Nursing education reform in South Africa: Implications for postgraduate nursing programmes
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Date
2023
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Elsevier
Abstract
Training of Specialist Nurses is of critical importance for the continued delivery of quality health services
globally and in South Africa. In accordance with international trends, nursing education in South Africa has
undergone significant educational reforms in the past few years. The aim of this paper is to critically reflect on
current nursing education reform in South Africa and the implications for the postgraduate diploma in nursing
programmes. The paper highlights some of the challenges encountered with the development, accreditation and
implementation of the new nursing postgraduate diploma programmes. Successful nursing education reform
requires collaborative and proactive conversations between all stakeholders before changes are made to existing
nursing categories and skills mix, during the development of new programme frameworks, during programme
development and after implementation of the reform strategies.
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Nursing education, Postgraduate diploma, Higher education, South Africa, World Health Organization (WHO)
Citation
Crowley, T., & Daniels, F. (2023). Nursing education reform in South Africa: Implications for postgraduate nursing programmes. International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences, 18, 100528. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijans.2023.100528