2016 Volume 62 Issue 5 Pages 406-411
As part of an international exchange program at Juntendo University, the exchange of nurses between Korea and Japan began in 2015. We provided clinical training for Korean nurses in the Faculty of Medicine hospital. We looked into Korean nursing education by studying the available literature and collecting information from nurses who were engaged in education in Korea, and compared basic nursing education, the nurse license examination system and specialized nurse education in Korea with those of Japan and the United States. The results revealed the following differences between the three countries.
(1) In Japan, basic nursing education is provided by complex and diverse courses, while in Korea it was unified into a four-year undergraduate program in 2012.
(2) Accreditation of nursing education institutions, the rules governing curricula, and the administration of nurse license examinations are directly performed by nationally-designated organizations in Korea and the United States. Educational institutions in these two countries are required to regularly renew their accreditation.
(3) Education for advanced practice nurses is provided in Master’s degree programs in Japan and Korea, while the United States has shifted from Master’s to Doctoral degree programs.
