A Comparative Study of Iranian Pediatric Nursing Master's Curricula and Selected Universities

Introduction: This study was conducted with the aim of comparing the educational program of the Master of Pediatric Nursing and providing practical suggestions to improve the quality of the educational program. Methods: This descriptive (comparative) study was performed in 2021. After searching the Internet for Master of Nursing programs at world-renowned universities, Johns Hopkins University in the United States, Canada, Pennsylvania and King in the United Kingdom were selected due to the relative similarity of the field and educational programs in terms of philosophy, perspective, mission, value. The length of the course, job position and duties, tendencies, courses were presented and the way of student admission was analyzed (by Beredy model) and their strengths and weaknesses were evaluated. Findings: The Iranian Master of Pediatric Nursing program has a philosophy, vision, mission, values, duration of the course, position and job duties, trends, courses offered, admission in Iran is different from selected countries. The same philosophy for all majors in pediatric nursing, the opportunity to study part-time, the duration of the course is more than 3 years, not selecting people based on the national exam, conducting interviews for admission, obtaining letters of recommendation, providing courses in addition Courses in the Iranian Master of Pediatric Nursing, are among the findings that differ from the Iranian Master of Nursing curriculum . The findings of this study are described in detail. Conclusion: Comparison of Iran's master's degree education system with 4 selected universities showed that steps should be taken to upgrade the Iranian children's master's degree education system by using the programs of the world's top universities and its localization.