Work role perspectives of clinical instructors from three countries

מאת: Zlotnick C., Jones S.M., Koren A., Peters A., Saffer C., Torsvik M., Wilhelm D.
פורסם ב: Nursing Education Perspectives
תיאור: BACKGROUND Educational institutions partner with health facilities to provide clinical education, but the impact of these partnerships on clinical instructors is rarely examined. METHOD A cross-sectional study was used to obtain surveys from a convenience sample of clinical instructors (n = 135) working in Israel, Norway, and the United States. The Nursing Clinical Instruction Role Assessment Tool (N-CIRAT) was developed to elicit clinical instructors' perspectives on the importance and nature of their work roles. FINDINGS The N-CIRAT exhibited good reliability and revealed three different work roles: educator, hospital partner, and patient advocate. The educator work role did not differ by primary employer; it did for the work role of hospital partner (p <.05) and patient advocate (p <.05). Patient advocate work role importance was rated high for all clinical instructors. CONCLUSION The educator role of clinical nurse educators, including being a role model and encouraging reflection, is universal among clinical instructors. © Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. SDGs : SDG 03  |  יחידות: מדעי הרווחה והבריאות  | מועד: 2016 |  קישור