[The development of certificates criteria and curriculum in home healthcare nurse specialist program].
OBJECTIVE
To make a contribution to raising the quality of nursing and home healthcare services through reviewing the present state of home healthcare nurse specialist training institutions and education programs and creating concrete measures to establish high-quality education courses.


METHODS
International comparative study of accreditation criteria and curriculum in home healthcare nurse specialist program.


RESULTS
The Authorization Standards of home healthcare nurse training institutions consists of 8 items, 23 evaluation criteria and 72 evaluation indexes. Proposal to develop a specialist training program: Curriculum. Modify and complement a present homecare nurse education program. Curriculum 1. Designate two forms of certification. The first certification has been granted the authority to serve as a manager and open a home healthcare agency to nurses having masters degrees and clinical experience for five years. The second certification is allowed to perform general home healthcare after having completed a short term training course. Currculum 2. To meet increasing demands, granting a certification to perform home healthcare to registered nurses having clinical experience of more than three years.


CONCLUSIONS
These results can be utilized in the home healthcare educational program for raising the quality of nurses and home healthcare services.
Shin
Kyung-Rim
KR
College of Nursing Science, Ewha Womans University, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, Korea. krshin@ewha.ac.kr
Ju
Su-Kyung
SK
Jung
Duk-Yoo
DY
Kim
Hye-Young
HY
Kim
Bun-Han
BH
Yang
Suk-Ja
SJ