intensive care units, emergency departments, and psychiatric hospitals in nursing settings. Additionally, some TCCN theory-based research instruments have been developed, and their reliability and validity were confirmed. In view of these research instruments we have received many requests for permission to use the instruments, from researchers and hospital nursing service managers.
We have made these instruments available and posted them on the RLI website and also provided instructions for their use.

https://www.rli-tccn.com/instruments

We hope that this will be of further assistance to everyone who are interested in the TCCN theory, particularly, those whose in-service education programs are based on the TCCN theory. These instruments can be adapted according to different nursing areas. Because these measurement instruments have been developed in English to measure its effectiveness, it is likely to be applicable worldwide.
Applying theory in nursing practice develops nursing knowledge and supports evidence-based practice. We would like to promote nursing and healthcare service quality.
We look forward to working together this year.
May this be a fruitful and happy year.

Director: Tetsuya Tanioka, RN; MS, MA, PhD, FAAN

Director Emeritus: Rozzano Locsin, RN; PhD, FAAN

How to use the TCCN theory based instruments, please read the application forms (English and Japanese, MS word or pdf ).

15/03/2024

GREETINGS 2024
On behalf of the Rozzano Locsin Institute (RLI), I would like to offer greetings to you.
In human healthcare, the risk of depersonalization of persons receiving care renders the preservation of humanness essential, particularly in technology-dense arenas (Locsin, 2005). Thus, nurses and healthcare providers are challenged to sustain their caring nursing practice while responding to the complex technological demands of modern healthcare.
Locsin and Purnell (2015) idea that a competent nurse appreciates and knows persons more fully as active participants in their care rather than as passive recipients of care, thereby promoting the preservation of humanity. Ongoing research and continuous learning are important to understanding these concepts. Let us all work together to provide quality healthcare services.
June 13 - 15, 2024, the RLI and Our Lady of Fatima University will be hosting the 5th International Conference on Technological Competency as Caring in Nursing and The Health Sciences. We hope you will join us. Conference website (to be announced).

On behalf of the Rozzano Locsin Institute (RLI), I would like to offer greetings to you. In human healthcare, the risk of depersonalization of persons receiving care renders the preservation of humanness essential, particularly in technology-dense arenas (Locsin, 2005). Thus, nurses and

27/12/2022

NEW YEAR'S GREETINGS 2023!

On behalf of the Rozzano Locsin Institute (RLI), I would like to thank all participants at the 4th International Conference on Technological Competency as Caring in Nursing and Health Sciences, 2022. This conference was very challenging for all of us.
Thank you for being a supportive researcher, collaborator, and follower to the RLI. Your support has always helped us grow.
It is my hope that further intellectual discussions on nursing and the health sciences considering technology and caring foci, 2023.
I wish you all the best in the new year and wish your health, wealth and happiness forever and a day.

DIRECTOR, Rozzano Locsin Institute,
Tetsuya Tanioka, RN; MS, MA, PhD, FAAN

Happy New Year! I hope God will grant us all an easy and peaceful year next.