J Korean Acad Nurs.  2003 Jun;33(3):395-404.

The Development of Certificates Criteria and Curriculum in Home Healthcare Nurse Specialist Program

Affiliations
  • 1College of Nursing Science, Ewha Womans University, Korea. krshin@ewha.ac.kr
  • 2School of Nursing, University of Maryland, Baltmore, U.S.A.
  • 3Korean Home Care Nurses Association, Korea.
  • 4Department of Nursing, Hanyang University, Korea.
  • 5Korean National Institute of Health, Korea.

Abstract

PURPOSE: To make a contribution to raising the quality of nursing and home healthcare services through reviewing the present state of home healthcare nurse specialist training institutions and education programs and creating concrete measures to establish high-quality education courses. METHOD: International comparative study of accreditation criteria and curriculum in home healthcare nurse specialist program. RESULT: The Authorization Standards of home healthcare nurse training institutions consists of 8 items, 23 evaluation criteria and 72 evaluation indexes. Proposal to develop a specialist training program: Curriculum. Modify and complement a present homecare nurse education program. Curriculum 1. Designate two forms of certification. The first certification has been granted the authority to serve as a manager and open a home healthcare agency to nurses having masters degrees and clinical experience for five years. The second certification is allowed to perform general home healthcare after having completed a short term training course. Currculum 2. To meet increasing demands, granting a certification to perform home healthcare to registered nurses having clinical experience of more than three years. CONCLUSION: These results can be utilized in the home healthcare educational program for raising the quality of nurses and home healthcare services.

Keyword

Home healthcare nursing; Education program
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