Kim M J, McKenna Hugh P, Ketefian S
University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Nursing, 845 S. Damen Ave. #1156, Chicago, IL, USA.
Int J Nurs Stud. 2006 May;43(4):477-89. doi: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2005.07.003. Epub 2005 Sep 8.
Nursing profession has intensified education and training of nurse researchers who could enhance the health of people through the discovery and dissemination of knowledge. This resulted in rapid increase in the number of doctoral programs in nursing in many countries in recent decades, but the guidelines for quality programs are lacking.
To develop guidelines for quality criteria, standards, and indicators for doctoral programs in nursing that may be used worldwide.
The work of the quality criteria, standards and indicators (QCSI) committee of the International Network for Doctoral Education in Nursing formed the basis of this paper and authors supplemented it by a literature review and consultation with international experts.
The major criteria of quality of doctoral program were: the nature of the mission, the quality of faculty, the students, the curriculum, program administration, and resources. Sub-criteria, standards and indicators for each of these criteria were identified in sufficient detail to provide guidance for quality doctoral programs in nursing. Concerns as to whether the QCSI would apply to those countries and doctoral programs that focus on a research thesis only, without formal coursework were addressed. Experts from across the world felt that the QCSI would be applicable for most program types.
Global criteria, standards, and indicators for doctoral programs in nursing presented in this article may serve as guidelines for most doctoral programs in the world as these were developed by experienced nurse scholars representing eight countries from five continents. The degree of detail in these parameters is sufficient to enhance the utility of the QCSI for all doctoral programs worldwide.
护理专业加强了对护士研究人员的教育和培训，这些人员可通过知识的发现和传播来增进人们的健康。这导致近几十年来许多国家护理博士项目的数量迅速增加，但缺乏高质量项目的指导方针。
制定可在全球使用的护理博士项目质量标准、准则和指标的指导方针。
国际护理博士教育网络质量标准、准则和指标（QCSI）委员会的工作构成了本文的基础，作者通过文献综述和与国际专家协商对其进行了补充。
博士项目质量的主要标准包括：使命性质、师资质量、学生、课程、项目管理和资源。对这些标准中的每一项都详细确定了子标准、准则和指标，以为高质量的护理博士项目提供指导。针对QCSI是否适用于那些仅专注于研究论文而无正规课程作业的国家和博士项目的问题进行了探讨。来自世界各地的专家认为，QCSI适用于大多数项目类型。
本文提出的全球护理博士项目标准、准则和指标可作为世界上大多数博士项目的指导方针，因为这些是由来自五大洲八个国家的经验丰富的护士学者制定的。这些参数的详细程度足以提高QCSI对全球所有博士项目的实用性。
