Russian Nursing Education Reform Project: new nurses for a new Russia.
OBJECTIVE
To describe a 2-year nursing exchange project, 1992-1994, designed to assess Russian nursing education and to make recommendations for change.


RESULTS
Nursing education in Russia is at a level similar to vocational schools in the United States and is closely linked to medicine. Russian nurse educators were assisted in developing a philosophy of nursing, developing definitions for nursing, and incorporating process into practice.


CONCLUSIONS
The Russian government and Russian nurse educators are committed to improving the quality of health care and nursing. This exchange project provided an impetus for the movement of Russian nursing education toward a process-based baccalaureate model.
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Azusa Pacific University, School of Nursing, CA, USA.
D004506:Education, Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D018166:Health Care Reform; D006801:Humans; D007393:International Educational Exchange; D017145:Models, Educational; D015402:Nursing Education Research / Q000458:organization & administration*; D016730:Program Development; D012426:Russia; D014481:United States