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Empowerment of Nursing as a Socially Significant Profession in Vietnam
Author(s) -
Jones Patricia S.,
O'Toole Marie Theresa,
Hoa Ngyuen,
Chau Tran Thi,
Muc Pham Duc
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
journal of nursing scholarship
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.009
H-Index - 80
eISSN - 1547-5069
pISSN - 1527-6546
DOI - 10.1111/j.1547-5069.2000.00317.x
Subject(s) - professionalization , empowerment , nursing , curriculum , nurse education , christian ministry , medicine , psychology , sociology , political science , pedagogy , law , social science
Purpose: To describe nursing education and practice in Vietnam, and strategies that support empowerment of nursing as a socially significant profession for that country. Design: The Jones‐Meleis health empowerment model was used as a framework to examine barriers and identify strategies that support empowerment. Methods: Fieldwork, interviews, and participation‐observation in collaborative partnerships with the Ministry of Health, the national nurses association, and schools of nursing in Vietnam. Findings: Nurses in Vietnam are eagerly poised to make significant and essential contributions to the well‐being of society. Conclusions: Baccalaureate and master's degree nursing curricula taught by nurses are necessary for professionalization of nursing practice in Vietnam.