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Achieving confidence and competence for lecturers in a practice context.
1Lecturer, Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery, King's College, Waterloo Road, London SE1 8WA, UK.
Nurse Education in Practice
|November 29, 2008
Summary
Nurse educators maintained clinical competence and confidence through hands-on practice in acute medicine and community settings. This ensures clinically relevant teaching for preparing competent nurses for modern healthcare.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Education
- Clinical Practice
- Healthcare Pedagogy
Background:
- Student learning is impacted by evolving healthcare delivery.
- Nurses require preparation for complex, changing health services.
- Lecturers' clinical competence is crucial for effective nursing education.
Purpose of the Study:
- To demonstrate how nurse educators maintain competence and confidence through clinical practice.
- To explore the role of lecturers in clinical settings.
- To assess the alignment of current educational standards with lecturers' practice.
Main Methods:
- Concept analysis elements (antecedents, attributes, consequences) applied to lecturers in practice.
- Facilitated action-learning approach.
- Authors' involvement in hands-on care in acute medicine and community settings.
Main Results:
- Lecturers achieved and maintained competence and confidence via direct clinical involvement.
- The study explored the interpretation of the lecturer's role in practice.
- The extent to which educational standards are met by practicing lecturers was examined.
Conclusions:
- Active clinical engagement by nurse educators is vital for maintaining up-to-date skills and confidence.
- This practice-based approach ensures teaching remains relevant to contemporary healthcare demands.
- Educators must possess current clinical experience to effectively prepare students for practice.
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