The report submitted to Minister of Education, Science and Technology Mahabir Pun by the task force, coordinated by former Vice-Chancellor of Kathmandu University, Suresh Raj Sharma, has pointed out that a provision should be made to collaborate with other 100-bed hospitals instead of its own 100 beds.
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The task force formed to restructure the Council for Technical Education and Vocational Training (CTEVT) has suggested changing the system that requires a 100-bed facility for Certificate Level Nursing (PCL) studies.
The task force, coordinated by former Vice Chancellor of Kathmandu University Suresh Raj Sharma, in its report submitted to Minister for Education, Science and Technology Mahabir Pun, has pointed out that there should be a provision to collaborate with other 100-bed hospitals instead of its own 100 beds.
Although the Medical Education Act 2075 BS requires a 100-bed hospital, most of the nursing colleges affiliated with CTEVT are closed. The task force has pointed out that there has been a crisis in nursing education. ‘The provision of the Medical Education Commission to have its own 100-bed hospital for nursing education seems to have been planned despite the demand for the development of nursing education in Nepal. Therefore, it seems appropriate to have a system in place of operating a 1-bed hospital by making an agreement with your own or another 100-bed hospital,' the report says, 'which will provide ample opportunities to provide nursing education in Nepal by encouraging private-public partnership policies.' The task force has also recommended that it would be appropriate to operate nursing programs by giving priority to government-run schools and government hospitals in a simple manner.
It has been pointed out that the nursing program is regulated by different bodies such as CTEVT, Nursing Council and Medical Education Commission, which has led to confusion and lack of good governance instead of coordination. Apart from examinations, it has been stated that monitoring, supervision and approval of activities such as affiliation, monitoring and seat allocation have become inconvenient.
