The evolution of nursing education in myanmar (1921-1991): a historical perspective.
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2007-06
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University of Nursing, Yangon
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This study used a qualitative historical approach to describe the evolution of Myanmar nursing education, covering the history from 1921 to 1991. The nursing education history of Myanmar before 1948 was described briefly while the period between 1948 and 1991 was given more emphasis. The researcher had interviews with seventeen retired nurse-educators and nurse-administrators who helped greatly in uncovering issue about the past situation of nursing education in Myanmar.
Records of rules and regulations, orders, certificates, photographs, memos and books also revealed details of past events in nursing education history. Interviews were conducted in their own house and tape recorded. Analysis of the transcriptions involved the coding process, categorization and labeling, of themes. Ten themes emerged from verbatim notes. The findings indicated that no proper training was given during the Second World War and the standard of professional nursing education was very low until 1948. The state examinations were started in 1948, according to the rules of Burma Nurses and Midwives Council. Previous nursing education system was started with institutionalized hospital base Teaching by syllabus has been existed for a long times. Public health nursing had been introduced since 1954 but it was not attractive to nurses. In 1977 the curricula of various nursing education programs were reviewed and revised in line with National Health Plan. The first Nurses Training Centre was opened in 1986 and upgraded to the Institute of Nursing in 1991 when Bachelor of Nursing Science (B. N. Sc) degree program was established. Thus nursing education becomes highly academic after 1986. Discussion was done based on results and findings of data transcription it is assumed that this study would offer a connection and a chronological narrative of events of nursing education in Myanmar. Finally, the research provided information about past events of the nursing education in Myanmar. This research also pointed out the need for further study about nursing education system after 1991.
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Hlaing Htay Htay. The evolution of nursing education in myanmar (1921-1991): a historical perspective. Myanmar Nursing and Midwifery Journal. 2007 Jun; 2(1): 13-18.