Public health nursing education in T urkey: a national survey
Aim To investigate public health nursing content in undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in T urkey. Methods This study included all of the nursing schools in T urkey that provide university level education. The data were collected through a self‐administered questionnaire designed to identify...
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Published in | International nursing review Vol. 60; no. 4; pp. 536 - 542 |
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Main Authors | , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
01.12.2013
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Summary: | Aim
To investigate public health nursing content in undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in
T
urkey.
Methods
This study included all of the nursing schools in
T
urkey that provide university level education. The data were collected through a self‐administered questionnaire designed to identify the existing status of undergraduate and postgraduate public health nursing education between
F
ebruary 2011 and
J
une 2011. The questionnaire was completed only by the head of the department of public health nursing in each school. Data were analysed with descriptive statistics using
SPSS
for
W
indows 17.0 software.
Results
The study achieved a response rate of 72.5%. All participants reported offering a course in public health nursing in their undergraduate programmes. Fourteen (24.1%) participants reported offering Master of Science degrees in public health nursing. Seven (12.1%) participants reported offering doctorate degrees in public health nursing. In the responding schools, the public health nursing course was given in one semester (14 weeks) for an average of 5.54 ± 1.43 h/week for theory and an average of 13.48 ± 5.11 h/week for clinical practice. Of the participants, 43 (74%) reported problems related to public health nursing education.
Conclusion
There are problems in
T
urkey with regard to public health nursing education. The nursing school curriculum must be revised on a national level if public health nursing is to be revived and strengthened. |
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ISSN: | 0020-8132 1466-7657 |
DOI: | 10.1111/inr.12045 |