WHO Global Standards

5 Key Areas for Global Standards5 Key Areas for Global Standards

• Program graduatesProgram graduates• Program development and revisionProgram development and revision• Program curriculumProgram curriculum• Academic faculty and staffAcademic faculty and staff• Program admissionProgram admission

1.0 Program Graduates1.0 Program Graduates• 1.1 Outcomes1.1 Outcomes • 1.1.1 Demonstrate established competencies 1.1.1 Demonstrate established competencies

in nursingin nursing• 1.1.2 Demonstrate sound understanding of 1.1.2 Demonstrate sound understanding of

determinants of healthdeterminants of health• 1.1.3 Meet regulatory body standards leading 1.1.3 Meet regulatory body standards leading

to licensure as a nurseto licensure as a nurse

1.0 Program Graduates1.0 Program Graduates

• 1.1 Outcomes 1.1 Outcomes (continued) (continued) • 1.1.4 Is awarded a professional degree1.1.4 Is awarded a professional degree• 1.1.5 Is eligible for entrance into advanced 1.1.5 Is eligible for entrance into advanced

education programseducation programs• 1.1.6 School employs methods to track 1.1.6 School employs methods to track

professional success and progression of professional success and progression of education for each graduateeducation for each graduate

1.0 Program Graduate1.0 Program Graduate• 1.2 Attributes1.2 Attributes• 1.2.1 Knowledgeable practitioners who adhere to 1.2.1 Knowledgeable practitioners who adhere to

code of ethics and standards of the professioncode of ethics and standards of the profession• 1.2.2 Nursing school graduates who 1.2.2 Nursing school graduates who

demonstrate:demonstrate: - evidence-based practice- evidence-based practice - cultural competency- cultural competency - ability to practice within health - ability to practice within health

care systems of country and meet care systems of country and meet population needs population needs

1.0 Program Graduate1.0 Program Graduate• 1.2 Attributes 1.2 Attributes (continued)(continued)• 1.2.2 (continued)1.2.2 (continued) - Critical and analytical thinking- Critical and analytical thinking - Ability to manage resources and- Ability to manage resources and practice safely and effectivelypractice safely and effectively - Ability to be effective client - Ability to be effective client advocates and professional advocates and professional partners with other disciplines in partners with other disciplines in health-care deliveryhealth-care delivery

1.0 Program Graduate1.0 Program Graduate

• 1.2 Attributes 1.2 Attributes (continued)(continued)• 1.2.2 (continued)1.2.2 (continued) - Community service orientation- Community service orientation - Leadership ability and continual- Leadership ability and continual

professional development professional development

2.0 Program Development/Revision2.0 Program Development/Revision

• 2.1 2.1 GovernanceGovernance• 2.1.1 School defines and makes public their 2.1.1 School defines and makes public their

mission, vision and objectivesmission, vision and objectives• 2.1.2 School educates their students through 2.1.2 School educates their students through

the program to meet the health care needs of the program to meet the health care needs of their societytheir society

• 2.1.3 School clearly defines the educational 2.1.3 School clearly defines the educational and clinical outcomes of the programand clinical outcomes of the program

2.0 Program Development/Revision2.0 Program Development/Revision

• 2.1 Governance2.1 Governance (continued) (continued)• 2.1.4 School’s faculty have relevant expertise 2.1.4 School’s faculty have relevant expertise

in the subject matter and the ability to in the subject matter and the ability to develop and revise their programdevelop and revise their program

• 2.1.5 School has in place and uses a system of 2.1.5 School has in place and uses a system of formulative and summative assessment of the formulative and summative assessment of the program’s educational & clinical objectives, & program’s educational & clinical objectives, & outcomesoutcomes

2.0 Program 2.0 Program Development/RevisionDevelopment/Revision

• 2.1 Governance2.1 Governance (continued) (continued) • 2.1.6 School defines role descriptions for 2.1.6 School defines role descriptions for

theoretical and clinical educators, including, theoretical and clinical educators, including, but not limited to, faculty, clinical supervisors, but not limited to, faculty, clinical supervisors, mentors, preceptors, and teachers mentors, preceptors, and teachers

2.0 Program 2.0 Program Development/RevisionDevelopment/Revision

• 2.2 Accreditation2.2 Accreditation: : • 2.2.1 School is an integral part of a higher education 2.2.1 School is an integral part of a higher education

institution that meets internal standards, recognized institution that meets internal standards, recognized accreditation, and/or governing body requirements.accreditation, and/or governing body requirements.

• 2.2.2 Schools have criteria in place that meet 2.2.2 Schools have criteria in place that meet accreditation standards for clinical practice accreditation standards for clinical practice components of their program, academic content and components of their program, academic content and the demonstration of professional outcomes.the demonstration of professional outcomes.

2.0 Program 2.0 Program Development/RevisionDevelopment/Revision

• 2.2 Accreditation2.2 Accreditation (continued) (continued) • 2.2.3 School and their programs are 2.2.3 School and their programs are

recognized or accredited by credible, relevant recognized or accredited by credible, relevant professional and academic bodies and re-professional and academic bodies and re-accredited as required.accredited as required.

2.0 Program 2.0 Program Development/RevisionDevelopment/Revision

• 2.3 Infrastructure 2.3 Infrastructure • 2.3.1 School has accessible, current and 2.3.1 School has accessible, current and

relevant physical facilities including, but not relevant physical facilities including, but not limited to, classrooms, clinical practice sites, limited to, classrooms, clinical practice sites, information and communications technology, information and communications technology, clinical simulation laboratories and libraries.clinical simulation laboratories and libraries.

2.0 Program 2.0 Program Development/RevisionDevelopment/Revision

• 2.3 Infrastructure 2.3 Infrastructure (continued)(continued)• 2.3.2 Schools have a system and policy in 2.3.2 Schools have a system and policy in

place ensures the safety and welfare of place ensures the safety and welfare of students and facultystudents and faculty

• 2.3.3 Schools have professional support 2.3.3 Schools have professional support personnel and human resources to meet personnel and human resources to meet program and student demand.program and student demand.

2.0 Program 2.0 Program Development/RevisionDevelopment/Revision

• 2.3 Infrastructure (continued) 2.3 Infrastructure (continued) • 2.3.4 School has a budget allocation and 2.3.4 School has a budget allocation and

budget control that meets program faculty budget control that meets program faculty and student needs.and student needs.

• 2.3.5 School has a system in place for 2.3.5 School has a system in place for student-support servicesstudent-support services

2.0 Program 2.0 Program Development/RevisionDevelopment/Revision

• 2.4 2.4 Partnerships Partnerships • 2.4.12.4.1 School demonstrates successful School demonstrates successful

partnerships with the academic institution partnerships with the academic institution where their program is located, with other where their program is located, with other disciplines, with clinical practice sites, with disciplines, with clinical practice sites, with clinical and professional organizations and clinical and professional organizations and with international partners.with international partners.

3.0 Program Curriculum3.0 Program Curriculum• 3.1 Curriculum Design 3.1 Curriculum Design • 3.1.1 School designs curricula and deliver 3.1.1 School designs curricula and deliver

program that take into account workforce program that take into account workforce planning flows and national and international planning flows and national and international health care policies.health care policies.

3.0 Program Curriculum3.0 Program Curriculum

• 3.1 Curriculum Design 3.1 Curriculum Design (continued)(continued)• 3.1.2 School plans and designs curricula to 3.1.2 School plans and designs curricula to

meet national and international education meet national and international education criteria, and professional and regulatory criteria, and professional and regulatory requirements for practice.requirements for practice.

3.0 Program Curriculum3.0 Program Curriculum• 3.1 Curriculum Design 3.1 Curriculum Design (continued) (continued) • 3.1.3 school provides classroom and clinical 3.1.3 school provides classroom and clinical

learning that delivers the knowledge and skills learning that delivers the knowledge and skills required to meet the needs of their respective required to meet the needs of their respective populations.populations.

• 3.1.4 School establishes and demonstrates 3.1.4 School establishes and demonstrates balance between the theory and practice balance between the theory and practice components of the curriculum.components of the curriculum.

3.0 Program Curriculum3.0 Program Curriculum

• 3.1 Curriculum Design 3.1 Curriculum Design (continued) (continued) • 3.1. 5 School demonstrates use of recognized 3.1. 5 School demonstrates use of recognized

approaches to teaching and learning in their approaches to teaching and learning in their programs, including, but not limited to, adult programs, including, but not limited to, adult education, self-directed learning, education, self-directed learning,

e-learning and clinical simulation.e-learning and clinical simulation.

3.0 Program Curriculum3.0 Program Curriculum• 3.1 Curriculum Design 3.1 Curriculum Design (continued)(continued)• 3.1.6 School provides classroom and clinical 3.1.6 School provides classroom and clinical

learning based on established competencies learning based on established competencies and grounded in the most current, reliable and grounded in the most current, reliable evidence.evidence.

• 3.1.7 School enables the development of 3.1.7 School enables the development of clinical reasoning, problem solving and critical clinical reasoning, problem solving and critical thinking in their program.thinking in their program.

3.0 Program Curriculum3.0 Program Curriculum

• 3.1 Curriculum Design 3.1 Curriculum Design (continued) (continued) • 3.1.8 School conducts regular evaluations of 3.1.8 School conducts regular evaluations of

curricula and clinical learning, and include curricula and clinical learning, and include student, client, stakeholder and partner student, client, stakeholder and partner feedback.feedback.

• 3.1.9 Program offers opportunities for 3.1.9 Program offers opportunities for multidisciplinary content and learning multidisciplinary content and learning experiences.experiences.

3.0 Program Curriculum3.0 Program Curriculum• 3.2 Core Curriculum3.2 Core Curriculum• 3.2.1 Nursing curricula provide core content that will 3.2.1 Nursing curricula provide core content that will

enable their graduates to meet the established enable their graduates to meet the established competencies.competencies.

• 3.2.2 Nursing Curricula provide core content in nursing 3.2.2 Nursing Curricula provide core content in nursing theory, practice, interventions and scope of practice.theory, practice, interventions and scope of practice.

• 3.2.3 (midwifery standard)3.2.3 (midwifery standard)• 3.2.4 Nursing programs provide supervised clinical 3.2.4 Nursing programs provide supervised clinical

learning experiences that support nursing theory in learning experiences that support nursing theory in diverse settings.diverse settings.

3.0 Program Curriculum3.0 Program Curriculum• 3.3 Curriculum Partnerships 3.3 Curriculum Partnerships • 3.3.1 Nursing schools develop partnerships with 3.3.1 Nursing schools develop partnerships with

other healthcare disciplines.other healthcare disciplines.• 3.3.2 Nursing schools use interprofessional 3.3.2 Nursing schools use interprofessional

teamwork approaches in their classrooms and teamwork approaches in their classrooms and clinical learning experiences.clinical learning experiences.

• 3.3.3 Nursing schools have access to, and 3.3.3 Nursing schools have access to, and arrangements for, the clinical learning sites required arrangements for, the clinical learning sites required for program delivery.for program delivery.

3.0 Program Curriculum3.0 Program Curriculum• 3.4 Assessment of Students 3.4 Assessment of Students • 3.4.1 Nursing schools assess student learning, 3.4.1 Nursing schools assess student learning,

knowledge and skill development throughout their knowledge and skill development throughout their programs, using reliable evaluation methodologies.programs, using reliable evaluation methodologies.

• 3.4.2 Nursing schools use a variety of methods to 3.4.2 Nursing schools use a variety of methods to assess the subject matter being studied including, assess the subject matter being studied including, but not limited to, student performance-based but not limited to, student performance-based assessment and client/stakeholder feedback.assessment and client/stakeholder feedback.

3.0 Program Curriculum3.0 Program Curriculum

• 3.4 Assessment of Students 3.4 Assessment of Students (cont.) (cont.) • 3.4.3 Nursing schools have student retention 3.4.3 Nursing schools have student retention

systems in place.systems in place.

4.0 Faculty4.0 Faculty• 4.1 Academic Faculty 4.1 Academic Faculty • 4.1.1 The head of a nursing program is a nurse who holds a 4.1.1 The head of a nursing program is a nurse who holds a

graduate degree, is educated and experienced in graduate degree, is educated and experienced in leadership and administration, and demonstrates leadership and administration, and demonstrates knowledge as an educator.knowledge as an educator.

• 4.1.2 The core academic faculty are nurses and midwives 4.1.2 The core academic faculty are nurses and midwives who demonstratewho demonstrate

knowledge as educators and have a minimum of a knowledge as educators and have a minimum of a bachelor’s degree –bachelor’s degree –

preferably a graduate degree – with advanced preparation preferably a graduate degree – with advanced preparation and clinical competency in their specialty area.and clinical competency in their specialty area.

4.0 Faculty4.0 Faculty

• 4.1 Academic Faculty4.1 Academic Faculty• 4.1.3 Other health professionals who are 4.1.3 Other health professionals who are

guest lecturers in nursing or midwifery guest lecturers in nursing or midwifery programs hold a graduate degree and possess programs hold a graduate degree and possess clinical andclinical and

educational expertise in their specialty.educational expertise in their specialty.

4.0 Faculty4.0 Faculty

• 4.2 Clinical Faculty 4.2 Clinical Faculty • 4.2.1 Clinical faculty comprises nurses, midwives and 4.2.1 Clinical faculty comprises nurses, midwives and

other health professionals who hold a minimum of a other health professionals who hold a minimum of a university degree and possess clinical and university degree and possess clinical and educational expertise in their specialty area.educational expertise in their specialty area.

• 4.2.2 Nurses and midwives with clinical expertise in 4.2.2 Nurses and midwives with clinical expertise in the content area beingthe content area being

taught are designated to supervise and teach taught are designated to supervise and teach students in that clinicalstudents in that clinical

practice area.practice area.

4.0 Faculty 4.0 Faculty (continued)(continued)

• 4.2 Clinical Faculty 4.2 Clinical Faculty (continued)(continued)• 4.2.3 Nursing schools form partnerships to 4.2.3 Nursing schools form partnerships to

secure a variety of qualified people to be secure a variety of qualified people to be clinical supervisors and teachers.clinical supervisors and teachers.

4.0 Faculty 4.0 Faculty (continued)(continued)• 4.3 Professional Development of Faculty 4.3 Professional Development of Faculty • 4.3.1 Nursing schools have a policy and system 4.3.1 Nursing schools have a policy and system

in place that validatesin place that validates the updated clinical and educational expertise the updated clinical and educational expertise

and competency of faculty.and competency of faculty.• 4.3.2 Nursing schools have a system in place 4.3.2 Nursing schools have a system in place

that provides faculty with opportunities for that provides faculty with opportunities for development in teaching, scholarship, practice development in teaching, scholarship, practice and external professional activity.and external professional activity.

4.0 Faculty (continued)4.0 Faculty (continued)• 4.3 Professional Development of Faculty 4.3 Professional Development of Faculty

(continued) (continued) • 4.3.3 Nursing schools have a system and 4.3.3 Nursing schools have a system and

policy in place and provide time and resources policy in place and provide time and resources for competency development for staff.for competency development for staff.

• 4.3.4 Nursing schools have a policy and 4.3.4 Nursing schools have a policy and system in place for reward and recognition of system in place for reward and recognition of staff in accordance with the requirements for staff in accordance with the requirements for promotion and tenure of the institution.promotion and tenure of the institution.

5.0 Program Admission5.0 Program Admission

• 5.1 Admission Policy & Selection 5.1 Admission Policy & Selection • 5.1.1 Nursing schools have a transparent admission 5.1.1 Nursing schools have a transparent admission

policy that specifies the process of student selection policy that specifies the process of student selection and the minimum acceptance criteria.and the minimum acceptance criteria.

• 5.1.2 Nursing schools have a transparent non-5.1.2 Nursing schools have a transparent non-discriminatory admission and selection process.discriminatory admission and selection process.

5.0 Program Admission5.0 Program Admission• 5.1 Admission Policy & Selection 5.1 Admission Policy & Selection (cont.)(cont.)• 5.1.3 Nursing schools have a system and policy in 5.1.3 Nursing schools have a system and policy in

place that takes into account different entry points place that takes into account different entry points of students, recognition of their prior learning, of students, recognition of their prior learning, experience and progression options toward higher experience and progression options toward higher education goals. education goals.

• 5.1.4 Nursing schools have entry requirements that 5.1.4 Nursing schools have entry requirements that meet national criteria for higher education meet national criteria for higher education institutions including, but not limited to, completion institutions including, but not limited to, completion of secondary education.of secondary education.

5.0 Program Admission5.0 Program Admission • 5.2 Student Type and Intake5.2 Student Type and Intake• 5.2.1 Nursing schools admit students with 5.2.1 Nursing schools admit students with

backgrounds in basic science and mathematics backgrounds in basic science and mathematics who demonstrate skills in the language of who demonstrate skills in the language of instruction and in dealing with the clients.instruction and in dealing with the clients.

• 5.2.2 Nursing schools admit students who 5.2.2 Nursing schools admit students who have the ability to meet the requirements of have the ability to meet the requirements of the program.the program.

5.0 Program Admission5.0 Program Admission (cont.) (cont.)• 5.2 Student Type and Intake 5.2 Student Type and Intake (cont.)(cont.)• 5.2.3 Nursing schools admit students who 5.2.3 Nursing schools admit students who

meet the institution’s health and any other meet the institution’s health and any other requirements, as well as any national requirements, as well as any national requirements for selection.requirements for selection.

• 5.2.4 Nursing schools seek students who 5.2.4 Nursing schools seek students who demonstrate the will to serve in health and demonstrate the will to serve in health and the ability to be independent learners.the ability to be independent learners.