Analysis of Curriculum of 4- year Nursing Schools

Kim, Mi-Won; Park, Jeong-Mo; Han, Ae-Kyung

The Journal of Korean Academic Society of Nursing Education 2011;17(3):414-423.
Published online December 31, 2011.

Kim, Mi-Won;Park, Jeong-Mo;Han, Ae-Kyung;

¹Sangmyung University, College of Nursing
²Kyung-In Women's College
³Eulji University, College of Nursing

4년제 간호학과 교과과정 분석

김미원, 박정모, 한애경

¹상명대학교 간호학과
²경인여자대학 간호과
³을지대학교 간호대학

Abstract

Purpose
This study was performed to identify the present status of graduate nursing curriculum in Korea, so as to provide basic data for improving nursing education. Methods: In order to analyze the present nursing curriculum, data were collected from the home page of 81 nursing colleges in Korea. The subjects and credits of nursing curriculum were analyzed using descriptive statistics. Results: The total graduate credits were 137.6, credits of general education were 31.4 and nursing major courses were 96.5 credits. The credits of nursing major courses were as follows: 'basic science for nursing' was 22.0 credits, 'basic nursing' was 11.9 credits, 'subjects having same name with nursing license examination' were 66.9 credits and 'other nursing subjects' were 11.9 credits. These results showed that the credits of general education and nursing major courses were decreased while the subjects and credits related to the courses for nursing license examination have not changed compared with the past. Conclusion: Considering the change of social needs and nursing student character, it is necessary to improve the nursing curriculum. We suggest that further research to facilitate nursing curriculum development and adapting to social change should be undertaken.

Key Words: Nursing curriculum, Nursing education