Public health nursing education in Turkey: a national survey

Abstract

There are problems in Turkey with regard to public health nursing education. The nursing school curriculum must be revised on a national level if public health nursing is to be revived and strengthened.

Achieving consensus on the undergraduate curriculum of public health nursing in Turkey

“…It is the first study to be conducted in this regard in Turkey, which makes it unique. Currently, undergraduate teaching varies greatly and relies on local traditions, and the opinions of the dominating PHN academics at each university and PHN education are not uniform in Turkey (Kadioglu et al., ).…”

“…Since nurses learn public health knowledge and skills in the PHN course that is included in the undergraduate program, the importance of the course keeps increasing. The PHN course in Turkey is offered in one semester (14 weeks) for an average of 5.54 ± 1.43 hr/weeks for theory and an average of 13.48 ± 5.11 hr/weeks for clinical practice (Kadioglu et al., ).…”

“…As a result of this, public health nurses (academics) started to question their areas of training and practice and organized the first PHN workshop in 2010 with the theme, “The Current Status and Future of Public Health Nursing.” Subsequently, a second workshop was organized in 2011 with the theme, “Effects of General Practitioners on the Training and Practices of Public Health Nurses,” and the current situation in Turkey was discussed. During this workshop, research that addressed the current status and problems encountered in PHN education was presented and, in line with this, the creation of a standard syllabus for the PHN course was included in the agenda at the national level (Kadioglu et al., ). A third workshop was organized with the theme, “Where Should a Public Health Nurse Be?” and an attempt was made to create a national PHN syllabus.…”

The Evolution of World Health Organization's Initiatives for the Strengthening of Nursing and Midwifery

“…Therefore, considering the insufficient number of nursing and midwifery services in health services, the goal was to strengthen both professions in primary health care, as highlighted in 1996 in WHA49.1 (WHA, ): “to strengthen Nursing and Midwifery education and practice in primary health care,” as primary health care practiced by nurses and midwives is strongly linked to care relations centered in communities, families, their individuals, and the health systems. These relations are based on personal integrity, social justice, respect for all people, trust of individuals to change health habits, sensitivity to vulnerable populations and consideration of cultural and social determinants, and individual values and beliefs, since, independently of the circumstances, all are equally entitled to a better quality of life (Kadioglu, Albayrak, & Esin, ; Keller et al., ).…”

The development and challenges of public health nursing education in China from 1912 to 1949: A historical study

“…Hitherto, scholarly research on public health nursing education in the Republican period has focused on describing the history of its development and curriculum (Wang, 2000;Wu & Jiang, 2022), discussing the importance of training PHNs (Xu, 2022) (in 1935) and Turkey (in 2011) have faced similar difficulties regarding the lack of public health nursing faculty and suitable practice sites (Kadioglu et al, 2013;Nieh, 1935). In addition, an exploration of…”