Journal article
Professional development needs of nurse educators. An Australian case study
Nurse Education in Practice, Vol.27, pp.165-168
2017
Abstract
Because there is a global shortage of nurse educators, highly productive and committed nurse educators are needed to supply a rapidly expanding and changing health landscape. To support the aforementioned effort professional development needs of nurse educators must be systematically identified. This study explores practical issues around professional development needs of nurse educators. One hundred and thirty eight Australian nurse educators based in Queensland answered an online survey around professional development needs. Results indicate that 83% (n = 115) of the respondents were enthusiastic about nurse education yet only 45% (n = 62) were confident in their skills and less than 10% (n = 13) saw themselves as expert nurse educators. The most desired areas of future development in teaching were information technology skills, assessment and technical knowledge. There seems to be a shared need for developing global online and offline support resources and communities of practice to support nurse educators in their teaching and research endeavours.
Details
- Title
- Professional development needs of nurse educators. An Australian case study
- Authors
- Florin I Oprescu (Author) - University of the Sunshine CoastMargaret McAllister (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and EngineeringChristian M Jones (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts, Business and LawDavid Duncan (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
- Publication details
- Nurse Education in Practice, Vol.27, pp.165-168
- Publisher
- Churchill Livingstone
- Date published
- 2017
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.nepr.2017.07.004
- ISSN
- 1471-5953
- Copyright note
- Copyright © 2017. This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
- Organisation Unit
- School of Social Sciences - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Health and Sport Sciences - Legacy; Engage Research Lab; Student Services and Engagement; School of Law and Society; School of Health and Behavioural Sciences - Legacy; School of Health - Public Health
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99450417902621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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