The effectiveness of the lecturer practitioner role in clinical practice: an Irish perspective

Perception and Attitude of Health Care Personnel Regarding Integration of Nursing Education and Nursing Services for Patient Care at a Tertiary Care Center of Northern India

This study aims to assess the perception and attitude of health care personnel regarding integration of nursing education and nursing services. Using purposive and stratified random sampling technique, 92 medical faculty, 32 nursing faculty and 346 nursing officers were enrolled. A three-point Likert scale consisting of 15 items and six open ended questions was used to collect the data. Overall, the concept of integration of nursing education and nursing services at their institute was welcomed by 74.4% of health care personnel. Medical faculty (47.8%), nursing faculty (37.5%) and nursing officers (57.5%) scored the concept of integration as very good.

"Relevant and Current": Radiation Therapy Students' Perception of Clinical Credibility in the CSRT as Lecturer

PURPOSE

To examine how radiation therapy students' perceive the clinical credibility of the clinical specialist radiation therapist who is serving as a lecturer. This lecturer is a clinically based radiation therapy staff member.

METHODS

Third-year radiation therapy students (n=16) attended a workshop designed and delivered by the breast-site clinical specialist radiation therapist. A web-based survey was distributed to all students. The survey contained a series of statements that the participants were asked to rate along a 4-point Likert scale. In addition, there was one open-ended question asking "How would you define clinical credibility?" The responses for each question were collated and analyzed for content and theme.

RESULTS

Fifteen of the possible 16 students participated. All of the participants viewed the clinical specialist radiation therapist as clinically credible and that clinical credibility added value to the content being delivered. As well, 53.8% agree and 46.2% somewhat agree that the learning experience would be different if the lecture was delivered by someone non-clinical.

CONCLUSION

Findings from the study indicate that radiation therapy students view current clinical experience as important and relevant, impacting their perception of clinical credibility in the lecturer. The results support further development of lecturing opportunities for clinically based staff.