Tailoring Nursing Education Programs to Meet the Nature of Community Needs
Abstract
The invitation to be your theme speaker is an honour and a responsibility which I accepted willingly but with many misgivings. The theme as stated incorporates a philosophy that is basic to planning any educational program which prepares candidates for entrance to professional practice, since professions accept an obligation to be of service to society. Yet within the theme lies a broad range of questions pertinent to our concerns as members of the nursing profession and members of the academic community. Selection from that range proved even more difficult than I had anticipated. There are also connotations to the term "tailoring" which have troubled my thoughts. This word usually refers to a process which involves consultation with the purchaser, selection by him of a design and fabric suited to his wishes, measurement and meticulous attention to construct with exact fit. If the tailoring is successful the result is a garment that is functional and appropriate to theDownloads
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1999-04-13
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