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The management of advanced practitioner preparation: a work-based challenge
Joan Livesley1, Karen Waters, Paul Tarbuck
1School of Nursing, University of Salford, Manchester M6 6PU, UK. j.livesley@salford.ac.uk
Journal of Nursing Management
|July 7, 2009
Summary
This study details the creation of a Master's level advanced practice program within the UK's National Health Service reforms. Collaboration between educators, employers, and students is key to developing sustainable advanced practice roles.
Area of Science:
- Health Sciences
- Nursing Education
- Healthcare Management
Background:
- UK National Health Service reforms necessitated advanced practice training.
- Strategic reviews highlighted the need for nurses and allied health practitioners at an advanced level.
- This paper examines employer, commissioner, and educationalist collaboration in developing a Master's program for advanced practice.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore the collaborative development of a Master's level advanced practice program.
- To discuss educational, managerial, and practice challenges in advanced practice program development.
- To identify how to prepare healthcare practitioners for sustainable advanced practice roles.
Main Methods:
- Curriculum development for Master's level advanced practice.
- Analysis of student knowledge/skill deficits and organizational readiness.
- Work-based learning and individual learning pathway development.
Main Results:
- Developing innovative curricula for diverse postgraduate students is challenging.
- Individualized learning pathways and work-based learning center the student's role.
- Assessing student deficits and organizational readiness ensures support for advanced practitioners (APs).
Conclusions:
- Work-based learning and collaboration facilitate understanding and strategy development for advanced practice.
- Collaborative efforts can create change strategies in health and social care.
- Service-led, collaborative educational programs support sustainable change and prepare fit-for-practice advanced practitioners.
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