Evaluation of the Thai–Lao Collaborating Nursing Manpower Development Project using the Context Input Process Product model

Abstract

The purpose of this article was to describe, monitor and evaluate the Thai-Lao Collaborating Nursing Manpower Development Project using Stufflebeam's Context Input Process Product model. The study found that the project had great success in personnel development according to the six activities of the project. It helped develop two nurses with Masters degrees, 24 senior nurses and 283 diploma and auxiliary nurses. There were visible changes in the discipline and in terms of nursing care, nursing process was utilized. The Lao nursing system was developed to the point where white uniforms were used as the symbol of nurses who previously went unrecognized. There was a change in the structure of nursing organization. Moreover, nursing activities moved towards the goal of health promotion and prevention. The study recommended that a periodic supervisory activity be implemented to enhance the training of trainers. In addition, a 2-year continuation program for Bachelor degrees in nursing should be developed initially in Laos, then a 4-year program should be developed. The nursing education program for Masters degrees should initially be obtained through neighboring countries.

Growing together: a qualitative study of leading nurse scholars in Thailand

“…Moreover, because Thai academics continue to make substantial contributions to the growth of nursing education, research and health system reform across the Asia‐Pacific (Boontong 2006; Kunaviktikul 2006; Othaganont 2001), we argue that the values of growing together and the vision of Thai nurse leaders continue today. Studies have often focused on academics as the developers of scholarship in nursing but Kitson (2006) contended that one of the significant problems in advancing nursing scholarship was that, rather than a lack of scholars, there was no system that supported scholarly collaboration between nurses and educators.…”