新加坡养老模式与高层次老年护理人才培养——以新加坡国立大学为例

Singapore Endowment Pattern and Cultivation of High-level Geriatric Talents——Based on the National University of Singapore

21世纪后,新加坡进入老龄化社会,建立起依托社区的原地养老模式,导致本科以上的高层次老年护理人才需求剧增。2006年,新加坡国立大学在本土首设护理本科专业,并相继开展护理研究生教育,从而构建起普职融通的护理教育体系,摆脱了依赖国外大学培养高层次护理人才的局面,实现了护理专业的自主设置与教育目标的需求导向,并通过全科化学习与跨专业教育培养高素质复合型老年护理人才以及未来护理行业的领袖人才。新加坡国立大学护理专业的设置既提高了护理职业的声望,也使新加坡迅速成为区域性护理教育与研究中心。

Stepping into the 21st century,Singapore entered an aging society and established a community-based pattern of aging in place,causing great demand for high-level Geriatric nursing talents.In 2006,the National University of Singapore established the first nursing undergraduate degree program in Singapore,followed by graduate education.This means Singapore has integrated the general and vocational nursing education system,without dependence on foreign universities to cultivate high-level nursing talents.Universities have the right to set nursing major with demand-oriented education goals to cultivate qualified and geriatric nursing talents and leaders through general learning and interprofessional education.The establishment of the nursing degree program at the National University of Singapore not only enhances the status of the nursing profession,but also makes Singapore become a regional nursing education and research center.