Title:
MENTAL HEALTH NURSING EDUCATION AND SERVICES IN MANDALAY (1974- 2016): HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE

Authors:
Kyaw Thura*and Cho Mar Win,Myanmar

Abstract:
This study explored the history of mental health nursing education and services in Mandalay from 1974 to 2016 by using descriptive historical study design. The objective of the study is to uncover history of the mental health nursing education and services in Mandalay. Total thirteen participants were selected by using snowball sampling method. Oral history was collected by using semi-structured interview method. All interviews were collected by voice recorder. Records, documents and photographs which were essential for the past events were scanned. The obtained data from the participants were analyzed by using six steps data analysis of Creswell (2014). Seven major themes for mental health nursing education in Mandalay and five major themes for mental health nursing services in Mandalay from 1974 to 2016 emerged from the participants’ experiences and related documents are described. Many sub-themes were emerged from twelve major themes. Mental health nursing education had been started to develop in Nursing Training School, Mandalay since new curriculum was developed in 1991. Moreover, mental health nursing education was upgraded as a Department when University of Nursing, Mandalay was established in 1998. The development of mental health nursing services in Mandalay can be seen period by period. Mental health nursing services in Mandalay had been started in psychiatric unit, Mandalay General Hospital in 1974. This study recommends that further historical studies regarding history of mental health nursing services in Drug Treatment Hospital, Mandalay and history of mental health nursing education and services in Mandalay after 2016 should be conducted in future