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Strategies to support the growth and evolution of nursing and midwifery education in Tasmania
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Francis, K and Tori, K and Dinh, H, Strategies to support the growth and evolution of nursing and midwifery education in Tasmania, Australian Journal of Clinical Education, 8, (1) pp. 1-8. ISSN 2207-4791 (2020) [Refereed Article]
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Abstract
There is a prediction of significant nursing workforce shortfalls across Australia. Tasmania, as an
island state of Australia, is more sensitive to such a shortage due to the existing challenges
associated with pre-service and postgraduate nurse education, training, recruitment and
retention. This paper describes strategies adopted by the School of Nursing (SoN), University of
Tasmania to ensure the preparation and sustainability of the registered nurse workforce that is
pivotal for state-wide healthcare. Due to lower levels of educational attainment amongst
Tasmanian school leavers, the SoN has developed alternative pathway programs that offer entry
for students who do not meet standardised entry. Staged progression to pedagogically sound
online teaching platforms, pre-requisite limitations and uncoupling subject contents are strategies
that have been incorporated in new undergraduate curriculum. The SoN’s postgraduate program
includes a suite of 24 specialisations including a post-registration midwifery specialisation and
students have the flexible option to exit the program at a graduate certificate, graduate diploma
or finish at a master’s level. Partnerships with local industry, nursing associations, healthcare
consumers, other health disciplines and students ensure that the SoN is responsive to sector
needs and regulatory authority requirements to graduate qualified registered nurses serving in
highly-demanding healthcare environments.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
|---|---|
| Keywords: | registered nurses, workforce shortage, entry pathway, nursing education |
| Research Division: | Health Sciences |
| Research Group: | Nursing |
| Research Field: | Nursing not elsewhere classified |
| Objective Division: | Education and Training |
| Objective Group: | Other education and training |
| Objective Field: | Other education and training not elsewhere classified |
| UTAS Author: | Francis, K (Professor Karen Francis) |
| UTAS Author: | Tori, K (Associate Professor Kathleen Tori) |
| UTAS Author: | Dinh, H (Dr Thi Thuy Ha Dinh) |
| ID Code: | 147374 |
| Year Published: | 2020 |
| Deposited By: | Nursing |
| Deposited On: | 2021-10-28 |
| Last Modified: | 2021-11-18 |
| Downloads: | 20 View Download Statistics |
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