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Innovations in nursing education: standard development for nurse educator practice
Mona Koldsgaard Rogan1, Dauna Crooks, Michele Durrant
1Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. mona.koldsgaardrogan@sickkids.ca
Summary
Professional standards define nurse educator roles and performance expectations. This study outlines the development process and outcomes for advanced practice in complex healthcare settings.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Education
- Advanced Practice Nursing
- Healthcare Professional Standards
Background:
- Professional standards are essential for defining roles and performance expectations.
- The nurse educator role requires clear articulation within advanced nursing practice.
- Complex healthcare environments necessitate defined professional scopes.
Purpose of the Study:
- To detail the process of developing professional standards for nurse educators.
- To redefine the nurse educator role as an advanced nursing practice role.
- To delineate performance expectations and highlight role complexity.
Main Methods:
- Analysis of professional standard development processes.
- Evaluation of outcomes related to role definition and performance expectations.
- Contextualization within tertiary-quarternary healthcare settings.
Main Results:
- Successful development of professional standards for nurse educators.
- Redefinition of the nurse educator role within advanced practice.
- Clear delineation of performance expectations and role functions.
Conclusions:
- Professional standards are crucial for advancing the nurse educator role.
- Standard development clarifies complexity and diversity in tertiary-quarternary settings.
- Defined standards support role development and performance articulation.
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