Challenges in Nursing Education

Aiken, L. H., Clarke, S. P., Sloane, D. M., Lake, E. T., & Cheney, T. (2008). Effects of Hospital Care Environment on Patient Mortality and Nurse Outcomes. Journal of Nursing Administration , 38(5), 223-229.

The article is based on a study that investigates the effects of nurse practice environments on the nurse and patient outcome. The author draws his conclusions based on the staffing and education of the nurses. The author addresses the topic of challenges in nursing education by examining the care environment, in terms of care quality and risk of death, by observing nurse job satisfaction, burnout and intent to leave, and the contribution made by nurse staffing and education.

Lang, N. M., & Clinton, J. F. (1983). Assessment and Assurance of the Quality of Nursing Care. Evaluation And The Health profession , 6(2), 211-231.

In this article, we get to look into the development of quality assurance in nursing in the US. The author links this to the quality assurance efforts in other health disciplines, via the assessment of various tools for measuring quality care. Also put into consideration are creation and application models, standards and criteria. This information is vital in the evaluation of challenges in nursing education since it compares the level of nursing care in health centers, to the structure, process and outcome of nursing quality assurance in the education system.

Nolan, M., Morgan, L., Curran, M., Clayton, J., Gerrish, K., & Parker, K. (1998). Evidence-based care: can we overcome the barriers? British Journal of Nursing , 7(20), 1273 – 1278.

In this article, the authors recognize the importance of evidence-based care, as the new mantra within the NHS. They look at the limitations in the integration of research into care delivery, via a study that uses the Barriers Scale. The study sample is a group of nurses in a teaching hospital in the UK. This article is relevant to the topic of study since the study makes use of a scale that was designed to identify barriers to the introduction of research into practice. In the discussion, the authors identify among other problems the need to amend the nature of organizations where the nurses practice, as well as enhance nurse empowerment, and create the time to implement the changes.

White, S. J. (1997). Evidence-based practice and nursing: the new panacea? British Journal of Nursing, 6(3), 175-178.

This paper looks at the difficulties experienced with the association between evidence-based research and cost-effectiveness in the NHS. The author begins by elaborating on the implications of evidence-based research, which results in an intervention after thorough research on the clinical problem. While this approach may be effective, the author identifies some shortcomings, including the inability to reduce some problems to a specific issue for scientific intervention. This article is significant in the evaluation of challenges in nursing education as it looks at the new practices in nursing that students require to learn, in order to tackle issues that cannot be solved by scientific means, and may require artistry and creativity, to come up with an effective and appropriate solution.

Smith, E. L., Cronenwett, L., & Sherwood, G. (2007). Current assessments of quality and safety education in nursing. Nursing Outlook , 55(3), 132-137.

The article identified the changes in practice expectations due to issues on both the quality and safety of health care. As a result, there has been the need to modify the preparation of health care professionals. The article is significant to the topic being addressed as it reports the findings of a survey conducted to analyze the levels of integration of quality and safety in the nursing curricula. The sample comprises nursing program leaders, who provide information pertaining to student competency development and faculty expertise compliance, with regard to quality and safety. This article is reliable as it compares its findings to those of other similar reports, in matters pertaining to patient-centred care, teamwork and collaboration, evidence-based practice, quality improvement, safety, and informatics, in nursing education curricula.

Schildwachter, M. E., Lekan, D., Hebert, C., & Leatherwood, L. (2007). Academic-practice partnerships to promote evidence-based practice in long-term care: Oral hygiene care practices as an exemplar. Web. 

In this article, the authors look into the effect of the gap between classroom instruction and student observations of routine clinical practices on practice disciplines in learning. In addition to this, the authors look at the need for translation of evidence-based care techniques in routine nursing practice. This is a good article since it involves a study that seeks to find a solution to resident care problems in long-term care, via academic practice partnership.

Krautscheid, L., & Burton, D. (2003). Technology in nursing education: Oregon education-based technology needs assessment: Expanding nursing education capacity. Web.

According to this article, there is a shortage of registered nurses in health centres. The authors look into this shortage, and what constitutes the low number of nurses in the nursing schools. One of the problems that have been acknowledged is limited financial, faculty and clinical placement resources. This article is good for the topic under study since it looks into solutions of this problem, via the introduction of technological applications in support of classroom and clinical education. The article further investigates the effectiveness of technology media, such as simulation and virtual technology, in the provision of theory and clinical education components.

NACNEP. (2010). Addressing New Challenges Facing Nursing Education: Solutions for a Transforming Healthcare Environment. Web.

This article identifies the numerous challenges in nursing practice such as rising medical costs, increasing number of older people with more acute illnesses and shortage of nurses. These challenges require a particular set of skills and attitudes to allow nurses to work in various healthcare settings. This article is a good reference for the topic since it identifies the basis for these improvements as the nursing schools, and identifies the role of nurse educators in propagating the changes by revising education curricula and programs for educating the nurses.

Callara, L. R. (2008). Nursing Education Challenges in the 21st Century. Hauppauge, New York: Nova Science Pub Inc.

In this book, Callara identifies the challenges posed in nursing education, due to factors such as increased nurse responsibilities, leading to overworking of nurses. These challenges are a result of advances in the field of medicine, and the increasing shortage of doctors, resulting in the heavy reliance of hospitals and other health centers on nurse. This book is ideal for the study topic, since its material is up to date and relevant.

Institute of Medicine. (2003). Health professions education: A bridge to quality. Washington, D.C: The National Academies Press.

This report acknowledges the need to conduct reforms in the education of health professions, which should help to increase patient quality care and safety. The education system should incorporate various competencies, ncluding: leadership, research and public reporting, among other. This increased pressure on learning nurses is considered as a challenge in improving nursing effeciency in medical centres, which makes this a valid report for the research topic.

References

Aiken, L. H., Clarke, S. P., Sloane, D. M., Lake, E. T., & Cheney, T. (2008). Effects of Hospital Care Environment on Patient Mortality and Nurse Outcomes. Journal of Nursing Administration , 38(5), 223-229.

Callara, L. R. (2008). Nursing Education Challenges in the 21st Century. Hauppauge, New York: Nova Science Pub Inc.

Krautscheid, L., & Burton, D. (2003). Technology in nursing education: Oregon education-based technology needs assessment: Expanding nursing education capacity. Web.

Lang, N. M., & Clinton, J. F. (1983). Assessment and Assurance of the Quality of Nursing Care. Evaluation And The Health profession , 6(2), 211-231.

Medicine, I. o. (2003). Health professions education: A bridge to quality. Washington, D.C: The National Academies Press.

NACNEP. (2010). Addressing New Challenges Facing Nursing Education: Solutions for a Transforming Healthcare Environment. Web.

Nolan, M., Morgan, L., Curran, M., Clayton, J., Gerrish, K., & Parker, K. (1998). Evidence-based care: can we overcome the barriers? British Journal of Nursing , 7(20), 1273 – 1278.

Schildwachter, M. E., Lekan, D., Hebert, C., & Leatherwood, L. (2007). Academic-practice partnerships to promote evidence-based practice in long-term care: Oral hygiene care practices as an exemplar. Web.

Smith, E. L., Cronenwett, L., & Sherwood, G. (2007). Current assessments of quality and safety education in nursing. Nursing Outlook , 55(3), 132-137.

White, S. J. (1997). Evidence-based practice and nursing: the new panacea? British Journal of Nursing, 6(3), 175-178.

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