TY - JOUR
T1 - The Nursing Profession in Oman
T2 - An Overview
AU - Al Maqbali, Majid Rashid
AU - Al Omari, Omar
AU - Slimane, Salah Ben Ammar
AU - Balushi, Najeem Al
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2019.
PY - 2019/10/1
Y1 - 2019/10/1
N2 - The aim of this paper is to provide an overview of the history of nursing in the Sultanate of Oman, focusing in particular on the past 50 years. The information cited in the paper is retrieved from the official documents of the Directorate General of Nursing Affairs at the Ministry of Health of Oman, unless otherwise cited. Modern nursing in Oman began in the early 1900s, with the arrival of the American Missionary Association. The key events for the development of nursing in Oman occurred in 1970, when the Ministry of Health was established, and in 1979, when the Directorate of Nursing emerged as an independent department within the Ministry office. It is hoped that this article will be used by Omani and other researchers to further explore the evolution of nursing as a profession in Oman.
AB - The aim of this paper is to provide an overview of the history of nursing in the Sultanate of Oman, focusing in particular on the past 50 years. The information cited in the paper is retrieved from the official documents of the Directorate General of Nursing Affairs at the Ministry of Health of Oman, unless otherwise cited. Modern nursing in Oman began in the early 1900s, with the arrival of the American Missionary Association. The key events for the development of nursing in Oman occurred in 1970, when the Ministry of Health was established, and in 1979, when the Directorate of Nursing emerged as an independent department within the Ministry office. It is hoped that this article will be used by Omani and other researchers to further explore the evolution of nursing as a profession in Oman.
KW - nurses
KW - nursing profession
KW - Oman history
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U2 - 10.1177/0894318419864346
DO - 10.1177/0894318419864346
M3 - Article
C2 - 31514629
AN - SCOPUS:85072150693
SN - 0894-3184
VL - 32
SP - 322
EP - 325
JO - Nursing Science Quarterly
JF - Nursing Science Quarterly
IS - 4
ER -