Leadership development for nurses as educators

4^th International Conference on Nursing & Healthcare

October 05-07, 2015 San Francisco, USA

Abeer Al-Hazmi

King Abdulaziz University Hospital, KSA

Posters-Accepted Abstracts: J Nurs Care

Abstract :

Introduction: Clinical education is considered a significant part of the learning process for nurses and nursing students. However, recruiting high-caliber individuals to train them to be tomorrow�s educators/teachers has been a recurrent challenge. One of the troubling challenges in this field is the absent of prober training programs to train educators to be future education professionals and leaders. Aim: To explore the impact of a stage 1 and stage 2 clinical instructor courses on developing leadership skills for nurses as educators. Theoretical Framework: Informed by a symbolic interactionist framework, this research explored the impact of stage 1 and stage 2 clinical instructor courses on nurses' knowledge, attitudes and leadership skills. Method: Using Glaserian grounded theory method the data were derived from 3 focus groups and 15 in-depth interviews with nurse educators/clinical instructors and nurses who attended stage 1 and stage 2 clinical instructor courses at King Abdu-Aziz University Hospital (KAUH). Findings: The findings of the research are represented in the core category Exploring new Identity as educator and its two constituent categories accepting change and constructing educator identity. The core and sub-categories were generated through a theoretical exploration of the development of educators� identity throughout stage 1 and stage 2 clinical instructor courses. Conclusion: The social identity of the nurse educators was developed and changed during and after attending stage 1 and stage 2 clinical instructor courses. In light of an increased understanding of the development process of educators� identity and role, the research presents implications and recommendations that may contribute to the development of nursing educators in general and in Saudi Arabia in specific.

Biography :

Abeer Al-Hazmi has completed her Master of Pediatric, Child and Youth Health Nursing from Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane Australia. She has Graduate Diploma in Health since Management (Risk Management, Quality and Patient Safety). She is currently working as a Deputy Director of Nursing in King Abdulaziz University Hospital from April 2015. She has published 3 papers and presented many papers in international conferences and courses.

Email: akalhazmi@kau.edu.sa