[Nursing staff education in Brunei]

Full Abstract

The only form of medical education in Brunei was nurse staff training until Institute of Medicine of University Brunei Darussalam was established in September 2000. In Brunei, nurse education was organized in 1951 when first group of students in School of Nursing was formed. In 1953 they received certificate of Trained Assistant Nurse. In 1954 more elaborated program of nurse training was introduced. Until 1986, in School of Nursing two levels of educational programs were used--General Nurse Training and Assistant Nurse Training. In 1986, College of Nursing was set up for training higher education nurses. In 1991 first graduates of college of nursing received diplomas of nursing. In 1999 School of Nursing was unified with College of Nursing which became the only educational institution for nurse training. Organizational structure and educational staff of College of Nursing, conditions of entering and diploma issues, curriculum and education courses, post-graduate training and international cooperation are discussed.

Author information

Author/s: Sorokina, T S (TS);

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: English Abstract; Journal Article; Review

Journal: Problemy sot?sial'noi gigieny, zdravookhranenii?a i istorii medit?siny / NII sot?sial'noi gigieny, ekonomiki i upravlenii?a zdravookhraneniem im. N.A. Semashko RAMN ; AO "Assot?siat?sii?a 'Medit?sinskai?a literatura'." (Probl Sotsialnoi Gig Zdravookhranenniiai Istor Med), published in Russia (Federation). (Language: rus)

Reference: -2006 May-Jun; vol (issue 3) : pp 51-3

Dates: Created 2006/09/28; Completed 2006/10/19; Revised 2008/02/21;

PMID: 17004384, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 2/18/2009, IMS Date: 18 Feb 2009 00:00:00)

Sourced from the National Library of Medicine. Abstract text and other information may be subject to copyright.

External Links for this article
(including full text providers, if available):

Click Electronic Full-text Provider Links to see options for finding the electronic full text links to this article. Note there may be a subscription or fee required for access to the full text. See our FAQ for information on finding FREE full text articles.

This article may also be located in paper journal collections available in many libraries. Use the Journal and Publication Information above to find the full article.