Abstract
PURPOSE: To describe nursing education and practice in Vietnam, and strategies that support empowerment of nursing as a socially significant profession for that country.
DESIGN: The Jones-Meleis health empowerment model was used as a framework to examine barriers and identify strategies that support empowerment.
METHODS: Fieldwork, interviews, and participation-observation in collaborative partnerships with the Ministry of Health, the national nurses association, and schools of nursing in Vietnam.
FINDINGS: Nurses in Vietnam are eagerly poised to make significant and essential contributions to the well-being of society.
CONCLUSIONS: Baccalaureate and master's degree nursing curricula taught by nurses are necessary for professionalization of nursing practice in Vietnam.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 317-321 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Journal of Nursing Scholarship |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2000 |
ASJC Scopus Subject Areas
- General Nursing
Keywords
- Empowerment
- International
- Nursing education
- Nursing practice
- Vietnam
- Nursing
- Public Relations
- Professional Autonomy
- Humans
- Professional Practice
- Power, Psychological
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