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Phibbs, S.; Curtis, B. |
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Title |
Gender, nursing and the PBRF |
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2006 |
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Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
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22 |
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2 |
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4-11 |
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Research; Sex discrimination; Administration; Education |
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The authors examine gender based disparities for academics with respect to remuneration, academic grading and Perfomance Based Research Fund (PBRF) scores, whereby women do less well than men in each of these areas. In this article individualised explanations for the failure of women to progress are set in the context of a critical exploration of the PBRF evaluation methodology. It is argued that both academia and the PBRF research assessment exercise embody a form of academic masculinity that systematically disadvantages women in general and nursing in particular. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 538 |
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524 |
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Spence, D. |
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Title |
Advanced nursing practice through postgraduate education, part one |
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Journal Article |
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Year |
2004 |
Publication |
Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
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20 |
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2 |
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46-55 |
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Advanced nursing practice; Education; Professional development; Research |
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In New Zealand the clinically focused postgraduate papers and programmes, available through universities and polytechnics, are evaluated from an educational perspective but little evaluation of the implications for practice has been undertaken. This paper is Part One of a report on a study that sought to illuminate the impact of clinically focused postgraduate education on advancing nursing practice. Hermeneutic methodology provided a framework for analysing both the perspectives of nurses who had undergone such education and those who had directly employed and worked alongside these nurses. Emerging themes are described here. In a second article the findings will be discussed in relation to literature. Constraining factors will be identified and strategies designed to maximise the benefits of education for advancing nursing practice will be recommended. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 555 |
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541 |
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Author |
Spence, D. |
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Title |
Advancing nursing practice through postgraduate education, part two |
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Year |
2004 |
Publication |
Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
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20 |
Issue |
3 |
Pages |
21-30 |
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Advanced nursing practice; Professional development; Education; Research |
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This paper continues presentation of the findings of a North Island based research project that explored the impact of clinically focused postgraduate education on advancing nursing practice. Like their international counterparts, increasing numbers of New Zealand nurses are enrolling in advanced practice programmes. Yet, despite international evidence supporting the usefulness of Masters level preparation for advancing clinical practice, questions about the need for such development persist. This paper argues that postgraduate education contributes to the development of courage and that this, in turn, is essential to overcoming the barriers that currently constrain the advancement of nursing practice. |
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542 |
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Schroyen, B.; Finlayson, M. |
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Title |
Clinical teaching and learning: An action research study |
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Journal Article |
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Year |
2004 |
Publication |
Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
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20 |
Issue |
2 |
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36-45 |
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Keywords |
Education; Nursing; Hospitals |
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Using an educational action research model, a nursing lecturer based in a polytechnic and ten students formed a research group to address one issue that was important to them. The research group chose to plan, implement and evaluate a practical change strategy aimed at improving the teaching and learning relationship between students and staff nurses in clinical settings. A sample of five staff nurses working closely with five students in the group was invited to join the study in order to gain their perspectives on the issues. The findings were that contract learning provides a strategy which, under certain conditions, offers both students and staff nurses an opportunity to improve the effectiveness of their interactions. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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545 |
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Drake, M.; Stokes, G. |
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Title |
Managing pre-registration student risk: A professional and legislative minefield |
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Journal Article |
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Year |
2004 |
Publication |
Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
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20 |
Issue |
1 |
Pages |
15-27 |
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Risk management; Education; Law and legislation; Nursing |
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This article reports data from 15 schools of nursing, surveyed to identify difficulties experienced by nurse educators with respect to entry, progression and programme completion of undergraduate nursing students. Risk assessment, along with a lack of clear policy and procedures were found to be the main problem areas. Difficulties were exacerbated for educators when there were challenges to their professional judgement, either from the Nursing Council of New Zealand or from within their own institution. The authors argue for more recognition of the dual role of nurse educators, and greater clarification of the Nursing Council of New Zealand role in regulating the student's programme entry and progression, and ultimate admission to the Register. It is suggested that the recently passed Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act (2003) provides nursing with an opportunity to address some of these issues. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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546 |
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Wong, G.; Sakulneya, A. |
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Title |
Promoting EAL nursing students' mastery of informal language |
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Journal Article |
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Year |
2004 |
Publication |
Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
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Volume |
20 |
Issue |
1 |
Pages |
45-52 |
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Communication; Asian peoples; Education; Nursing |
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This article describes the development, delivery and evaluation of a pilot programme designed to help nursing and midwifery students from Asian and non-English speaking backgrounds improve their conversational skills in practice settings. Many such students, although previously assessed as competent in English, find that communication with patients and their families, and other health professionals is difficult. The study was conducted in a large tertiary educational institution in a major metropolitan centre. Each week for a period of 11 weeks students participated in an interactive session. Content for these was based on areas highlighted by a needs assessment involving interviews with both students and lecturers, and was subject to ongoing modification in response to feedback from participants. Evaluation questionnaires completed at the conclusion of the series indicated that students perceived the impact as positive. Students who attended regularly and were actively involved in the practice activities described gains in communication skills. From this it was concluded that further development of the pilot scheme was warranted in order to benefit English as an additional language (EAL) students enrolled in nursing and midwifery courses |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 564 |
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550 |
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Author |
Wilkinson, J.A. |
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Title |
Using adult learning theory to enhance clinical teaching |
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Journal Article |
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Year |
2004 |
Publication |
Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
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Volume |
20 |
Issue |
1 |
Pages |
36-44 |
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Critical thinking; Nursing; Education; Motivation; Theory |
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In this article four theories of adult learning theory are presented: self directed learning; experiential learning; constructivist theory; and critical thinking. These are discussed alongside theories about motivation to learn. Suggestions for how the theory may be applied to the clinical learning environment are offered. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 565 |
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551 |
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Vallance, E.; Scott, S. |
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A critique of problem-based learning in nursing education and the contribution it can make toward beginning professional practice, part two |
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Journal Article |
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Year |
2003 |
Publication |
Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
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19 |
Issue |
3 |
Pages |
40-49 |
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Problem solving; Critical thinking; Nursing; Education |
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In this article, the second of two, the literature is examined to determine the ability of problem-based learning to develop professional nursing practice. Professional practice depends on critical thinking for the development of both rational problem-solving skills and critical reflective thinking. This article proposes that problem-based learning has the potential to develop the critical thinking skills required for problem solving and decision-making. However problem-based learning is less likely to promote the critical reflective thinking without which the transformative practice needed to drive health gains in the 21st century is unlikely to emerge. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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555 |
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Vallance, E.; Scott, S. |
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Title |
A critique of problem-based learning in nursing education and the contribution it can make toward beginning professional practice, part one |
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Journal Article |
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Year |
2003 |
Publication |
Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
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Volume |
19 |
Issue |
2 |
Pages |
41-51 |
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Nursing; Education; Critical thinking; Problem solving; Nursing; Teaching methods |
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Within New Zealand nursing education there appears to be a widespread acceptance of problem-based learning and an assumption that the strategies it uses are unproblematic. A review of the literature however, reveals that problem-based learning has drawbacks that may inhibit the achievement of desired graduate outcomes. It seems timely for nurse educators to exercise caution in uncritically accepting problem-based learning approaches and using them as the predominant approach to teaching and learning. To this end, a two-part critique of this teaching and learning method is presented. Part one critiques the methods of problem-based learning, discussing self-directed learning, the group process, self-assessment, and content knowledge. Part two explores the philosophical underpinnings of problem-based learning, and the so-called 'fit' within nursing. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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556 |
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Author |
Nicol, M.J. |
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Title |
Genetics and nursing: Preparing for future health care development |
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Journal Article |
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Year |
2003 |
Publication |
Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
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19 |
Issue |
2 |
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27-40 |
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Keywords |
Nursing; Education |
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The author discusses the impact of 'new genetic knowledge' on society and how molecular and clinical genetics are having an increasing influence on routine health care. Increasingly, nurses will be exposed to this new genetic knowledge and challenged to integrate it into their clinical practice in order to ensure that patients and families receive the best health care available. The paper reports the percentage of undergraduate nursing curricula devoted to teaching about genetics and considers how the fundamental principles of molecular genetics and the clinically relevant areas of genetics can be incorporated into pre- or post-registration education. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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609 |
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Brasell-Brian, R.; Vallance, E. |
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Clinical practice/education exchange: Bridging the theory-practice gap |
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Journal Article |
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Year |
2002 |
Publication |
Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
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Volume |
18 |
Issue |
1 |
Pages |
17-26 |
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Education; Interprofessional relations |
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This article positions clinical practice/education exchange (CPEE) within nursing literature and presents narrative accounts from a nurse educator and clinician who exchanged jobs for one year. This type of exchange, between education institutes and service areas where students are placed, is a new concept. The aim is to enhance student learning and facilitating meaningful links between theory and practice for them. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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613 |
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Author |
Fourie, W.; Oliver, J.D. |
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Title |
Defining currency of practice for nurse educators |
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Journal Article |
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Year |
2002 |
Publication |
Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
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Volume |
18 |
Issue |
3 |
Pages |
30-39 |
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Quality assurance; Professional competence; Education |
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Recent Nursing Council of New Zealand guidelines for competence-based practising certificates and the fact that all nurse educators must have a current practising certificate prompted the Nursing Schools within the Tertiary Accord of New Zealand (TANZ) to explore issues surrounding current competency in practice and how this can be maintained by nurse educators. The authors note that discussions related to competence-based practising certificates generally refer to competence only in terms of direct patient care. They set out to clarify the issue with specific reference to nurse educators who, by the nature of their scope of practice, often do not carry a patient caseload. They review the literature relating to currency of practice and draw on the findings of a survey of TANZ Nursing Schools and provide a position on how currency of practice applies to nurses working in an educational setting. They present strategies to maintain clinical, teaching and scholarly currency and make some suggestions for providing evidence that currency of practice is maintained. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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614 |
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Author |
Day, D.R.; Mills, B.; Fairburn, F. |
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Exercise prescription: Are practice nurses adequately prepared for this? |
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Journal Article |
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Year |
2001 |
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New Zealand Journal of Sports Medicine |
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Volume |
29 |
Issue |
2 |
Pages |
32-36 |
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Practice nurses; Health education; Primary health care |
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This study sought to examine whether practice nurses were prepared to provide exercise prescriptions to clients. It involved administering questionnaires to 53 practice nurses in Otago to examine their understanding of green prescriptions and their knowledge and participation in exercise prescription. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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628 |
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Author |
Horsburgh, M. |
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Title |
Quality in undergraduate nursing programmes: The role of Nursing Council |
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Journal Article |
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Year |
2000 |
Publication |
Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
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15 |
Issue |
2 |
Pages |
25-37 |
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Nursing Council of New Zealand; Nursing; Education; Nursing; Quality assurance |
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This paper looks broadly at issues to do with quality monitoring in higher education and considers the role and focus of the Nursing Council of New Zealand in the approval of and ongoing monitoring of undergraduate nursing degree programmes. It is suggested that the approach taken by the Nursing Council is accountability led where minimal attention is given to teaching and learning and actual graduate outcomes. This may lead to a mistaken belief that Nursing Council's monitoring focuses on quality or that the outcomes of their monitoring might contribute to programme enhancement. A shift to emphasise learning processes, students and continual improvement in order to enhance programme quality is proposed. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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634 |
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Author |
Dyson, L. |
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The role of the lecturer in the preceptor model of clinical teaching |
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Journal Article |
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Year |
2000 |
Publication |
Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
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16 |
Issue |
3 |
Pages |
16-24 |
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Teaching methods; Nursing; Education; Preceptorship |
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This article reports on a descriptive study undertaken within a school of nursing where the author was formerly employed. The study explored the role of the lecturer within the preceptorship model of clinical teaching. It uses an exploratory/descriptive, qualitative approach to interviewing 12 lecturers. The findings demonstrate the educational orientation of the lecturer role and also highlight the tension that continues to exist between the world of education and the world of practice. |
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635 |
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