Respected Faculty

Dipali Rani Mallick

Deputy Director,
Faculty of WHNM,
NIANER.

Prepared By
Mukti Rani, ID-MSN 200401, Mental health and
psychiatric nursing.
Shahanaj Khatun, ID-MSN 180107, Adult & elderly
Health Nursing

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 Sub: Professionalism /MSN-201
Topic: The education of nurses: On the leading Edge of
transformation
Learning outcomes:
After completion of this session we will learn to-

 The development of nursing education in Bangladesh.

 Educational pathways to becoming a RN.
 Alternative educational programs in nursing.
 Accreditations of educational programs.
 Graduate education in nursing
 Continuing education/certification programs.
 Challenges in nursing education.
 Introduction
Nursing is a profession within the health care sector focused on the care of
individuals, families, and communities so they may attain, maintain, or recover
optimal health and quality of life. They also take on vital roles of education,
assessing situations, as support.
Nursing education refers to formal learning and training in the science of
nursing. This includes the functions and duties in the physical care of patients,
and a combination of different disciplines that both accelerates the patient's
return to health and helps maintain it.
Nightingale is credited with founding modern nursing and creating the first
educational system for nurses. Nurses had no formal preparation in giving care,
because there were no organized programs to educate nurse until the late
1800s. Nightingle revolutionized and professionalized nursing by arguing that
nursing was not a domestic, charitable service but a respected occupation
requiring advanced education. In 1860, she opened a school of nursing at St
Thomas’ Hospital London.
 
 Development of Nursing Education in
Bangladesh

Pre-liberation (Before 1971):

• Before partition nurses were being trained from three junior Nursing
School under the Bangle Nursing Council. The first professional Senior
Nursing School was established in 1947 at Dhaka Medical Collage
Hospital. After partition of the East Pakistan, the Nursing Council was
established and the Superintendent of the Nursing Services became the
acting Registrar of that Council.
Cont..
In 1949 , the government of East Pakistan sent some women to London
for training in nursing.
 Ms Shamnsun Nahar, Ex-Register ,
 Ms Rahima Khatun First DNS

 Ms Shahzadi Harun, Ex DNS

 Ms Akhtar Banu, Ex-deputy DNS
 The East Pakistan Nursing Council was fully constituted in 1952 as a
Regulatory Body for Nursing Education and Services.
 In 1956 the college of Nursing was established in Karachi to offer post-
basic Diploma in Administration and Teaching. Later on, selected nurses
were sent to have B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees from Boston University,
USA, under the USAID fellowship program.
 In 1960 the Junior Nursing Training Schools were abolished and in
between 1962 & 1970 the Senior Nursing Training Schools were
established attached to 8(eight) Medical Collage Hospitals to provide
Diploma in Nursing and Midwifery.
 The Collage of Nursing, Mohakhali, Dhaka was also established in 1970
to offer Post-basic Diploma in Administration and Teaching.
Post Liberation :
 After liberation the number of Hospitals, Medical Colleges,
Nursing Schools/Institutions; Doctors, and Nurses had been
increased to meet the growing demands of health care services.
 In 1972 ,East Pakistan Nursing Council renamed Bangladesh
Nursing Council (BNC) as a regulatory body for nursing
education and service in Bangladesh.
 In 1975 , Senior Schools of Nursing offered ,3 years Diploma in
Nursing for all and one year Diploma in Midwifery Nursing for
female and Psychiatric Nursing for male instead of Senior Certificate
in Nursing course.
 In the same year , Schools of nursing was renamed as Nursing
Training Centre (NTC).
 Bangladesh Nursing Council Ordinance, was developed in the year
1983. It was last revised in 2016.
 In 2002 – 2003 session B.Sc in nursing (4 years) course was started
in private sector.
 A revised curriculum was implemented in 2007 with three years course
duration for diploma course.
 Since 2008 Basic BSc in Nursing Programme has been started into 4
Nursing Colleges of Dhaka, Mymensingh, Chittagong and Rajshahi.
 In 2016, establish NIANER (National Institute of Advanced Nursing
Education and Research) Mugda, Dhaka.
 First batch of MSN program was started with 60 nursing students was
started sponsored by KOICA, College of Nursing, Yonsei University.
List of nursing institute & college in Bangladesh:
Sl/no Name of cources Govt. Autonomous Private Total
organigation organization organization

01 Diploma in Nursing Science 46 - 336 382

and Midwifery (3 years)

02 Diploma in Midwifery (3 60 - 105 165

years)

03 Post-Basic BSc in Nursing (2 13 7 150 170

years)

04 Basic BSc in Nursing (4 10 1 121 132

years)

05 Master of Science in Nursing 2 - 13 15

(2 years)

Last update on 29 November,2021.

• Related Post Graduate Education
– Master of Public Health
– M Phil
– MSS in Clinical Social Work
– MSS In Gerontology & Geriatric welfare etc.
• PhD is still not established in the country.
Educational Pathway to Become a Registered Nurse

1. Diploma in Nursing Science & Midwifery (3 Years) / Bachelor of Science in

Nursing (4 Years).

2. Post Basic B.Sc in Nursing /Public Health Nursing 2 Years

3. Master Of Science in Nursing (MSN) 2 Years
4. PhD (Doctorate of Philosophy) 4- 6 Years
Accreditation Of educational program:
 Educational accreditation is a quality assurance process under which services
and operations of educational institutions or programs are evaluated and
verified by an external body to determine whether applicable and recognized
standards are met.
 It refers to a voluntary review process of educational programs by a
professional organization.
 Accreditation of nursing schools grew out of concerns by leader of the
profession about the lack of quality and standers for nursing education.
Cont….
 Accrediting agencies derive their authority from the Bangladesh
Department of Education.
 Two agencies, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
(MoHFW) and BNMC are responsible for accrediting nursing
educational programs in our country.
 The team from MoHFW and BNMC visit academic sites to
assess the feasibility and capacity.
Cont….
 The approval and accreditation authority from MoHFW & BNMC visit all
academic sites, observing the curriculum, quality, standard and capacity of
each site to conduct educational program.
 Once a program is accredited and in good standing, continuing accreditation
reviews take place every 8 to 10 years.
 The goal of accreditation is to ensure that institutions of higher education
meet acceptable levels of quality.
Benefits of accreditation:
Advanced degrees in nursing:

 A variety of economic, educational & professional trends are

fueling the demand for RNs with advanced degrees. Trends in
community-based nursing centers, case management, complexity
of home care, sophisticated technologies & society orientation to
health & self-care are rapidly causing the educational needs to
expand.

 Advanced degrees in nursing

1. Master’s education
2. Doctoral education
Master’s education:
 To prepare nurses with advanced nursing knowledge and clinical
practice skills in a specialized area of practice.
 Teachers college, Columbia University was initiating graduate
education in nursing.
 Beginning in 1899, the college offered a postgraduate course in
hospital economics.
 In the 1950s & 1960s viewed the master’s degree in nursing as the
terminal degree.
 In Bangladesh, started MSN program in 2016 .
 This programs prepared students for careers in nursing administration
& education.
Doctoral education:
 To prepare nurses to become faculty members in universities,
administrators in schools of nursing, researchers, theorist and advanced
practitioners.
 Doctoral education for nurses began at Columbia University, Teachers
college in 1910.
 In 1934 New York University initiated the first PhD program for nurses.
Cont…

 InOctober 2004 the members of the AACN debated and

passed a resolution calling for a new doctorate, the DNP.
 In1954 the University of Pittsburgh opened first PhD
program in clinical nursing & clinical research.
Continuing education/certification programs:
Continuing education:
 Continuing education(CE) is also known as lifelong learning, is a term
used to describe ways in which nurses maintain expertise during their
professional carriers. CE opportunities are those pursued by individual
nurses themselves and take place in a variety of settings.

 CE opportunities are those pursued by individual nurses themselves and

take place in a variety of settings: colleges, universities hospitals,
community agencies, professional organizations and professional
meetings.
Challenges in Nursing Education:
Challenges in Nursing Education:

A number of challenges face nursing education. Major challenges are in

nursing education are-
 Faculty & other resource shortages resulting in the inability of nursing
programs to produce enough nurses to meet society’s needs
 The need to transform nursing education to meet the needs for quality
& safety in the complex health care environment.
 Curriculum Challenges.
 Representation in Faculty and Training.
Cont….

 Fostering and Maintaining Student Relationships.

 Pay Inequality.
 Lack of Preceptors.
 Lack of Opportunity to Update Knowledge and Skills.
Conclusion:
Nursing education is the professional education for the preparation of
nurses to enable them to render professional nursing care to people of all
ages, in health and illnesses, in any setting. The primary goals of nursing
education remain the same: nurses must be prepared to meet diverse
patients' needs; function as leaders; and advance science that benefits
patients and the capacity of health professionals to deliver safe, quality
patient care.
References:
 Faan, B. B. P. R. (2019). Professional Nursing: Concepts & Challenges, 9e (9th ed.).

Saunders.
 http://www.ebookbou.edu.bd accessed on 23/03/2022.
 https://www.indeed.com/career-advice/career-development/challenges-as-a-nurse accessed on
23/03/2022.
 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK209885/ accessed on 23/03/2022.