Phasing out the General Nursing Diploma Programme at Aga Khan University School of Nursing Karachi, Pakistan

Salma Amin Rattani; Laila Akbarali; Shireen Salim Velji; Amina Malik

doi:10.1016/j.sbspro.2011.04.242

Phasing out the General Nursing Diploma Programme at Aga Khan University School of Nursing Karachi, Pakistan

Salma Amin Rattani, Laila Akbarali, Shireen Salim Velji, Amina Malik

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Aga Khan University was established as medical complex in 1980 and in 1983 received charter as first private university in Pakistan. Thus nursing education moved under the umbrella of a university which allowed starting under graduate and graduate degree education and in light of global trends in nursing profession and staffing and financial impact of nursing education, 2010 was the last intake of university's founding programme; general nursing diploma. Concerns; male vs female nurses and taking nursing education as an easy route to enter in higher education resulting in unattained staffing require deliberations by stake holder including Pakistan Nursing Council.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	3046-3049
Number of pages	4
Journal	Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences
Volume	15
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2011.04.242
Publication status	Published - 2011
Externally published	Yes
Event	3rd World Conference on Educational Sciences, WCES-2011 - Istanbul, Turkey Duration: 3 Feb 2011 → 7 Feb 2011

Keywords

Aga khan university
Gender in nursing
Global trends in nursing
Higher education
Pakistan nursing council

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Phasing out the General Nursing Diploma Programme at Aga Khan University School of Nursing Karachi, Pakistan

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