A comparative study of infection prevention and control curricula in nursing master's degree programs worldwide, with practical suggestions for Iran.

IF 1.4 Q3 EDUCATION, SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINES
Journal of Education and Health Promotion Pub Date : 2025-02-28 eCollection Date: 2025-01-01 DOI:10.4103/jehp.jehp_1723_23
Zahra Gorjian, Marziyeh Asadizaker, Kourosh Zarea, Alireza Irajpour, Fatemeh Ahmadi, Dariush Rokhafroz
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Background: Emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases, particularly lessons learned from the last coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, have highlighted the importance of infection prevention and control (IPC) plans to battle against these life-threatening diseases. As frontline care providers, nurses must receive specialized training and possess the necessary skills to provide high-quality care to patients in infectious units. For this reason, master's (MSc) degree programs in nursing should incorporate an IPC curriculum to train nurses in this area. This study aimed to compare the IPC curriculums offered by MSc degree programs across the globe and provide recommendations for developing an IPC curriculum in Iran.

Materials and methods: A descriptive, cross-sectional, and comparative study was conducted to collect data on IPC-related curricula, in 2023. The data were obtained through a comprehensive literature search on scientific databases and websites of universities worldwide. All curricula that offered for IPC nursing MSc were included. Data were analyzed according to the Bereday model in four steps, including description, interpretation, juxtaposition, and comparison. The data collection instrument was a researcher-made checklist, which was used to extract data from the included curricula. This checklist consisted of items, which included course title; definition; objectives; implementation strategies; students' evaluation, conditions and admission process, curriculum structure, course length, and type/number of units; expected capabilities, roles, and professional's responsibility of graduates; and basic/optional units.

Results: According to the Bereday model, in the descriptive step, 19 curricula were identified. After interpreting, juxtaposition, and the comparison of their data, three curricula were related to IPC nursing. In other curriculums, the nurses could participate in nursing care with other experts but the content of the programs was not specialized. Expected capabilities of the graduates dealing with five categories of educational abilities, leadership and management, research and data interpretation, knowledge, and executive of basic sciences. The content of the units was three sections, including basic and professional courses and theses. Educational strategies were different in person or virtual and courses were theoretical and practical.

Conclusions: Educational curricula for training IPC nurse specialists are rare in the world. Therefore, given the emergence of infectious diseases and their global burden, designing the IPC curriculum is vital. The curriculum designers of the IPC field in Iran should pay attention to Iran's social, economic, cultural, national, regional, geographical, and international situation.

国际护理硕士学位感染预防与控制课程比较研究,并对伊朗提出实用建议。
背景:新出现和再出现的传染病,特别是从上一次2019年冠状病毒病(COVID-19)大流行中吸取的教训,突显了感染预防和控制(IPC)计划对抗击这些危及生命的疾病的重要性。作为一线医护人员,护士必须接受专门培训,并具备必要的技能,为感染病房的患者提供高质量的护理。出于这个原因,护理硕士(MSc)学位课程应该包含IPC课程来培训这一领域的护士。本研究旨在比较全球硕士学位课程提供的IPC课程,并为伊朗开发IPC课程提供建议。材料和方法:在2023年进行了一项描述性、横断面和比较研究,以收集ipcc相关课程的数据。数据是通过对世界各地大学的科学数据库和网站进行全面的文献检索获得的。包括IPC护理理学硕士提供的所有课程。根据Bereday模型,分描述、解释、并置和比较四个步骤对数据进行分析。数据收集工具是研究人员制作的检查表,用于从纳入的课程中提取数据。这份清单包括以下内容:课程名称;定义;目标;实施策略;学生的评价、条件和录取程序、课程结构、课程长度、单元类型/数量;毕业生的预期能力、角色和专业责任;基本/可选单位。结果:根据Bereday模型,在描述步骤中,确定了19个课程。经资料解读、并置、比较,三个课程均与IPC护理相关。在其他课程中,护士可以与其他专家一起参与护理,但课程内容不专业化。毕业生应具备的教育能力、领导与管理能力、研究与数据解释能力、基础科学知识与执行能力等五类能力。单元内容分为基础课、专业课和论文三个部分。教学策略在真人或虚拟中是不同的,课程是理论的和实践的。结论:国际上培训IPC专科护士的教育课程很少。因此,鉴于传染病的出现及其全球负担,设计IPC课程至关重要。伊朗IPC领域的课程设计者应该关注伊朗的社会、经济、文化、国家、地区、地理和国际形势。
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