The nurse educator role in Australian hospitals: Implications for health policy

To date, the nurse educator role in the Australian hospital setting has been poorly described. Current pressures for health care reform have prompted reviews of nursing roles. This paper discusses the literature pertaining to the nurse educator role within the context of the Australian health care e...

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Main Authors: Sayers, J., Digiacomo, Michelle
Format: Journal Article
Published: Royal College of Nursing Australia 2010
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/4096
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description To date, the nurse educator role in the Australian hospital setting has been poorly described. Current pressures for health care reform have prompted reviews of nursing roles. This paper discusses the literature pertaining to the nurse educator role within the context of the Australian health care environment and current health care policy. Building on this synthesis, barriers and facilitators impacting on the nurse educator role are identified and strategic directions for policy, role clarification and advanced practice role development are highlighted. Further research identifying the impact of the hospital-based nurse educator on patient outcomes and professional nursing practice are proposed. Crown Copyright © 2010 Published by Elsevier Australia (a division of Reed International Books Australia Pty Ltd) on behalf of Royal College of Nursing, Australia. All rights reserved.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-40962018-03-29T09:05:21Z The nurse educator role in Australian hospitals: Implications for health policy Sayers, J. Digiacomo, Michelle Hospital-based educators Nurse educator Nurse education research Interprofessional education To date, the nurse educator role in the Australian hospital setting has been poorly described. Current pressures for health care reform have prompted reviews of nursing roles. This paper discusses the literature pertaining to the nurse educator role within the context of the Australian health care environment and current health care policy. Building on this synthesis, barriers and facilitators impacting on the nurse educator role are identified and strategic directions for policy, role clarification and advanced practice role development are highlighted. Further research identifying the impact of the hospital-based nurse educator on patient outcomes and professional nursing practice are proposed. Crown Copyright © 2010 Published by Elsevier Australia (a division of Reed International Books Australia Pty Ltd) on behalf of Royal College of Nursing, Australia. All rights reserved. 2010 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/4096 10.1016/j.colegn.2010.04.005 Royal College of Nursing Australia restricted
spellingShingle Hospital-based educators
Nurse educator
Nurse education research
Interprofessional education
Sayers, J.
Digiacomo, Michelle
The nurse educator role in Australian hospitals: Implications for health policy
title The nurse educator role in Australian hospitals: Implications for health policy
title_full The nurse educator role in Australian hospitals: Implications for health policy
title_fullStr The nurse educator role in Australian hospitals: Implications for health policy
title_full_unstemmed The nurse educator role in Australian hospitals: Implications for health policy
title_short The nurse educator role in Australian hospitals: Implications for health policy
title_sort nurse educator role in australian hospitals: implications for health policy
topic Hospital-based educators
Nurse educator
Nurse education research
Interprofessional education
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/4096