This document provides an overview of nursing education, including its goals and various pathways. It discusses formal education programs like practical/vocational nursing programs and registered nursing programs, which include diploma programs, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, and graduate degrees. The history of nursing education in Pakistan is also summarized, highlighting the establishment of the first nursing schools and regulatory bodies. Famous nursing institutes in Pakistan are briefly mentioned.

2. NURSING
EDUCATION
OVERVIEW
By
Muhammad Baqar
Rn, BScN, MSPH

3. NURSING EDUCATION
➢ Consists of the theoretical and
practical training provided to
nurses with the purpose to prepare
them for their duties
as nursing care professionals.
➢Educational programs that prepare
graduates to take a licensing
examination must be approved by
a state board of nursing.

4. Nurses’ Educational
Paths
1. Formal Education processes
2. Informal Education processes

5. Formal Education processes
➢Consists of completing the initial
and continuing education required
for licensure.
Examples:
➢Licensed practical or vocational
nurse (LPN or LVN)
➢Registered nurse (RN).

6. Informal Education processes
➢ Involves a gradual progression in skill
and clinical judgment that allows the
nurse to advance in the profession.
➢ Socialization is the informal education
that occurs as you move into your new
profession.
➢ It is the knowledge gained from direct
experience, observation in the real
world, and informal discussion with
peers and colleagues.

7. Types of Programs
➢ There are two types of entry-level nursing
programs.
• Licensed practical or vocational nurse (LPN or
LVN)
• Registered nurse (RN).

8. Practical and Vocational
Nursing Education...
• Practical nursing education prepares nurses to
provide bedside care to clients. Practical
nurses are known as licensed practical nurses
(LPNs) or licensed vocational nurses (LVNs)
• These programs are 9 to 18 months in length .

9. Practical and Vocational
Nursing Education...
• Exist in a variety of settings:
✓High schools,
✓Community colleges
✓Vocational schools,
✓ hospitals,
✓and other health care agencies

10. Early Practical Nursing Schools
• Ballard School. Opened in 1892 in
New York City by the YMCA.
• Thompson Practical Nursing
School. Established 1907 in
Brattleboro, Vermont. Still operating
today.
• Household Nursing School.
Founded in 1918 in Boston.

11. Registered Nursing Entry
Education...
• Currently, five educational
pathways lead to licensure as a
registered nurse (RN).
1.Diploma programs
2.Associate degree programs
3.Baccalaureate degree programs
4.Master’s entry programs
5.Doctoral entry.

12. Diploma programs
➢These hospital-based programs are
the oldest type of nursing
education. They were modeled
after the Nightingale Schools of
Nursing apprenticeship style of
learning.
➢ Program lasts 3 years and
➢Focuses on clinical experience in
direct patient care.

13. Associate degree programs...
➢ This type of program, conceptualized by
Mildred Montag, In 1951.
➢ Emerged during the nursing shortage
following World War II.
➢ Most associate degree (AD) programs are
offered in community colleges.
➢ Typically lasts 2 years,
➢ Students are required to take many other
courses in the liberal arts and sciences.
Examples: Pediatrics, psychiatric nursing,
emergency medicine, orthopedics, Etc

14. Baccalaureate degree
programs...
➢ Students in baccalaureate (BSN) programs
track a course of study like that of other
undergraduate students.
➢ Lasts for at least eight semesters.
➢ Students are prepared to address complex
clinical situations:
• Provide direct patient care,
• Work in community care,
• Use research, and
• Come into graduate.

15. Baccalaureate degree
programs...
➢ Many AD graduates enter RN-to-BSN (or RN
“completion”) programs to obtain a
baccalaureate degree in nursing.
➢ The length of time required to complete the
BSN varies according to the program and the
number of credits each student can transfer.

16. Baccalaureate degree
programs...
➢In 2008, BSN graduates
accounted for
➢34% of RNs in the United States
(Health Resources and Services Administration, 2010)

17. Master’s entry programs
➢Prepare RNs to function in a more
independent and autonomous role,
such as:
• Nurse practitioner,
• Clinical specialist,
• Nurse educator, or nursing
administration.
➢It typically takes 2 years or longer
to complete the master’s degree.

18. Master’s entry programs
➢ The typical student in these
programs has a baccalaureate
degree in another field and has
entered nursing as a second
career.
➢ Programs usually are completed in
3 years of full-time study,
➢First year constant to basic nursing
content.

19. Doctoral entry programs
➢ Offer professional degrees. Typically
the student has completed a
➢ Baccalaureate and master’s degree
➢ This is the most unusual entry pathway
into nursing.
➢ The nursing doctorate (ND) path
equivalents the pathway through which
physicians enter the healthcare field.
This entry path has very limited
enrollment.

20. Doctoral entry programs
Doctoral degree programs in nursing
offer the:
➢ Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)
or
➢The Doctor of Nursing Science
(DSN/DNSc)

21. History of Nursing
Education in Pakistan

22. History of Nursing Education in
Pakistan
➢ 1884: First School of Nursing open
in Mayo Hospital Lahore
➢ At the time of foundation of
Pakistan, in 1947, majority of the
nurses had migrated to the newly
formed India, leaving Pakistan with
a total number of 350 registered
nurses that included retired nurses
or those who were not in service.

23. History of Nursing Education in
Pakistan
➢ After independent of Pakistan
First nursing school established in
1948 at the Sir Ganga Ram
hospital Lahore.
➢ In 1952 the first batch of trained
nurses completed the general
nursing program

24. History of Nursing Education in
Pakistan
➢ PNC was established in 1948.
➢ In 1973 the Pakistan nursing council
act, 1973, Passed By The National
Assembly Of Pakistan
➢ (Received The Assent of the President
Of The Islamic Republic Of Pakistan on
Friday the 9th February, 1973)
➢ Council governed all nursing affairs,
rules and regulation within the country.

25. History of Nursing Education in
Pakistan
➢Post graduate Jinnah collage of
Nursing Karachi came in to
existence 1956
➢ Another post graduate nursing
Institute was established in 1985 at
the Pakistan Institute of medical
Sciences Islamabad (PIMS)
➢ In 1988 Aga khan University
Started BscN Program

26. History of Nursing Education in
Pakistan
➢A number of Nursing Schools were
established during these 50 years
➢ Till 2017 there were 59 colleges of
Nursing Recognized from PNC
➢And 139 School of nursing
established.

27. Famous nursing institutes
• Pakistani educational system included
these famous nursing institutes:
➢ The College of Nursing , JPMC,
Karachi affiliated with Liaquat University
of Health Sciences Jamshoro
➢ The Aga Khan University School of
Nursing,
➢ The Pakistan Institute of Medical
Sciences School of Nursing.

28. Famous nursing institutes
➢Institute of Nursing Dow
University Of Health Sciences,
Karachi (Student's center)
➢The Ilmiya Institute of Nursing,
Karachi affiliated with Liaquat
University of Health Sciences
Jamshoro
➢Shifa College of Nursing
islamabad

29. History of Nursing Education in
Pakistan
➢ "Nurses and midwives, per 1000
population are 0.5
➢ All Health Facilities have 118869 total
hospital beds in Pakistan
➢ The number of registered doctors in
Pakistan was 184711; dentist 16652,
nurses 94766, midwives 34668 and lady
health workers are 16488.
According to statistical data SHORT ROUND UP OF HEALTH
INFRASTRUCURE IN PAKISTAN - 2000-2015

32. References
• Wilkinson, Leslie S., J. M., &
Barnett, Mable H. Smith, T. K. L.
(2015, March 23). Fundamental of
Nursing: Vol. 2 (Third edition). F. A.
Davis Company.