Orr J G
Eastern Area College of Nursing Southside, Purdysburn Hospital, Belfast, Northern Ireland.
J Adv Nurs. 1993 Mar;18(3):471-8. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.1993.18030471.x.
With perhaps some minor variations, it can be claimed that colleges/schools of nursing have viewed their raison d'être as providing education for pre-registration students of nursing. The particular philosophy of the college would determine whether or not in-service education and post basic courses figured highly as educational priorities. Whether pre- or post-registration, colleges have been their remit almost entirely within statutory frameworks. With the advent of Project 2000 many schools/colleges amalgamated in order to provide multiple branches of nurse education. However, anticipated numbers of entrants to nursing have not always materialized and we are now led to believe that revised staffing ratios will result in decreasing numbers of qualified nursing staff. Faced with decreased numbers of recruits to nursing, colleges of nursing can undergo even larger amalgamations or look elsewhere for some of their business. While nurse education should always be the central focus of colleges of nursing, the time has now come when we must sell our wares in a much wider marketplace. Consideration should be given to mounting multi-disciplinary courses within the health professions and to providing skills to other professions. Short courses, for instance on child abuse, could be provided for teachers in primary and secondary education. While recognizing a vast range of potential customers, this paper confines itself to education within the private sector.
或许会有一些细微的差异，可以说护理学院将其存在的理由视为为护理预注册学生提供教育。学院的特定理念将决定在职教育和基础后课程是否被高度视为教育重点。无论是预注册还是注册后，学院几乎完全在法定框架内履行其职责。随着2000计划的出现，许多学校/学院合并以提供护理教育的多个分支。然而，预期的护理专业入学人数并未总是实现，我们现在得知修订后的人员配备比例将导致合格护理人员数量减少。面对护理专业招生人数的减少，护理学院可能会进行更大规模的合并，或者在其他地方寻找业务来源。虽然护理教育应该始终是护理学院的核心重点，但现在我们必须在更广阔的市场上推销我们的产品了。应该考虑开设卫生专业内的多学科课程，并为其他专业提供技能培训。例如，可以为中小学教师提供关于虐待儿童的短期课程。在认识到众多潜在客户的同时，本文将范围限定在私营部门的教育。
