Graduate Clinical Nurse Preceptors: Implications for Improved Intra-Professional Collaboration

2014 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosemary Donley ◽  
Mary Flaherty ◽  
Eileen Sarsfield ◽  
Agnes Burkhard ◽  
Sandra O'Brien ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Education ◽  
Nursing Faculty ◽  
Professional Socialization ◽  
Organizational Structures ◽  
Advanced Practice ◽  
Professional Collaboration ◽  
Practice Nurses ◽  
Healthcare Settings ◽  
Schools Of Nursing ◽  
Role Commitment

Advanced practice nurses have increased in number and public acceptance. Students preparing for these roles require quality clinical education so they are prepared to assume collaborative roles in healthcare settings. Although graduate clinical preceptors have a vitally important role in the clinical education and professional socialization of advanced practice students, there is a paucity of evidence about factors that influence their role commitment. In this article, the authors review the literature related to graduate-level, clinical-preceptor experiences; describe their study of 91 graduate clinical preceptors that identified factors influencing graduate clinical preceptors’ role commitment; report and discuss their findings; as well as the limitations of this study. They conclude that the graduate clinical preceptor role needs to be more visible and better integrated into schools of nursing and healthcare organizational structures, and identify the need for intra-professional collaboration among nursing faculty, administrators, and clinicians to facilitate the recruitment, cultivation, and retention of graduate clinical preceptors

Building the Next Generation of Advanced Practice Nurses Through Clinical Education and Faculty Practice: Three International Perspectives

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 249-257 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew Scanlon ◽  
Janice Smolowitz ◽  
Judy Honig ◽  
Katie Barnes
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Education ◽  
Nurse Practitioners ◽  
Clinical Education ◽  
Clinical Excellence ◽  
Advanced Practice Nurses ◽  
The United States ◽  
Advanced Practice Nursing ◽  
Advanced Practice ◽  
Practice Nurses ◽  
The Ideal

Aims and Objectives: This article aims to provide an overview of the history of advanced practice nursing, including regulation, education, and faculty practice of nurse practitioners/advanced practice nurses from Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Background: Clinical nursing education has evolved from the apprenticeship model to the multiple learning methods that are employed today. The faculty practice model has the most promise and maybe the new frontier to achieve excellence in clinical education. Design: Discursive paper. Methods: Advanced practice nursing clinical education will be discussed, current trends presented, and future educational directions considered. The essential characteristics of an effective clinical educator and the ideal context for clinical education will be highlighted with the goal of educating for clinical excellence. Contemporary practices of a nurse practitioner regulation and education will be examined. Conclusions: Faculty practice in advanced practice nursing requires critical elements, which include role modeling, financial sustainability, teaching credibility, translation of research to practice, and clinical expertise. Challenges to a functional context include conflicting regulatory issues, limited scope of practice, external agency restrictions, and lack of institutional support. Relevance to clinical practice: It is essential to understand the ideal characteristics and context for effective advanced practice clinical education and identify specific challenges within each country’s functional contexts that prevent effective advanced practice clinical education. Strategies to address these current challenges and to enhance clinical excellence to maximize the effectiveness of advanced practice nursing education.

Revitalizing Academic-Service Partnerships to Resolve Nursing Faculty Shortages

2008 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 85-97
Author(s):  
Maria A. Connolly ◽  
Carol Jo Wilson
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Education ◽  
Nursing Faculty ◽  
Release Time ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Short Supply ◽  
Practice Nurses ◽  
Vacancy Rates ◽  
Academic Service Partnerships ◽  
Faculty Shortages ◽  
Ongoing Support

Vacancy rates of nursing faculty are on the increase as fewer educators are being prepared and nurses at the bedside are in short supply. Advanced practice nurses—uniquely suited to provide clinical education for undergraduate and graduate students—are underutilized. However, without release time, preparation as educators, ongoing support from education and administration, and remuneration for providing both evidence-based education and evidence-based patient care, they can hardly be expected to assume additional responsibilities. This article reviews academic-service partnerships, noting a general lack of published efficacy and cost-effectiveness data, and highlights 21st-century innovations for academia and service to share resources for the benefit of all stakeholders—especially patients and students.

Outcomes: Promoting Reflective Practice Using Performance Indicator Questionnaires

2010 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 64-70 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary Pat McCarthy
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Education ◽  
Performance Indicator ◽  
Clinical Skills ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
Clinical Practicum ◽  
Self Reflection ◽  
Healthcare Settings ◽  
Language Pathology ◽  
Traditional Performance ◽  
The University

This article details the process of self-reflection applied to the use of traditional performance indicator questionnaires. The study followed eight speech-language pathology graduate students enrolled in clinical practicum in the university, school, and healthcare settings over a period of two semesters. Results indicated when reflection was focused on students' own clinical skills, modifications to practice were implemented. Results further concluded self-assessment using performance indicators paired with written reflections can be a viable form of instruction in clinical education.

Beratungsqualität von Pflegeexpertinnen-APN im spitalexternen Bereich (APN-BQ) – Psychometrische Testung des Instruments

Pflege ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 27 (6) ◽  
pp. 393-403
Author(s):  
Heidi Petry ◽  
Susanne Suter-Riederer ◽  
Carmen Kerker-Specker ◽  
Lorenz Imhof
Keyword(s):  
Advanced Practice Nurses ◽  
Alte Menschen ◽  
Advanced Practice ◽  
Varimax Rotation ◽  
Practice Nurses ◽  
Chronisch Kranke

Hintergrund: Patientenzentrierte und individuell ausgerichtete Angebote, wie die häusliche Beratung durch Pflegeexpertinnen-APN (Advanced Practice Nurses), eignen sich besonders, chronisch kranke alte Menschen in einer möglichst selbstständigen Lebensführung zu unterstützen. Methode: Um die Qualität einer patientenzentrierten Beratung zu evaluieren, wurde ein 23-Item Instrument entwickelt und seine psychometrischen Eigenschaften mit einer Stichprobe von 206 Personen, die 80 Jahre und älter waren getestet. Ziel: Ziel dieses Artikels ist es, die Entwicklung und Evaluation des APN-BQ zu beschreiben. Die psychometrische Testung des Instruments erfolgte anhand einer Hauptkomponentenanalyse mit Varimax-Rotation. Ergebnisse: Die Analyse ergab eine stabile vier Faktorenstruktur (FS = 0,91) mit 19 Items. Alle Faktoren hatten eine Faktorladung > 0,45. Die interne Konsistenz der Gesamtskala ergab einen Wert von Cronbachs alpha 0,86. Die hohe Rücklaufquote der Fragebogen und die Tatsache, dass 98,8 % der Fragen beantwortet wurden, bestätigten die Anwendungsfreundlichkeit und Akzeptanz des Instruments. Schlussfolgerungen: Das APN-BQ erwies sich als zuverlässiges und in Bezug auf Inhalt und Konstrukt valides Instrument, die Struktur-, Prozess- und Ergebnisqualität einer patientenzentrierten Beratungsintervention in der gemeindenahen Versorgung sowie das Ausmaß der Partizipation und Selbstbefähigung (Empowerment) der zu Beratenden zu messen.

Advanced Nursing Practice (ANP) im direkten Pflegealltag: Die pflegerische Praxisentwicklung eines akutgeriatrischen ANP-Teams

Pflege ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 23 (6) ◽  
pp. 403-410 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anja Ulrich ◽  
Peter Hellstern ◽  
Reto W. Kressig ◽  
Germaine Eze ◽  
Rebecca Spirig
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Practice ◽  
Advanced Practice Nurses ◽  
Geriatrische Patienten ◽  
Advanced Practice ◽  
Advanced Nursing Practice ◽  
Practice Nurses ◽  
Know How ◽  
Chronisch Kranke

Im Jahr 2000 startete das Institut für Pflegewissenschaft in Basel mit einem klinisch ausgerichteten Masterprogramm in Advanced Nursing Practice (ANP). Die mit einem Masterabschluss erlangte Pflegeexpertise beinhaltet vertieftes Wissen und Know-how in einem Spezialgebiet. Zusammen mit anderen Pflegefachpersonen entwickeln diese klinisch tätigen, wissenschaftlich- und praxisorientierten Advanced Practice Nurses (APNs) die Pflegepraxis in der Schweiz weiter, insbesondere für chronisch kranke oder geriatrische Patienten. Bis zu 25 % der über 80-jährigen Menschen erfahren jährlich mindestens einen Spitalaufenthalt. Neben dem akuten Einlieferungsgrund leiden sie oft an zusätzlichen chronischen Erkrankungen, welche gleichzeitig exazerbieren. Diese fragilen Patienten benötigen Unterstützung durch Pflegende, welche erweiterte gerontologische Pflege anbieten können. In der akutgeriatrischen Universitätsklinik Basel findet unter der Leitung einer APN eine systematische, kontinuierliche und effektive Praxisentwicklung statt, welche eine personenorientierte und geriatrisch-spezialisierte Pflege fördert. Die Prinzipien der Aktionsforschung leiten das Praxisentwicklungsprojekt. Der zyklische Prozess «Look-Think-Act» fördert die kritische Auseinandersetzung mit der Praxis. Erste Resultate zeigen eine kürzere Aufenthaltsdauer und verbesserte Betreuungsresultate bei den Patienten sowie eine erhöhte Arbeitszufriedenheit und Selbstwirksamkeit aus Sicht der Pflegenden. Mit dem vorliegenden Artikel wird die Geschichte von ANP kurz eingeführt und anschließend werden die Entwicklung und Einführung des Projekts sowie erste Resultate der Evaluation dargestellt.

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