1. By Nursing Sector Committee Supreme Council Of Universities Dr. Ferial Abdel Aziz / Head of NSC. Establishing National Academic Reference Standards in Nursing Education

2. Presentation Overview  Introduction  Project Purpose  Project Partners  Project Team  Scope of the project  Project Objectives  Focus of the project  Project Beneficiaries  Methodology  Dissemination  Quality control & Monitoring  Output/outcome

3. Quality is not achieved by doing different things But It is achieved by doing things differently

4. Academic Quality assurance?  “ the totality of systems, resources and information devoted to maintaining and improving the quality and standards of teaching, scholarship and research, and of students ’ learning experience. ”

5. Academic Reference Standards Are statements including the minimum knowledge and skills to be gained by the graduates from the programme and fulfilling the stated mission of the institution.

6. Introduction The NQAAC is working with the Supreme Council of Universities in Egypt to develop national reference standards for 19 sectors covering all higher education, the nursing sector is one of them. They will offer institutions an external reference points for their benchmarking.

7. National Academic Reference Standards For Nursing Education Project #4 NSC started this project 2005 Purposes:  To develop reference standards for academic nursing education.  To enhance systematic growth of institution & contribute to its outcome in the community.  To match between education as a system and demands of community as a consumer in the quality system.

8. Project Partners: This project is a consortium b/w all faculties of nursing affiliated to the different universities. Faculties of Nursing of the following Universities:  Alexandria 1955  Cairo1965  Ain shams1981  Assiut1982  Zagazig 1984  Menoufia1986  Tanta1987

9. Cont. Faculties of Nursing  Port said 1992  Banha 1993  Mansoura 1994  Menia1995  Sohag2006  Ismailia2006  Helwan2006  Damanhour2007

10. Project Team  Project Management Team :  Head, Nursing Sector Committee  Secretary General of NSC  Deans of Faculty of Nursing: Alex, Cairo, Ain shams, Assiut & Suez Canal Universities  Implementation Team: 2 staff members from each university.

11. Scope of the Project Educational quality Helps to realize institutional mission more effectively and responds to expectations of accrediting organizations, community needs and other external stakeholders for accountability in the teaching/learning processes.

12. Project Objectives  Raise awareness of beneficiaries regarding importance of developing NARS.  Design data base of different types of standards, national and international.  Develop the academic reference standards  Disseminate the endorsed standards to all interested parties.  Implement developed reference standards.  Measure the efficacy of the developed standard.

13. The focus of the project Set standards. Implement standards to ensure quality. Measure the efficacy of developed standards.

14. Beneficiaries  Teaching staff  Students and graduates  Stakeholders - Physicians & nurses in the health care organizations -Professional organizations & community.

15. Methodology E valuation

16. Phase I: Assessment phase NARS were drafted after reviewing sources:  Community needs.  International educational standards web sites.  Review of literature / nursing faculties mission.  Stakeholders consultation

17. Assessment Sources NeedsWebsitesliteratureStakeholder

18. Phase II : Planning Roles and Attributes of graduate nurses were identified and NARS developed after reviewing national and international standards. NARS were correlated with the role of the nurse.

19. Distributed responsibilities of the different faculties in developing NARS. Faculties groupsDomains Cairo University- Zagazig University- Menia University -Knowledge and Understanding -Professional Skills/ Practice Alexandria University- Mansoura University- Menofia University- Tanta University -Intellectual Skills. -Professional Skills/ Practice. Ain Shams University- Benha University- Assuit University- Suez Canal University -General and Transferable Skills.

20. Cont. phase II Proposed standards reviewed by management team and validated by experts representing service and education, stakeholders (1 st draft)

21.  In 2006, a review of developed NARS. for BSc. Nurse by the implementation group designated by SCU/NSC representing 11 faculties of nursing affiliated to public Egyptian Universities through workshops. ( 2 nd draft )  A final review of the NARS conducted by the management team and experts. ( 3 rd draft )  This final product has been sent to nursing faculties.

22. Implementation Symposium to raise awareness of the faculty and stakeholders. Workshops for faculties. Preparation of Baseline data including national and international standards. Domains of NARS identified & agreed upon by NSC. NARS draft Validity ascertained Print out of validated standards

23. Cont. Activities not yet implemented  Seminar/workshops to train faculty staff members in different faculties on the use and application of the proposed NARS.  Auditing tools to follow up standards implementation.  Report of the follow up & final report (one report has been submitted in September. 2006).

24. Dissemination Seminars and workshops - Audience from within & outside the nursing field. - Stakeholders opinions, customers for faculty graduates. Leaflets and pamphlets (e-mail). Deans of faculty of nursing Arab region

25. Quality control & monitoring On going process in all project stages. Supervision of the program activities by the project management team to control the flow of work through the project implementation by checking whether action plan and schedule for the project implementation has been met.

26. Output / Outcome  Role of graduate nurses were identified and Role agreed upon by NSC.  Attributes of typical nursing graduate were developed and agreed upon by NSC. Attributes  Domains of NARS were agreed upon by NSC. Domains  A valid standards ready for implementation.standards  Glossary for scientific terms has been developed.  Guideline manual for implementation of NARS of nursing education has been developed (under study). Guideline

27. Identified Role of the Nurse Collaborator Health Educator AdvocacyCommunicator Research participant LeaderHealth Care Provider Planner & Coordinator Professional development Graduates ’ Role

28. AttributesAttributes of the graduate nurse An Integral part of the multiple roles of Graduate nurse to:  Be a critical thinker  Practice within ethical & legal framework of the profession  Be an effective communicator  Be a competent provider of health, a role model and a responsible manager who help consumers to achieve optimum levels of care.

29. 4. General and Transferable skills 3. Professional Skills/ Practice 2. Intellectual Skills 1.Knowledge and Understanding RRole of nurse Provider of Health Care Communicator Collaborator & coordinator Health Educator Advocacy Professional development Research Participant

30. Example: Health Care Provider SStandards Domains Utilize concepts and principles derived from the course of study as a body of knowledge for practicing in a variety of set ups 1.Knowledge & Understanding Synthesize knowledge derived from the scientific, behavioral and nursing sciences for the development of professional skills 2. Intellectual Skills Use a range of assessment techniques to identify physical, psychosocial and cultural needs/ problems. 3. Professional Skills/ Practice Work with consumer, (and his/her relatives/), group/community/population to consider the range of activities that are feasible/ acceptable in planning the care including possibilities for referral. 4. General and Transferable skills

31. Finally Quality is not something extraordinary, BUT It is something ordinary extraordinary well. Quality is doing The right things right, every time from the first time.