Slattery Melissa, Grech Carol, Vernon Rachael, Fereday Jennifer
Clinical & Health Sciences Academic Unit, University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia.
Rosemary Bryant AO Research Centre, University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia.
J Nurs Manag. 2025 Apr 20;2025:2161553. doi: 10.1155/jonm/2161553. eCollection 2025.
Leadership of nurse education and research has become increasingly challenging over the last decade and remains a global issue affecting nurse managers working in the higher education (HE) sector. Nursing faculties have not been immune from the effects of funding constraints, policy reforms and organisational restructures. This scoping review explored what is currently known about the qualities, behaviours and characteristics (core attributes) of nurse disciplinary leads that manage nursing faculties in HE. Five research questions were identified, and a scoping review method was used to map a wide-ranging set of literature and concepts. Databases were searched using a prospective protocol tool, and an extraction table was created to facilitate content analysis. Ten articles that addressed one or more of the research questions were identified. While the literature described a range of core attributes required to lead nursing faculties in HE, clarity and definition of terms used were lacking, and articles were primarily opinion-based and nonevidential. Whilst key leadership core attributes may be transferable, nurse disciplinary leads require specific knowledge of the HE sector to operate effectively in this environment. Mentorship was reported to have a highly positive impact on academic nurse leadership skill development. Further research is needed to identify opportunities to support the growth and readiness of future generations of nurse disciplinary leads and challenge the current deterrents inhibiting nurse academic career pathways in the Australian and New Zealand HE sectors.
在过去十年中，护理教育与研究的领导工作变得越来越具有挑战性，并且仍然是一个影响在高等教育（HE）部门工作的护士长的全球性问题。护理学院也未能幸免于资金限制、政策改革和机构重组的影响。本范围综述探讨了目前已知的管理高等教育机构中护理学院的护理学科带头人的素质、行为和特征（核心属性）。确定了五个研究问题，并使用范围综述方法来梳理一系列广泛的文献和概念。使用前瞻性协议工具搜索数据库，并创建了一个提取表以促进内容分析。确定了十篇涉及一个或多个研究问题的文章。虽然文献描述了在高等教育中领导护理学院所需的一系列核心属性，但所用术语缺乏清晰度和定义，并且文章主要基于观点且缺乏证据。虽然关键的领导核心属性可能具有可转移性，但护理学科带头人需要具备高等教育部门的特定知识才能在这种环境中有效运作。据报道，指导对学术护士领导技能的发展具有高度积极的影响。需要进一步的研究来确定支持未来几代护理学科带头人成长和准备情况的机会，并挑战目前阻碍澳大利亚和新西兰高等教育部门护士学术职业道路的阻碍因素。
