CONTROLLING ENTRY INTO NURSING: LICENSURE AND ACCREDITATION AS PERCEIVED BY JORDANIAN NURSING EDUCATION AND PRACTICE ADMINISTRATORS.
Contributors: University Of Illinois At Chicago, Health Sciences Center.
Published: 1988
Number of pages: 178
Subjects: Health Sciences, Nursing.
Description: Controlling entry into nursing in Jordan has received no attention. This study focused on accreditation programes and licensure laws as two means of control over entry into nursing education and practice. It assessed the interest and readiness of Jordanian nursing education and practice administrators to the introduction of a licensure exam and a consistent accreditation program across all nursing education and practice sectors.

The study used a purposive sample to select participants. Fifty eight administrators from different sectors of nursing education and practice were selected. A questionnaire of almost all open ended questions was developed. Face to face interviews were conducted by the researcher over a period of 45 days.

The findings indicated that licensure serves in the protection of clients from unsafe practice, and the protection of practitioners and the profession from unfair competition. The licensure exam, if introduced, will improve the quality of nursing care, upgrade the status of the profession and increase the demand for competent nurses. However, the supply of nurses may be decreased, the wages of nurses and the costs of nursing care services may be unaffected.

The need to introduce a licensure exam was recognized by the majority of the participants. Other elements of the licensure law such as the board composition, function and budget; and the levels of licensing were also discussed. Several areas of disagreement are noted.

Concerning accreditation, the findings indicated that the current process is unsatisfactory. The Ministry of Higher Education is in the process of developing a consistent and a comprehensive accreditation program in Jordan.

Further studies concerning the structure and the outcome of those credentialing mechanisms are recommended.
Notes: Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 49-10, Section: B, page: 4237.

Thesis (PH.D.)--UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO, HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER, 1988.

School code: 0806.