Current nursing education considering southern europe’s reality and legal framework: a two-phased research approach

Nursing education and formation is still heterogenous in spite of The Bologna Declaration in 1999. Apart from the existence of basic curriculum standards, universities have flexibility regarding its design. The objective of this study is to provide an overview of contemporary nursing education and c...

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Published in:Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) Italy), 2023-09, Vol.13 (4), p.1342-1353
Main Authors: Antão, Celeste, Antolí-Forner, Aloma, FERNANDES, HÉLDER JAIME, Alves, Sara Elisa Brás, Pimentel, Maria Helena
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description Nursing education and formation is still heterogenous in spite of The Bologna Declaration in 1999. Apart from the existence of basic curriculum standards, universities have flexibility regarding its design. The objective of this study is to provide an overview of contemporary nursing education and contrast it with the legal frameworks in place in four Southern European countries: Portugal, Spain, Italy, and Greece. A scoping review was conducted in order to revise and obtain an up-to-date review of current nursing education and quality. Then, a content evaluation of the legal public framework was conducted. A total of nine articles were included in the review. Data analysis evoked three main themes from the results: nursing education heterogeneity owing to ECTS increased from 180 to 240 for the diversity of clinical practice hours; the nursing framework lacked a definition; and the evolution of nursing education, alongside quality improvement and more accurate guidelines were required. Regarding their legal framework, the main directives and legislation standards were assessed and compared with the current curriculum. To conclude, nursing heterogeneity education evokes competence inequality among students and future professionals as larger curricular programs (240 ECTS) offer more clinical practice. Nursing education uniformity could enhance international mobility and promote knowledge exchange and nursing competence framework definitions. These are facts that certainly bring nursing empowerment. This study was not registered. This research is part of the project Innovative Skills for Nurses and was funded by the EUROPEAN UNION, grant number 2022-1-RO01-KA220-HED-000087854. Funding Programme: Erasmus+ Programme, Cooperation partnerships in higher education.
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