Comparative Study of the Undergraduate Nursing Curricula Among Nursing Schools of McMaster University of Canada, Hacettepe University of Turkey, and Tehran University of Iran

Context Evaluation of different education systems or approaches can help improve educational quality. To implement a program successfully, it is essential to examine the curricula of leading countries from different aspects. The present study aimed at comparing the bachelor of science in nursing (BS...

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Main Authors: Fatemeh Keshmiri, Parvaneh Asgari, Bahareh Shahbazi, Fatemeh Bahramnezhad
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Language:English
Published: Kerman University of Medical Sciences 2019-12-01
Series:Strides in Development of Medical Education
Online Access:http://sdme.kmu.ac.ir/article_90549_1797f159e790f7dbb1fd0fd6e8baa530.pdf
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author Fatemeh Keshmiri
Parvaneh Asgari
Bahareh Shahbazi
Fatemeh Bahramnezhad
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Parvaneh Asgari
Bahareh Shahbazi
Fatemeh Bahramnezhad
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description Context Evaluation of different education systems or approaches can help improve educational quality. To implement a program successfully, it is essential to examine the curricula of leading countries from different aspects. The present study aimed at comparing the bachelor of science in nursing (BSN) programs at nursing schools of McMaster in Canada, Hacettepe of Turkey, and Tehran (Iran). Evidence Acquisition The current descriptive-comparative study was performed in 2016 using the Brody method; the BSN programs were compared among Nursing School of Tehran University of Medical Sciences in Iran, Faculty of Nursing at Hacettepe University of Turkey, and McMaster School of Nursing in Canada. Results In the BSN program curricula of Tehran and Hacettepe universities, no correlation was found between contents and educational goals (theoretical and clinical), while a significant conformity was found between the theoretical and clinical goals of courses offered in the BSN curriculum of McMaster University. The ability to transfer leadership, management, communication, critical thinking, and clinical decision-making skills were formally ignored in the BSN curriculum of University of Tehran, while the mentors act just as a role model. There were programs and workshops for practicing critical thinking in Hecettepe University, while the evidence-based nursing and research in nursing were stressed in educational goals; the points disregarded in the curriculum of the BSN program of the University of Tehran. Conclusions It seems that the School of Nursing and Midwifery of Tehran University of Medical Sciences should reconsider educational goals and content and pay more attention to issues such as problem solving, critical thinking, clinical judgment, and efficient leadership skills, as well as creativity and innovation.
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spelling doaj.art-d73f3ccc5e994351b47faa1a4e10b01c2022-12-21T19:58:32ZengKerman University of Medical SciencesStrides in Development of Medical Education2645-34522645-34522019-12-0116110.5812/sdme.6720990549Comparative Study of the Undergraduate Nursing Curricula Among Nursing Schools of McMaster University of Canada, Hacettepe University of Turkey, and Tehran University of IranFatemeh KeshmiriParvaneh AsgariBahareh ShahbaziFatemeh BahramnezhadContext Evaluation of different education systems or approaches can help improve educational quality. To implement a program successfully, it is essential to examine the curricula of leading countries from different aspects. The present study aimed at comparing the bachelor of science in nursing (BSN) programs at nursing schools of McMaster in Canada, Hacettepe of Turkey, and Tehran (Iran). Evidence Acquisition The current descriptive-comparative study was performed in 2016 using the Brody method; the BSN programs were compared among Nursing School of Tehran University of Medical Sciences in Iran, Faculty of Nursing at Hacettepe University of Turkey, and McMaster School of Nursing in Canada. Results In the BSN program curricula of Tehran and Hacettepe universities, no correlation was found between contents and educational goals (theoretical and clinical), while a significant conformity was found between the theoretical and clinical goals of courses offered in the BSN curriculum of McMaster University. The ability to transfer leadership, management, communication, critical thinking, and clinical decision-making skills were formally ignored in the BSN curriculum of University of Tehran, while the mentors act just as a role model. There were programs and workshops for practicing critical thinking in Hecettepe University, while the evidence-based nursing and research in nursing were stressed in educational goals; the points disregarded in the curriculum of the BSN program of the University of Tehran. Conclusions It seems that the School of Nursing and Midwifery of Tehran University of Medical Sciences should reconsider educational goals and content and pay more attention to issues such as problem solving, critical thinking, clinical judgment, and efficient leadership skills, as well as creativity and innovation.http://sdme.kmu.ac.ir/article_90549_1797f159e790f7dbb1fd0fd6e8baa530.pdf
spellingShingle Fatemeh Keshmiri
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Bahareh Shahbazi
Fatemeh Bahramnezhad
Comparative Study of the Undergraduate Nursing Curricula Among Nursing Schools of McMaster University of Canada, Hacettepe University of Turkey, and Tehran University of Iran
Strides in Development of Medical Education
title Comparative Study of the Undergraduate Nursing Curricula Among Nursing Schools of McMaster University of Canada, Hacettepe University of Turkey, and Tehran University of Iran
title_full Comparative Study of the Undergraduate Nursing Curricula Among Nursing Schools of McMaster University of Canada, Hacettepe University of Turkey, and Tehran University of Iran
title_fullStr Comparative Study of the Undergraduate Nursing Curricula Among Nursing Schools of McMaster University of Canada, Hacettepe University of Turkey, and Tehran University of Iran
title_full_unstemmed Comparative Study of the Undergraduate Nursing Curricula Among Nursing Schools of McMaster University of Canada, Hacettepe University of Turkey, and Tehran University of Iran
title_short Comparative Study of the Undergraduate Nursing Curricula Among Nursing Schools of McMaster University of Canada, Hacettepe University of Turkey, and Tehran University of Iran
title_sort comparative study of the undergraduate nursing curricula among nursing schools of mcmaster university of canada hacettepe university of turkey and tehran university of iran
url http://sdme.kmu.ac.ir/article_90549_1797f159e790f7dbb1fd0fd6e8baa530.pdf
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