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Abstract
BACKGROUND: Some nursing schools in Iran with the aim of training qualified nurses have set up
master’s degrees in emergency nursing. In any case, there are challenges in the implementation
of this discipline in academic nursing centers which prevent the fulfillment of goals and missions in
the curriculum.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: In this qualitative study, four graduates of the master of emergency
nursing and 13 undergraduate students were purposively recruited from the Nursing and Midwifery
Faculty in Qom, Iran. Data were collected through semi‑structured interviews and analyzed through
conventional content analysis.
RESULTS: Emergency nursing master’s program challenges consist of two categories: nonproductive
course design and unresolved infrastructure. The extracted subcategories were unfit curriculum,
inappropriate content, nonspecialized program, unclear roles, improper course planning, unskilled
human resources, and poor educational facilities.
CONCLUSION: Based on the experiences of nursing graduates, the curriculum of master of
emergency nursing in Iran needs to be substantially revised in terms of content and structure.
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