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Int J Nurs Stud. 2014 Jan;51(1):150-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2013.07.005. Epub 2013 Aug 5.
Changes are occurring in global higher education. Nursing is not exempt from these changes, and must adapt in order to be competitive in a global market. The Bologna process has been integral in the last decade in modernizing European higher education. However, modernization does not occur without challenges. This paper addresses the Bologna process and the challenges it presents to nursing higher education in Europe.
To describe the Bologna Process as it relates to European nursing education.
Literature review via searches of the following electronic databases: Academic Search Premier, MEDLINE, PubMed, ERIC, and CINAHL. Search criteria included Bologna process, European higher education, nursing education, quality assurance, and ECTS.
Twenty-four peer-reviewed articles were included as well as one peer-reviewed presentation, one commission report, and one book.
Further investigation is required to address the complexities of the Bologna process and its evolutionary changes as it relates to nursing education in Europe. Change is not always easy, and is often complex, especially as it relates to cross-border education that involves governmental regulation. Bologna-member countries need to adapt to the ever-changing higher education environment or fall behind.
全球高等教育正在发生变化。护理专业也不能置身事外，必须适应变化，才能在全球市场中具有竞争力。博洛尼亚进程在过去十年中对欧洲高等教育的现代化起到了至关重要的作用。然而，现代化的发展并非没有挑战。本文探讨了博洛尼亚进程以及它给欧洲护理高等教育带来的挑战。
描述博洛尼亚进程与欧洲护理教育的关系。
通过以下电子数据库进行文献回顾：学术搜索高级版、MEDLINE、PubMed、ERIC 和 CINAHL。搜索标准包括博洛尼亚进程、欧洲高等教育、护理教育、质量保证和 ECTS。
共纳入 24 篇同行评议文章，1 篇同行评议报告，1 份委员会报告和 1 本书。
需要进一步研究，以解决博洛尼亚进程及其与欧洲护理教育相关的演变变化的复杂性。变革并不总是容易的，而且往往很复杂，尤其是在涉及到涉及政府监管的跨境教育方面。博洛尼亚进程成员国需要适应不断变化的高等教育环境，否则就会落后。
