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The effectiveness of the lecturer practitioner role in clinical practice: an Irish perspective
Brendan J Noonan1, Mary Hughes, Claire C Hayes
1Catherine McAuley School of Nursing and Midwifery, Brookfield Health Sciences Complex, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland. b.noonan@ucc.ie
Background:
Demands within academia such as teaching, publishing, research activity and generating grant income can make it difficult for nurse educators to protect time for clinical practice. In an effort to overcome this problem lecturer practitioner posts have been introduced with designated responsibilities in both clinical and educational settings.
Methods:
Using a mixed method descriptive methodology student nurses and registered nurses completed a modified questionnaire to examine the impact of lecturer practitioners (LPs) in clinical practice. Focus groups were also conducted with lecturer practitioners themselves.
Results:
The results identified that by having a clinical remit, LPs forged good relationships with student nurses and registered nurses in clinical practice, who considered the LP as being a learning resource with realistic expectations of the clinical environment.
Discussion:
The results provide further evidence to support the continuation of nurse educators in clinical practice for their own development, their students and registered nurses.
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