"Total quality management" based teaching reform and practice in undergraduate nursing education

Objective This study aims to develop a teaching model for cultivating nursing students' comprehensive abilities to meet the demands of health services and the society,based on the philosophy of total quality management. Methods According to the teaching pattern of Excellent,Exquisite and Elite ,the teaching reform was performed in terms of the students' cultivation objectives,curriculum systems,teaching contents and methods,and experimental and practical teaching. Results The characteristic teaching model of total quality management was developed for the undergraduate nursing education by means of reform of talent cultivation projects,optimization of curriculum systems,creation of teaching methods and tools,improvement of teaching materials,and development of practical teaching systems. Conclusion With the goal of cultivation of nursing students' knowledge,ability and quality,the total quality management based teaching reform achieved good teaching effect,which was supported by the teaching administration systems and teaching staff.