@article{65786f2c3c464fd0845fa2ade25f4e37,
title = "Developing nursing leaders through graduate education in Pakistan",
abstract = "Advanced practice is the conceptual focus for the first Master's of Science in Nursing (MScN) program in Pakistan. Initiated at the Aga Khan University School of Nursing (AKUSON) in October 2001, this full time two-year program aims to prepare nurses who are leaders in nursing practice with advanced knowledge and skills for their roles in either urban, rural, tertiary-care or community settings. The significance of the progress must be emphasized in a country where most nursing education takes place at diploma level and relatively few opportunities exist for nurses seeking a baccalaureate degree. Other countries developing graduate nursing programs may benefit from the expereince in Pakistan.",
keywords = "Graduate education, Leadership, Pakistan",
author = "Upvall, {Michele J.} and Rozina Karmaliani and Farida Pirani and Raisa Gul and Farida Khalid",
note = "Funding Information: International partnerships can promote student-faculty exchanges and collaborative research (Riner & Becklenberg, 2001; Zheng, Hinshaw, Yu, Guo, & Oakley, 2001) and AKSON has experienced the benefits of an international linkage. A three-year project funded by The Department of International Development in the United Kingdom (UK,) was developed between AKUSON and the University of Sheffield in the UK. The outcomes have facilitated success in meeting challenges. For example, material resources such as current books, multimedia, and a laptop computer were obtained through linkage funding. Importantly, faculty from Pakistan traveled to Sheffield for three weeks to learn more about concepts of student-centered and reflective learning. Through discussions with UK faculty, they gained new ideas about MScN program administration and curriculum refinement.",
year = "2004",
doi = "10.2202/1548-923X.1079",
language = "English",
volume = "1",
journal = "International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship",
issn = "1548-923X",
publisher = "Walter de Gruyter GmbH",
number = "1",
}