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  • Nursing Education
  • Clinical Instruction
  • Healthcare Partnerships

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  • Educational institutions and health facilities collaborate for clinical education.
  • The impact on clinical instructors within these partnerships is under-researched.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the perspectives of clinical instructors on their work roles.
  • To assess the importance and nature of clinical instruction roles.

Main Methods:

  • Cross-sectional study utilizing surveys from 135 clinical instructors in Israel, Norway, and the US.
  • Development and application of the Nursing Clinical Instruction Role Assessment Tool (N-CIRAT).

Main Results:

  • The N-CIRAT demonstrated good reliability.
  • Three distinct work roles were identified: educator, hospital partner, and patient advocate.
  • The patient advocate role was highly rated by all instructors, while hospital partner and patient advocate roles differed by primary employer.

Conclusions:

  • The educator role, encompassing role modeling and fostering reflection, is a consistent aspect of clinical nurse educators' work.
  • Findings highlight the multifaceted nature of clinical instructor roles and their varying importance based on employment context.