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Rooeintan M, Ghasemi S F, Yarahmadi S. Comparing The Undergraduate Nursing Curriculum in
Iran and Pakistan: A Comparative Study. Iranian Journal of Medical Education 2025; 25 :53-64
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Department of Nursing, Cardiovascular research center, Shahid Rahimi Hospital, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran. , s.yarahmadi000@gmail.com
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Introduction: Nursing education programs should undergo transformation. Educational institutions should regularly update the programs to provide an adequate curriculum. In many countries, comparative research used to review and revise curricula. This comparative study endeavors to compare the undergraduate nursing curriculum in Iran and Pakistan in the 2025 academic year.
Methods: This descriptive-comparative study conducted based on the Beredy model. As such, the undergraduate nursing curriculum of the Ministry of Health and Medical Education in Iran was applied. The curriculum was approved in the 85th session of the Supreme Council for Medical Sciences Planning in the 2023 academic year. Besides, the undergraduate nursing curriculum of Pakistan in the 2024 academic year received from the website of the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Pakistan.
Results: The findings suggested that both countries, despite having similarities, namely health promotion as the overall goal, considering specific job positions for graduates, the need to complete a four-year course to obtain a bachelor's degree in nursing, and the commonality of many course units, differ in matters such as history, mission, vision, and curriculum content.
Conclusion: Examining the mental and physical health of candidates through interviews during admission and placing course units to strengthen communication skills, critical thinking, entrepreneurship, familiarity with the theoretical foundations of nursing, familiarity with the country's constitution and cultural care, and healthcare trends are among the issues that should be considered in the educational program in Iran.
Methods: This descriptive-comparative study conducted based on the Beredy model. As such, the undergraduate nursing curriculum of the Ministry of Health and Medical Education in Iran was applied. The curriculum was approved in the 85th session of the Supreme Council for Medical Sciences Planning in the 2023 academic year. Besides, the undergraduate nursing curriculum of Pakistan in the 2024 academic year received from the website of the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Pakistan.
Results: The findings suggested that both countries, despite having similarities, namely health promotion as the overall goal, considering specific job positions for graduates, the need to complete a four-year course to obtain a bachelor's degree in nursing, and the commonality of many course units, differ in matters such as history, mission, vision, and curriculum content.
Conclusion: Examining the mental and physical health of candidates through interviews during admission and placing course units to strengthen communication skills, critical thinking, entrepreneurship, familiarity with the theoretical foundations of nursing, familiarity with the country's constitution and cultural care, and healthcare trends are among the issues that should be considered in the educational program in Iran.
Type of Study: Review article |
Subject:
Comperative Studies
Received: 2025/07/2 | Accepted: 2025/09/8 | Published: 2025/05/31 | ePublished: 2025/05/31
Received: 2025/07/2 | Accepted: 2025/09/8 | Published: 2025/05/31 | ePublished: 2025/05/31
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