Faculty/School
Faculty of Health
Topic status
We're looking for students to study this topic.
Supervisors
- Position
- Senior Lecturer
- Division / Faculty
- Faculty of Health
Overview
Health education provided by the generalist registered nurse (to people in their care) when working in the Australian health care system, must be person-centered with a collaborative approach to practice that embodies culturally safe and equitable practices. All information shared must be accurate and evidence based, while being guided by realistic goals and achievable outcomes. If health education actions breach any of those principles, it can cause great harm with the potential for a negative impact on the consumer’s morbidity and/or mortality.
The role and competencies of the registered nurse providing health education to the people in their care, has however been noted to be undervalued (Bergh et al 2015) and overshadowed by the educational roles of nurse educators teaching other nurses in both the university and clinical spaces (Wells-Beede et al 2023). This project aims to explore the literature describing the health education practices of generalist registered nurses working and teaching people in their care.
References.
Bergh, A., Friberg, F., Persson, E., & Dahlborg-Lckhage, E. (2015). Registered Nurses' Patient Education in Everyday Primary Care Practice; Managers' Discourses . Gobal Qualitative Nursing Research. Vol 2, January-December 2015. https://doi.org/10.1177/2333393615599168
Wells-Beede, E., Sharpnack P., Gruben, D., Klenke-Borgmann, L., Goliat, L., & Yeager, C. (2023). A scoping review of Nursing Educator Competencies: Mind the Gap. Nurse Educator. Vol 48 (5), p. 234-239. https://doi:
Research engagement
The student will engage with the literature, to uncover the positioning of person centred health education for the generalist nurse. It will result in a scoping review, which will be the beginning of a larger project where ethics approval and active research will be pursued at a later date.
Research activities
The student will be engaging with Dr Helen Donovan, and will be working with the librarian liaison officers. The student will learn and enact the principles behind advanced search strategies and how to effectively use a referencing tool.
Outcomes
The aim is to identify the current position of the literature in relation to the topic, to explore gaps for ongoing research.
Skills and experience
A student who is interested in learning skills of literature searches and critical review.
Start date
1 November, 2024End date
1 January, 2025Location
School of Nursing KG campus.
Additional information
The student will meet weekly with the supervisor. There will be online and face to face support from library resources. There will be a desk with resources provided for the student during the time of their work. The work hours/days and months will be very flexible.
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Contact
Dr Helen Donovan h.donovan@qut.edu.au 31383719