Today, the Danish magazine “Synergi” has published an article of the Danish
Nursing Organisation stressing the importance of the nursing education and role that politicians have NOW in modernising the Mutual Recognition of Professional Qualifications’ Directive.
President of DNO, Grete Christensen, says:
“We need to ensure that young people are equipped in the best possible way to enter nursing education. Societal developments such as more elderly, more chronic conditions and early discharge from hospital demand higher educational requirements from nurses. Therefore, there is a need for nurses to have the best possible qualifications, and that is difficult if the educational requirement for starting nursing education is at elementary school level.”
“If the entry requirement at EU level remains at 10 years, a range of problems can be foreseen. We fear that some of the countries that have the 12-year entry requirement will be forced to lower the requirement in order to live up to expectations of educating more nurses. We will miss a great opportunity to raise the level of the entire nursing profession in Europe”, says Grete Christensen.
“The Danish employers will, with good reason, be sceptical about hiring nurses that have started their education right after elementary school.”