Table 3 Overview of evolution in Iran’s nursing education
Topic | Year | City | Faculty/Institute |
|---|---|---|---|
Start of basic nursing education | 1881–1890 | Tehran & Tabriz | |
Establishment of the first nursing education by the American missionaries | 1915 | Uremia | Rezaeie (Uremia) Nursing School |
Establishment of the first nursing school by religious group of Presbyterian (enrolment of women with a high school diploma in a three-year nursing program) | 1916 | Tabriz | Presbyterian, The Iranian State |
Occupation of Tabriz by Ottoman forces and the transition of the nursing school to Hamadan | 1918 | Hamadan | |
Formulation the Comprehensive Health Plan in which nursing education was considered | 1921 | Tehran | |
Start of nursing education in Hamadan | 1928 | Hamadan | |
Start of nursing education in Rasht | 1931 | Rasht | |
Training of Behyar (nurse assistant) | 1931 | Tehran | Army Ground Force |
Start of nursing education in Kermanshah | 1932 | Kermanshah | |
Approval of the statute of nursing schools | 1936 | Tehran | The Iranian State |
Recognition of nursing graduates and approval of Nurse Employment Law | 1936 | Tehran | The Ministry of Culture |
Establishment of nursing schools in Tehran, Mashhad, Tabriz | 1936 | Tehran, Mashhad, Tabriz | The Iranian State |
Establishment of nursing school in Shiraz | 1937 | Shiraz | The Iranian State |
Approval of nursing school examination procedure | 1938 | Tehran | The Supreme Council of Education |
Establishment of American Christian School of Nursing | 1941 | Mashhad | American Christian School of Nursing |
Establishment of Oil Company Nursing School | 1941 | Abadan | Oil Company Nursing School |
Approving amendment statute on nursing training | 1943 | Tehran | Population of Lion and Sun |
Establishment of Reza Shah (Azadeh) Nursing School | 1948 | Tehran | Reza Shah (Azadeh) Nursing School |
Establishment of Ashraf-e-Pahlavi (Tehran) Nursing School | 1949 | Tehran | Ashraf e Pahlavi (Tehran) Nursing School |
Upgrade of nursing certificate to the nursing bachelor degree | 1950 | Tehran | |
Establishment of Behyari School | 1958 | Tehran | Ministry of Health |
Establishment of the first baccalaureate program | 1965 | Tehran | Firouzgar Higher Institute of Nursing |
Training of behyar (nurse assistant) | 1969 | Tehran | Army Air Force |
Establishment of the first military nursing school | 1971 | Tehran | NEZAJA Nursing School (Aja Nursing Faculty) |
Establishment of the second military nursing school | 1972 | Tehran | Army Air Force |
Approval of master’s program in two branches of “Nursing education” and “Nursing management” | 1975 | Tehran | National Nursing School |
Establishment of master’s program in nursing education in five fields of “Medical-surgical nursing”, “Psychiatric nursing”, “Pediatric nursing”, “Community health nursing”, and “Nursing management” | 1976 | Tehran | National Nursing School |
Establishment of master’s program in nursing education and management | 1977 | Tehran | Firouzgar Higher Institute of Nursing |
Approval and establishment of two-year nursing program (Associate degree) | 1982 | Tehran | SCP, Imam Hussein University |
Establishment of two-year discrete bachelor nursing program | 1984 | Tehran | National Nursing School |
Revision of master’s program curriculum in nursing education | 1986 | Tehran | SCP |
Revision of master’s program curriculum in nursing management | 1986 | Tehran | SCP |
Reestablishment of bachelor program and revision of baccalaureate program curriculum | 1987 | Tehran | SCP |
Revision of baccalaureate program curriculum | 1992 | Tehran | SCP |
Establishment of Ph.D. program | 1995 | Tabriz | SCP |
Revision of baccalaureate program curriculum | 1995 | Tehran | SCP |
Revision of master’s program in nursing education | 1995 | Tehran | SCP |
Revision of master’s program in nursing management | 1995 | Tehran | SCP |
Revision of discrete bachelor program curriculum | 1997 | Tehran | SCP |
Revision of Ph.D. program curriculum | 2004 | Tehran | SCPMS |
Revision of baccalaureate program curriculum | 2005 | Tehran | SCPMS |
Establishment of master’s program in critical care nursing | 2008 | Tehran | SCPMS |
Establishment of master’s program in neonatal intensive care nursing | 2009 | Tehran | SCPMS |
Establishment of master’s program in geriatric nursing | 2010 | Tehran | SCPMS |
Establishment of master’s program in rehabilitation nursing | 2010 | Tehran | SCPMS |
Establishment of master’s program in military nursing | 2010 | Tehran | SCPMS |
Establishment of master’s program in emergency nursing | 2013 | Tehran | SCPMS |
Establishment of master’s program in community health nursing | 2013 | Tehran | SCPMS |
Establishment of master’s program in medical-surgical nursing | 2013 | Tehran | SCPMS |
Establishment of master’s program in psychiatry nursing | 2013 | Tehran | SCPMS |
Establishment of master’s program in pediatric nursing | 2013 | Tehran | SCPMS |
Revision of baccalaureate program curriculum | 2014 | Tehran | SCPMS |
Revision of Ph.D. program curriculum | 2016 | Tehran | SCPMS |
Establishment of master’s program in nursing management | 2017 | Tehran | SCPMS |
Establishment of master’s program in pediatric critical care nursing | 2018 | Tehran | SCPMS |
Revision of master’s program curriculum in critical care nursing | 2019 | Tehran | SCPMS |