世紀回眸－－台灣護理教育的演變與發展

Centennial Retrospective on the Evolution and Development of Nursing Education in Taiwan

台灣護理教育自一百年前開始發展，前半個世紀一直停留在中等教育的程度，近半個世紀護理教育程度逐漸提升，並已建立護理博士教育。在百年演變中可以看到護理教育隨著社會／政治因素、戰爭、醫療體系及教育政策而變革的艱辛歷程，在護理教育演變的過程中經常遭遇到的挑戰包括：護理師資、課程、教材及教學品質等。台灣護理教育未來努力的方向包括：將基礎護理教育的入學程度提升至高中畢業，改進碩博士課程，培養臨床進階護理人員，提升師資素質及建立護理教育品管機制。

Nursing education in Taiwan has developed significantly over the past one hundred years. Throughout the first half of the 20th century, nursing education in Taiwan ended at the high school level. However, over the most recent 50 years, this level has been gradually raised, and nursing doctoral programs are now offered today. Changes in the nursing profession over the past century have been influenced by social and political factors, war, the health care policies, and national education policies. Areas of nursing education that have presented key challenges to change and innovation include the nursing faculty, curriculum, teaching materials, and quality of teaching. Today, key future goals for nursing education in Taiwan are: Raising the entry level of generic nursing education from junior high to the high-school level, improving the curricula for master's and doctoral students, cultivating advanced practice nurses, improving the quality of nursing faculties, and establishing a mechanism to ensure the consistent quality of nursing education.