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Professional development needs of nurse educators. An Australian case study.

Authors :
Oprescu, Florin
McAllister, Margaret
Duncan, David
Jones, Christian
Source :
Nurse Education in Practice; Nov2017, Vol. 27, p165-168, 4p
Publication Year :
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. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
14715953
Volume :
27
Database :
Supplemental Index
Journal :
Nurse Education in Practice
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
125862443
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nepr.2017.07.004