Barr O, Sines D
Nurse Educ Today. 1996 Aug;16(4):274-7. doi: 10.1016/s0260-6917(96)80114-6.
A major difference between pre-registration nurse education in the UK as distinct from most other European countries is the existence of discrete branches of nursing. The package of four specialty areas of adult nursing, children's nursing, learning disability, and mental health nursing do not exist at pre-registration level in the majority of other European countries. The Republic of Ireland offers pre-registration education in general, mental health and learning disability nursing, and not children's nursing. Intergovernmental support was given to the idea of a generalist nurse in 1988. Such a change in nurse education in the UK would have major implications for patients, nurses and the nursing profession, and requires careful consideration by all nurses in education and practice. This paper presents some of the key arguments for and against the adoption of a generalist approach to pre-registration nurse education in the UK.
英国预注册护士教育与大多数其他欧洲国家的一个主要区别在于护理存在不同的分支。成人护理、儿童护理、学习障碍护理和心理健康护理这四个专业领域的组合在大多数其他欧洲国家的预注册阶段并不存在。爱尔兰共和国提供普通、心理健康和学习障碍护理的预注册教育，但不包括儿童护理。1988年，政府间支持了通科护士的理念。英国护士教育的这种变化将对患者、护士和护理行业产生重大影响，需要教育和实践领域的所有护士仔细考虑。本文提出了一些支持和反对在英国采用通科方法进行预注册护士教育的关键论点。
