Future-proofing nursing scholarship and nursing education: A critical analysis of nurse educator preparation for higher education

Q2 Nursing

International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences Pub Date : 2024-01-01 DOI:10.1016/j.ijans.2024.100797

Judith C. Bruce , Deliwe R. Phetlhu

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Abstract

Background

Nurse educators play a crucial role in developing the next generation of nurses as clinical practitioners and scholars who will take up various positions in the health system and the profession. Appropriate educational preparation and ongoing professional advancement of nurse educators is vital for producing nursing professionals capable of meeting 21st century health ideals such as universal health coverage.

Purpose

The aim is to critically analyse the new system for nurse educator preparation in the context of higher education in South Africa. The purpose of the analysis is to systematically examine and evaluate the rationality and applicability of the provisions and standards for preparing nurse educators for their future roles.

Method

We conducted a desktop document review of applicable policies, regulations, reports and texts, and a document analysis to uncover and describe underlying meaning conveyed by the content, context and commentary.

Main findings

This analysis revealed programme deficiencies in preparing nurse educators for research and scholarship and a future nurse educator workforce equipped to teach mainly in undergraduate programmes. Pedagogical standards were found to be internationally comparable despite variations in the levels of academic qualification and the routes to qualifying as a nurse educator.

Conclusion

Future-proofing nursing scholarship requires a shift in the current thinking about nurse educator preparation for higher education practice and the nursing scholar discourse. The development of nursing scholars in both clinical and academic settings is key.

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面向未来的护理学术和护理教育：对高等教育护理教育者准备工作的批判性分析

背景护士教育者在培养下一代护士方面发挥着至关重要的作用，他们既是临床实践者，又是学者，将在卫生系统和专业领域担任各种职务。护士教育者适当的教育准备和持续的专业提升对于培养能够实现 21 世纪健康理想（如全民医保）的护理专业人员至关重要。方法我们对适用的政策、法规、报告和文本进行了桌面文件审查，并对文件进行了分析，以揭示和描述内容、上下文和评注所传达的基本含义。主要研究结果这项分析揭示了在培养护士教育工作者从事研究和学术工作方面的计划缺陷，以及未来护士教育工作者队伍主要在本科课程中进行教学的能力。尽管学历水平和获得护士教育者资格的途径存在差异，但教学标准具有国际可比性。在临床和学术环境中培养护理学者是关键。

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来源期刊

International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences Nursing-Nursing (all)

CiteScore

2.40

自引率

0.00%

发文量

114

审稿时长

21 weeks

期刊介绍： International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences (IJANS) is an international scientific journal published by Elsevier. The broad-based journal was founded on two key tenets, i.e. to publish the most exciting research with respect to the subjects of Nursing and Midwifery in Africa, and secondly, to advance the international understanding and development of nursing and midwifery in Africa, both as a profession and as an academic discipline. The fully refereed journal provides a forum for all aspects of nursing and midwifery sciences, especially new trends and advances. The journal call for original research papers, systematic and scholarly review articles, and critical papers which will stimulate debate on research, policy, theory or philosophy of nursing as related to nursing and midwifery in Africa, technical reports, and short communications, and which will meet the journal''s high academic and ethical standards. Manuscripts of nursing practice, education, management, and research are encouraged. The journal values critical scholarly debate on issues that have strategic significance for educators, practitioners, leaders and policy-makers of nursing and midwifery in Africa. The journal publishes the highest quality scholarly contributions reflecting the diversity of nursing, and is also inviting international scholars who are engaged with nursing and midwifery in Africa to contribute to the journal. We will only publish work that demonstrates the use of rigorous methodology as well as by publishing papers that highlight the theoretical underpinnings of nursing and midwifery as it relates to the Africa context.