Journal article
Challenges facing nursing education in Australia:two solutions
Journal of Nursing Education and Practice, Vol.2(1), pp.20-27
2012
Abstract
Background: Australia, like many other countries is facing a shortage of qualified nurse educators and this has potential to impact enormously on the quality of nurses working in health services. Methods: This paper discusses the findings of action research recently completed within a Queensland University, involving a range of nurse educators. Results: It explores some of the challenges to role satisfaction and suggests two strategies to build capacity, connection, satisfaction and productivity in Australian nurse educators, that may be relevant for international colleagues. Conclusions: The first solution is to establish a self-sustaining, solution-focused Community of Practice for nurse educators. The second solution is to disseminate an effective, easy to remember teaching framework that draws upon principles of Transformative learning, a pedagogy that is relevant for nurses, because they will need to work with vulnerable populations and graduates need to be equipped with skills, compassion and be committed to social action.
Details
- Title
- Challenges facing nursing education in Australia:two solutions
- Authors
- Margaret McAllister (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
- Publication details
- Journal of Nursing Education and Practice, Vol.2(1), pp.20-27
- Publisher
- Sciedu Press
- Date published
- 2012
- DOI
- 10.5430/jnep.v2n1p20
- ISSN
- 1925-4040
- Copyright note
- Copyright © 2012 Margaret McAllister. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
- Organisation Unit
- University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99449872202621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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