Abstract
Background: Training specialist manpower requires social justice in higher education and inequality leads to the emergence of hierarchies of power and types of dominant or dominated groups. Aim: The aim of the present study was to explain the perceptions and experiences of the heads of nursing departments of Iranian nursing schools regarding medical dominance in nursing education. Methods: The present study was a conventional content analysis. Data collection was carried out using purposeful sampling and in-depth semi-structured interviews with 24 participants. The data analysis process was performed according to Graneheim and Lundman’s qualitative content analysis (2004). Findings: Data analysis led to the emergence of the theme of "Medical dominance in nursing education" and the three main categories of “physician-centered university education", "weakened educational status", and "belittling nursing education in medical system”. Conclusion: The findings of the present study indicated that physicians enjoy special and superior position in the structure of the Ministry of Health and Medical Education of Iran. Physicians manage the entire system including medical education due to their greater power in managing the system at all micro and macro levels. Thus, other disciplines including nursing education, which are closely related to medicine, are highly ignored.
Highlights
Higher education and universities are considered as key players for sustainable development at the national and international levels [1, 2]
Data analysis led to the emergence of the theme of "Medical dominance in nursing education" and the three main categories of “physician-centered university education", "weakened educational status", and "belittling nursing education in medical system”
Data analysis led to extraction of the main theme "Medical dominance in nursing education" and the three main categories according to Table 2
Summary
Higher education and universities are considered as key players for sustainable development at the national and international levels [1, 2]. Nursing education has a positive trend in Iran, it still faces multiple challenges [5]. Discrimination between nurses and Nursing education faces many challenges at the regional and world level today [15]. Compared to medical students, nursing students are Abolfazl Rahimi et al, Medical Dominance in Nursing Education: Qualitative content analysis considered to be of relatively low status [20]. Findings: Data analysis led to the emergence of the theme of "Medical dominance in nursing education" and the three main categories of “physician-centered university education", "weakened educational status", and "belittling nursing education in medical system”. Conclusion: The findings of the present study indicated that physicians enjoy special and superior position in the structure of the Ministry of Health and Medical Education of Iran. Other disciplines including nursing education, which are closely related to medicine, are highly ignored
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