J Nurs Scholarsh. 2000;32(1):97-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1547-5069.2000.00097.x.
Trends in nursing education in China.
Journal of nursing scholarship : an official publication of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing
F K Wong, S Chan, S Yeung
PMID: 10819745
DOI: 10.1111/j.1547-5069.2000.00097.x
Abstract
PURPOSE: To explore the current trends and development of nursing education in China. Nursing education in China has developed rapidly in alignment with economic growth of this vast country.
DESIGN: Descriptive, using 345 manuscript abstracts from various regions of China, submitted for the 1996 Sino-Hong Kong Educational Conference.
METHODS: Content analysis of manuscript abstracts was done to describe the trends. Codes were determined after several rounds of independent analysis.
FINDINGS: Development of nursing education in China appears in line with global trends. The preparation of a pragmatic nurse was emphasized by nurse educators who also advocate total patient care and the integration of traditional Chinese medicine in nursing education. Areas seldom mentioned, however, were student-centered approaches to learning, advanced practice, and the evaluation of educational processes and outcomes.
CONCLUSIONS: Nurse educators in mainland China appear aware of the dynamics and challenges in health care, and the need for preparing a new generation of nurses to face these challenges. Educators in China need to adopt new approaches in teaching and learning to prepare nurses to function in a wide range of health care settings, and to monitor and evaluate educational outcomes.
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