Comparative Study of Nursing Master's Education Program in Iran and John Hopkins School of Nursing

One of the research methods for reviewing and updating educational programs is conducting comparative studies that it's about analyzing and recognizing the similarities and differences between phenomena, institutions and educational systems. The aim of this study was to couducted a comparative study of nursing master's education program in Iran and John Hopkins School of nursing. This descriptive-comparative study was carried out in 2018, data were collected by searching the internet with the key words of nursing, nursing education, curriculum, strategic plan, Iran, America (Johns Hopkins), and with a review of the history and details of the nursing master's education program in Iran and the Johns Hopkins Nursing School and compared using Bereday’s four-stage model: description, interpretation, juxta position and comparison. Findings: Attention to the needs of society, permanent changes and diversity in nursing tendencies, choosing self-directed learning strategies, pay attention to coverage and professional appearance were common in Iran and Johns Hopkins. But admission requirements, goals, philosophy, mission, vision, course content, the role of graduates, having Nurse Practioner, spaces and abilities and administrative staff were different in Iran and Johns Hopkiner. Using a decentralized method for admitting student, designing an educational program for tutor and researcher training, focus on courses appropriate to the needs of the community and common diseases in the service place, to improve Master of nursing programs are offered in Iran.