Burman Mary E, Fahrenwald Nancy L
University of Wyoming, USA.
South Dakota State University, USA.
J Prof Nurs. 2018 Mar-Apr;34(2):128-133. doi: 10.1016/j.profnurs.2017.11.003. Epub 2017 Nov 8.
The call for transformation of nursing education and practice continues to be a national priority. The American Association of Colleges of Nursing recommends enhanced partnerships between academic nursing and academic health centers to advance nursing and healthcare. For academic leaders in rural settings, the context of health and healthcare means that these partnerships are vastly different from academic health centers. The purpose of this article is to describe the context of nursing education and practice in regions that are predominantly rural. The challenges and opportunities for rural academic leaders as they respond to calls for transforming the education of the future nursing workforce are described from the perspective of resources, recruitment and retention of faculty, clinical education and faculty practice, scholarship, and fundraising. Meeting rural health workforce needs is a national imperative and a priority of academic nursing leaders in rural settings.
护理教育与实践的转型呼声一直是国家优先事项。美国护理学院协会建议加强学术护理与学术健康中心之间的伙伴关系,以推动护理和医疗保健事业发展。对于农村地区的学术领导者而言,健康与医疗保健的背景意味着这些伙伴关系与学术健康中心有很大不同。本文旨在描述以农村为主的地区的护理教育与实践背景。从资源、师资招聘与留用、临床教育与师资实践、学术研究及筹款等方面,阐述了农村学术领导者在响应未来护理人才教育转型呼声时所面临的挑战与机遇。满足农村卫生人力需求是一项国家要务,也是农村地区学术护理领导者的工作重点。