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KMID : 0379720160300020288
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Journal of Korean Community Health Nursing Academic Society
2016 Volume.30 No. 2 p.288 ~ p.299
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The Current Issues of Nursing Education in Cambodia
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Cho Myong-Sun
Yang Sook-Ja
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Abstract
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Purpose: This study was to identify the current issues and challenges of the nursing education program in Cambodia and to suggest recommendations to improve it.
Methods: The World Health Organization Global Standards for the Initial Education of Nurses and Midwives were used as the analytic framework. Data were collected through a critical, constructive analysis of the literature, as well as observation with stakeholders in the area.
Results: Cambodia experienced a shortage of nurses based on the demands of nurses. Moreover, the lack of institutional capacity, out dated and rudimentary nursing curriculum, under qualified nursing faculty, overcrowded classrooms, and lack of fundamental education materials and equipment for nursing education hampered the maintenance and improvement
of the quality of pre-service nursing education in Cambodia.
Conclusion: Strengthening the nursing educational resources and infrastructures, along with proper retention and
enhancement of the faculty’s capacity, clinical mentorship, and sustainable management of the nursing curriculum were recommended. Integrating the nursing theory and process into clinical practice and using strategic partnerships, would improve the quality and quantity of nursing education in Cambodia. There needs to be a synergistic relationship between nursing education and training relevant to the nursing care to meet the needs of the Cambodian population.
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KEYWORD
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Nursing education, Nurses, Cambodia
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