The development of nurse practitioners via flexible learning: toward an innovative Masters degree curriculum in Thailand.

The changing health system in Thailand has provided Thai people with more equitable opportunities in accessing health care services. As a result of medical practitioner shortages and a strong desire for nurses to expand their scope of practice, the Thailand Nursing and Midwifery Council (TNC) plans to increase the number of nurse practitioners at master degree level to staff primary care units (PCUs) and Health Centres around the country. Nursing master degree curricula in Thailand are currently offered using the traditional on-campus face-to-face mode of delivery and have low numbers of student enrolments.

Stress, but not Helicobacter pylori, is associated with peptic ulcer disease in a Thai population.

The purpose of this study was to clarify the relation between psychological and other risk factors, notably helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection, in contributing to the occurrence of peptic ulcer (PU) disease. A retrospective case-control study was conducted at Siriraj Hospital, Bangkok from March to December 2000.

Development of the South-East Forum on Nursing Science (SEAFONS).

The development of regional cooperation in doctoral programs in Asia is described along with the names of the program in each of the following countries: South Korea, Thailand, Japan, Hong Kong, Philippines, and Taiwan. The need for doctoral education in nursing is also described.

Discharge planning and transitional care: issues in Thai nursing.

Discharge planning is part of the care process that places nurses in a pivotal position in facilitating continuity of care for clients. This ethnographic study explored the current discharge practices of Thai nurses and examined how transitions from hospital to home were incorporated into Thai nursing practice. The study was conducted with registered nurses in an acute hospital in central Thailand.