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Nurse education in the British armed forces
Major Chris Carter1, Alan P Finnegan2
11 Army nurse lecturer, Department of Healthcare Education, Defence School of Healthcare Education, Birmingham.
Journal of Perioperative Practice
|October 31, 2018
Summary
Defence nurses face challenges in skill maintenance and professional development due to their dispersed roles. This article explores the emerging role of defence nurse lecturers in enhancing educational support for these vital healthcare professionals.
Area of Science:
- Nursing
- Military Medicine
- Healthcare Education
Background:
- Defence nurses represent the largest registered specialty within UK defence medical services.
- These nurses are crucial for supporting British armed forces, allies, and local populations in various healthcare settings, including operational environments.
- Geographical dispersion, operational deployments, and non-clinical duties pose significant constraints on maintaining essential nursing skills and accessing continuing professional development.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore the concept and evolving role of defence nurse lecturers.
- To identify how defence nurse lecturers can improve educational support for defence nurses.
- To address the challenges faced by defence nurses in skill maintenance and professional development.
Main Methods:
- Exploratory analysis of the defence nurse lecturer role.
- Conceptual review of educational support strategies.
- Examination of workforce planning and deployment factors impacting nursing education.
Main Results:
- Defence nurse lecturers are emerging as a key resource for enhancing nursing education within the defence medical services.
- Their role is critical in overcoming geographical and deployment-related barriers to professional development.
- The development of this role can significantly improve the maintenance of clinical skills and access to continuing professional development for defence nurses.
Conclusions:
- The evolving role of defence nurse lecturers is essential for the professional growth and skill upkeep of defence nurses.
- Implementing robust educational support through these lecturers can mitigate the challenges posed by dispersed and deployed workforces.
- Investing in defence nurse lecturers is crucial for ensuring a competent and well-supported nursing cadre within the UK defence medical services.
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