台灣護理教育對護士荒時代之因應

Response of Taiwan Nursing Education to Today's Nursing Shortage

周守民(Shieu-Ming Chou)

《護理雜誌》 59卷5期 (2012/10) Pp. 24-29

https://doi.org/10.6224/JN.59.5.24

摘要

近年來護理人力吃緊受到社會大眾的矚目，政府除了對護理執業環境十分關注，護理教育的品質也一併受到挑戰，本文提供台灣過去到現在護理教育在培育人力方面的發展脈絡，也分析目前世界上幾個護士荒國家的經驗，希望喚起大眾對台灣護理教育在未來少子化時代來臨後招生的隱憂，以及其可能對台灣護理的影響，最後也參考其他國家經驗提供幾個粗淺建議。

關鍵字

護理教育 ； 護士荒 ； 護理人力

並列摘要

The shortage of nursing manpower has recently attracted significant attention from Taiwan society. Government efforts to improve the nursing practice environment have challenged the quality of current domestic nursing education. This article provides an overview of Taiwan nursing education in terms of its development under current nursing shortage conditions and in light of Taiwan's low birthrate, ageing society. A few suggestions for nursing education are listed at the end of the article.

並列關鍵字

nursing education ； nursing shortage ； nursing manpower

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