Abstract
Introduction
Quality improvement is included as an element in pre-registration health professions education curriculum to meet the requirements of professional registration. There is evidence that an innovative education method for quality improvement is by partnering with healthcare organisations to teach this content, to provide meaningful experiential learning. The aim of this research was to explore the experiences of higher education nursing academics and healthcare organisation participants in relation to quality improvement education and partnerships in Australia.
Methods
Fourteen higher education nursing academics and quality improvement healthcare organisation nurses participated in semi-structured interviews that explored their experiences of quality improvement education and quality improvement education partnerships. Interview themes were determined using reflexive thematic analysis.
Results
The current state of pre-registration nursing quality improvement education was divided into three themes which described that quality improvement is; not valued, not clearly defined or understood, and that quality improvement is for other people and not part of the daily work for general nurses. The results also identified themes that considered how quality improvement education partnerships may look in the future. These included; advantages of partnerships, safety and protection for those involved, and leadership support of the innovative idea of partnerships
Discussion
Quality improvement education partnerships are an innovative solution for teaching pre-registration nursing students, which could also be used in other health professions education settings. Fostering this culture of improvement for early career nurses through these partnerships, creates a potential for change to the current state of quality improvement education. By engaging pre-registration nursing students in this way, they will enter the healthcare organisation with quality improvement knowledge, understanding and skills that are translatable to safe, quality patient care.
Quality improvement is included as an element in pre-registration health professions education curriculum to meet the requirements of professional registration. There is evidence that an innovative education method for quality improvement is by partnering with healthcare organisations to teach this content, to provide meaningful experiential learning. The aim of this research was to explore the experiences of higher education nursing academics and healthcare organisation participants in relation to quality improvement education and partnerships in Australia.
Methods
Fourteen higher education nursing academics and quality improvement healthcare organisation nurses participated in semi-structured interviews that explored their experiences of quality improvement education and quality improvement education partnerships. Interview themes were determined using reflexive thematic analysis.
Results
The current state of pre-registration nursing quality improvement education was divided into three themes which described that quality improvement is; not valued, not clearly defined or understood, and that quality improvement is for other people and not part of the daily work for general nurses. The results also identified themes that considered how quality improvement education partnerships may look in the future. These included; advantages of partnerships, safety and protection for those involved, and leadership support of the innovative idea of partnerships
Discussion
Quality improvement education partnerships are an innovative solution for teaching pre-registration nursing students, which could also be used in other health professions education settings. Fostering this culture of improvement for early career nurses through these partnerships, creates a potential for change to the current state of quality improvement education. By engaging pre-registration nursing students in this way, they will enter the healthcare organisation with quality improvement knowledge, understanding and skills that are translatable to safe, quality patient care.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages | 182 |
| Number of pages | 1 |
| Publication status | Published - 28 Jun 2023 |
| Event | Australian & New Zealand Association for Health Professional Educators Conference 2023 - Gold Coast Convention Centre, Gold Coast, Australia Duration: 26 Jun 2023 → 29 Jun 2023 https://www.anzahpe.org/conference-2023 https://az659834.vo.msecnd.net/eventsairaueprod/production-eventstudio-public/b1d5ac398f764c84901658b420071c27 |
Conference
| Conference | Australian & New Zealand Association for Health Professional Educators Conference 2023 |
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| Abbreviated title | ANZAHPE 2023 |
| Country/Territory | Australia |
| City | Gold Coast |
| Period | 26/06/23 → 29/06/23 |
| Other | Turning Tides: Navigating the Opportunities |
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Keywords
- Quality improvement
- Nursing education
- Qualitative design
