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THE EUROPEAN NURSING MODELS AND NURSING MANAGEMENT

Van den Hoed-Heerschop C.G.,

Sophia Children’s Hospital University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Introduction

The European Union (EU) is the result of a process of co-operation and integration which began in 1951 between six countries. The EU today has fifteen Member States and is preparing for its fifth enlargement, this time towards Eastern and Southern Europe.

Nursing in general in the EU

There are many categories of nurses within the Member States of the EU. To become a general care nurse the age of the applicants differs per country and is between 16 and 19 years. The education to become a general care nurse is in most countries on academic level. In some countries general care nurses work on two levels.

Specialist Nurses in the EU

In some of the countries of the EU specialist nurses, like paediatric nurses, are trained after acquiring the general care nurse qualification. Many countries have groups of nurses who are not general care nurses. These nurses have not been trained as general care nurses but for more specific nursing duties.

Paediatric Nurses in the EU

To become a paediatric nurse differs per country. In some countries it is first necessary to be a general care nurse before the education and training to become a paediatric nurse can start. In other countries one can start immediately with the education and training of a paediatric nurse.

In this presentation the data as mentioned above will be amplified.